Submitted by Ricwil12 t3_10ni2zu in LifeProTips
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AZymph t1_j68tbou wrote
This trains them that schoolwork is a punishment.
ilovedrivethrus t1_j68tc67 wrote
what if they refuse to write? how do you force your will on them, then
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Yakobee t1_j68uhc6 wrote
Writing should never be used as a punishment. No matter what you think it teaches them, the thing they'll learn from it is to hate writing.
Alortania t1_j68ukiq wrote
This is on the same level as my cousin using "be good, or we'll go to the doctors" as a way to get her toddler to behave.
Sure, make writing/doc visits/dentists a punishment... that won't bite you in the ass (well, your kids)...
Ricwil12 OP t1_j68w4b1 wrote
Perhaps the tip was not explanatory. The students actually voted it as useful and caring. This is not an assignment. It is to get them to open up. Two students were arguing loudly. They were called put in separate rooms and asked to write, why, how the will exercise control. Eventually they embraced.
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Ricwil12 OP t1_j68xk5t wrote
Most answers are actually describing hostile school environments. I perhaps used the word punishment instead of cooling down. One student went int a tantrum she considered the gesture of quietly pulling her away from embarrasment as positive. She was asked to write about what she has on her Facebook page. Wrote more than required
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Ricwil12 OP t1_j68yyty wrote
Sorry I was not sufficiently communicative. In one instance two boys almost got into a fight on the soccer field. They were called by one teacher to calm down in separate rooms to write about who and why a team will win the world cup. The output was a gem in analytical football. One kept talking after the time out.They shook hands and walk together back.
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lonesomecountry t1_j693zmb wrote
Using writing as a punishment is an amazing way to get your kid to hate writing
Applejuiceinthehall t1_j694hrw wrote
You can force a grounding but not a writing assignment
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wolamute t1_j6baebc wrote
I was thinking the same
howlinghobo t1_j6fvt6u wrote
Are kids that easy to manipulate?
If they were given tv as punishment would they hate tv?
If they were given homework as a reward would they love homework?
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howlinghobo t1_j6fzjos wrote
I mean if those things were possible it would be weird for them not to be central tools.
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