The Effects of Rewards and Punishments on Human Character:
“The ancient way of correcting a child rarely employed punishment.”(I Ching, 75) Punishment may sometimes be necessary, but “should not be used lightly,”(p.198) and “should be based on justice…[and] carried out with a compassionate attitude and educational purpose.”(I Ching 196) Because punishment can backfire, teach the wrong lesson, and make a bad situation worse.
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“Punishment should not be employed,” rather, whenever possible, “a norm of proper behavior should be set up.”(I Ching, p.70) Because “the best moral education is achieved through setting examples. Confucius…advocated ‘education without words,’ believing that the most powerful influence of teachers, leaders, and parents.”(I Ching, p.71) “Confucius believed that the inner virtue and the outer actions of a king, a teacher, and a parent would influence people, students, and children. Likewise, their karmic deeds would influence their descendants for generations.”(I Ching, p.51)
“Enlightening cures incorrectness…the purpose is to lead the ignorant on his way to the right path.”(I Ching, p.70)
“The ancient way of correcting a child rarely employed punishment.”(I Ching, 75) Punishment may sometimes be necessary, but “should not be used lightly,”(p.198) and “should be based on justice…[and] carried out with a compassionate attitude and educational purpose.”(I Ching 196) Because punishment can backfire, teach the wrong lesson, and make a bad situation worse.
(*connect Alfie Kohn)
“Punishment should not be employed,” rather, whenever possible, “a norm of proper behavior should be set up.”(I Ching, p.70) Because “the best moral education is achieved through setting examples. Confucius…advocated ‘education without words,’ believing that the most powerful influence of teachers, leaders, and parents.”(I Ching, p.71) “Confucius believed that the inner virtue and the outer actions of a king, a teacher, and a parent would influence people, students, and children. Likewise, their karmic deeds would influence their descendants for generations.”(I Ching, p.51)
“Enlightening cures incorrectness…the purpose is to lead the ignorant on his way to the right path.”(I Ching, p.70)