If you're interested in this topic and want to learn more and read some of the supporting research, I would strongly recommend reading either of Alfie Kohn's books, Unconditional Parenting: Moving
from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason or Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes.
Unconditional Parenting: Moving
from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason.
We believe that successful behavior management training is based on shifting teachers» daily practice
from reward and punishment — to teaching, modeling and nurturing relationships within a positive school climate.
Not exact matches
Superior management comes
from finding the balance between
reward and punishment.
Please, any Christian, honestly answer the following: The completely absurd theory that all 7,000,000,000 human beings are simultaneously being supervised 24 hours a day, every day of their lives by an immortal, invisible being for the purposes of
reward or
punishment in the «afterlife» comes
from the field of: (a) Astronomy; (b) Medicine; (c) Economics; or (d) Christianity You are about 70 % likely to believe the entire Universe began less than 10,000 years ago with only one man, one woman
and a talking snake if you are a: (a) historian; (b) geologist; (c) NASA astronomer; or (d) Christian I have convinced myself that gay $ ex is a choice
and not genetic, but then have no explanation as to why only gay people have ho.mo $ exual urges.
He reported sarcastically that «there» were some members [at the Constitutional Convention] so unfashionable as to think that a belief of the existence of a Deity,
and of a state of future
rewards and punishments would be some security for the good conduct of our rulers,
and that in a Christian country it would be at least decent to hold out some distinction between the professors of Christianity
and downright infidelity or paganism» (IV: 642) This chapter also includes excerpts
from state constitutions that imposed religious tests on government officers (Delaware, for example.
For instance, inasmuch as the founders» notion of free self - government rests on an essentially Lockean conception of freedom as power outside
and prior to truth (however much God or truth imposes an extrinsic obligation to obey,
and however reasonable it is to do so in view of future
rewards and punishments), then American liberty will eventually erode the moral
and cultural foundations of civil society inherited
from Protestant Christianity.
Any system of belief that is based on fear of
punishment and hope for
reward is inherently barbaric
and evil as it eliminates intellectual freedom
from the equation.
For Hartshorne, eliminating everlasting life altogether releases us
from the «future
rewards and punishments» bind,
and therefore frees us as well to love in
and for the beauty
and goodness that loving presently creates.
---- Al - Kahf 18: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Praise be to Allah Who hath revealed the Scripture unto His slave,
and hath not placed therein any crookedness, (1)(But hath made it) straight, to give warning of stern punishment from Him, and to bring unto the believers who do good works the news that theirs will be a fair reward, (2) Wherein they will abide for ever; (3) And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son, (4)(A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mout
and hath not placed therein any crookedness, (1)(But hath made it) straight, to give warning of stern
punishment from Him,
and to bring unto the believers who do good works the news that theirs will be a fair reward, (2) Wherein they will abide for ever; (3) And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son, (4)(A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mout
and to bring unto the believers who do good works the news that theirs will be a fair
reward, (2) Wherein they will abide for ever; (3)
And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son, (4)(A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mout
And to warn those who say: Allah hath chosen a son, (4)(A thing) whereof they have no knowledge, nor (had) their fathers, Dreadful is the word that cometh out of their mouths.
R.C. Zaehner claimed that «
from the moment that the Jews made contact with the Iranians they took over the typical Zoroastrian doctrine of an individual afterlife in which
rewards are to be enjoyed
and punishments endured... the idea of a bodily resurrection at the end of time was probably original to Zoroastrianism».5 Cohn also concluded that the similarities between Zoroastrianism
and the ideas found in the Jewish Apocalypses were too remarkable to be explained by coincidence.6
They include the naming of angels (Michael, Raphael
and so on); a personal Devil (which Satan later became) with accompanying demons; a Book of Life which records the deeds of people during their lifetime; a coming cosmic conflict in which the forces of evil will be finally overthrown; the separation of the soul
from the body at death; a general resurrection
and a universal judgement;
and an afterlife with
rewards and punishments.
But his rationale ends with an economically worded warning whose implications are exceedingly far - reaching
and implicitly add a very strong rider to any conclusion that might be drawn
from his doctrinal expose, such as that indulgences should be widely granted
and the people strongly encouraged to use them: `... yet other works of satisfaction are more meritorious with respect to our essential
reward, which is infinitely better than the remission of temporal
punishment».
The completely absurd theory that all 7,000,000,000 human beings are simultaneously being supervised 24 hours a day, every day of their lives by an immortal, invisible being for the purposes of
reward or
punishment in the «afterlife» comes
from the field of: (a) Astronomy; (b) Medicine; (c) Economics; or (d) Christianity You are about 70 % likely to believe the entire Universe began less than 10,000 years ago with only one man, one woman
and a talking snake if you are a: (a) historian; (b) geologist; (c) NASA astronomer; or (d) Christian I have convinced myself that gay $ ex is a choice
and not genetic, but then have no explanation as to why only gay people have ho.mo $ exual urges.
If you're being the coach
and encouraging your child along the way, rather than the judge with the
reward or
punishment at the other end, your child will definitely gain a sense of being capable
and develop higher self esteem
from the inside (as opposed to hanging their self esteem on external approvals).
By moving away
from punishment and giving the child a
reward, albeit a simple one, you are speaking the language that an ADHD child understands.
To move away
from a top - down system of
rewards and punishments to one of love
and partnership.
Sundance Canyon Academy stays away
from traditional behavior modification techniques of
punishment and rewards,
and instead focuses on healing the problems
and therefore affecting behavioral changes.
Tool: Try reverse
rewards Age: 3 to 8 years How it works: Take a page
from teachers everywhere: Kids respond much better to positive reinforcement than to reproach
and punishment.
They are both fantastic books about moving away
from punishments and rewards and instead working with your children, with advice
and...
Gentle Discipline is a world away
from the
punishments and rewards so often advocated
and turns what many think about raising children on its head.
A team of researchers
from Japan
and New Zealand presented children with ADHD
and typically developing children with a computer - based game that involved
reward and punishment.
Because even if there's no such thing as a soul that's separate
from the brain
and that somehow pushes the buttons of behavior — even if we are nothing but our brains — it's undoubtedly true that there are parts of the brain that are responsive to the potential consequences of our actions, that are responsive to social norms, to
reward,
punishment, credit,
and blame.
Fourth, the implication that computers will «want» to do something (like convert the world into paperclips) means AI has emotions, but as science writer Michael Chorost notes, «the minute an A.I. wants anything, it will live in a universe with
rewards and punishments — including
punishments from us for behaving badly.»
The reasons range
from the intrinsic
reward of having found the solution, to getting a good grade, to avoiding
punishment,... All of these reasons have a powerful emotional component
and failing to recognize these aspects of learning limits the opportunities that educators have for igniting learning.
Veteran teachers can recall classroom management strategies that drew on
rewards,
punishments, combinations of the two,
and a good healthy dose of fear
from time to time.
Dunbar, arguably the most influential dog trainer of the past four decades, shifted the standard
from punishment - based techniques to positive lure /
reward training, motivating through food
and toys.
A study
from 2004 showed that dogs trained with more
rewards showed higher levels of obedience,
and that dogs trained with more
punishment exhibited more problem behaviours.
The game offers up a vast array of
rewards to good team players
and severely
punishments to those who stray
from their team.
In an inverted hierarchy, the child becomes empowered by the coalition with the allied parent to an elevated position in the family hierarchy
from which the child then judges the targeted parent,
and it is the child who then delivers consequences to the parent,
rewards and punishments, based on the child's judgements of the parent's behavior — an inverted hierarchy.
Rejecting the «quick fix» solutions of
punishment and reward, Barbara uses everyday family situations -
from sibling rivalry to teenage rebellion - to demonstrate sound strategies for giving children the inner discipline
and self confidence that will help them grow into responsible, resourceful, resilient
and compassionate adults.
This ranges
from units that operate sophisticated regimes of
reward and punishment, to those that embrace a less rigorous climate of behavior control.
From the get - go, we've practiced Attachment Parenting, but once our kids reached tantruming age, we fell back to behavior modification with time - out,
rewards, threats,
punishments, bribery... all of which led to power struggles
and way too much yelling
and punishments for our strong - willed children.
How it works: The program gives kids skills they lack —
from social skills to executive - function skills — instead of using a
reward -
and -
punishment system.
• What is going to happen to your teenager if you don't take steps now to change his behavior right now • Why when you listen to what your child says to you, you are missing 93 % of what is going on • Your teen's number one priority,
and why this stops him
from obeying you • Why all the behavioral techniques you have read in so many parenting books never work on your child...
and what does work • Why using
punishments, consequences,
and coercion will destroy your home • Four reasons your teenager will defy your requests
and refuse to obey you,
and what you can do about each one • Medical interventions: medicines
and natural supplements that have been proven to help with ODD behavior in 90 % of teens • The four underlying causes of defiant behavior,
and how you can use them to eliminate arguing, talking back,
and abusive behavior • Why most behavioral treatments
and parenting books fail to help with defiant teenagers,
and why they usually make things worse • How to side step power struggles
and why you must do that • 9 parenting strategies that experts commonly recommend that will absolutely positively never work with your ODD child • Three reasons why
rewarding good behavior is going to backfire - unless you know exactly the correct way to do it • How you may be helping your teenager to become defiant • Why your teenager sees you as an irritating nag,
and how to change that • Five problems that you create when you respond to bad behavior • Why
rewards and punishments don't work with defiant teens
and what you can do instead that does work • 5 easy to use strategies to get your teen to cooperate • The key to understanding
and eliminating the underlying cause of bad behavior • The one word that will allow you to control any argument you have with your child, allow you to maintain your dignity
and authority as a parent, show your child that you are the one who is in charge • Ten keys to coping with a defiant child • How to handle a behavior problem in school • Three strategies that will put an end to homework battles • How to make the teacher your ally to eliminate your child's school defiance • A six word sentence that will get your child to obey you • Five things your child's teacher needs to know in order to be successful with your child • How to change bedtime
from a battle into a chance to build your relationship • How a few properly placed words will transform your child
and make him obedient
and cooperative • 5 easy ways to gain your child's cooperation • How to refocus to get your child through school
and get him to excel at what he is really good at • Why what you say
and what your child hears have almost nothing in common • How to really uncover what is bothering your child so that you can improve his behavior