[thechat] punishment (was: [ugh])

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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>Punishment is not discipline.  Discipline is teaching, guiding,
>learning.  Punishment is usually motivated by revenge.  The
>thought that "I'll show you!" or "I can't let that kid get away
>with that!" drives us to punish.  That really does set up a
>battle.  Both the parent and the child dig in and the situation
>escalates.

Yes. Punishment is imposed from the outside, whereas Discipline
is internalised models of behaviour - you *want* to behave
acceptably.

Good reading: Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679752552/

Cheers
Martin


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