tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post5199882518163324336..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Thinning out the ranks...Macheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-87485394664697965212012-05-15T19:43:55.397+01:002012-05-15T19:43:55.397+01:00AKH; a perceptive analysis.
It's the sociolo...AKH; a perceptive analysis. <br /><br />It's the sociological equivalent of those concrete estates and tower blocks of the 1960s; exciting and vibrant in the architects' drawings - sheer hell when stuffed with real human beings.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-67470943012855497282012-05-15T19:07:16.489+01:002012-05-15T19:07:16.489+01:00My impression is that the punish or reward approac...My impression is that the punish or reward approach to controlling behaviour shifted to reward some decades ago. <br /><br />Behavioural psychologists such as B F Skinner were convinced that reward is more effective than punishment. <br /><br />Now we have shed loads of university degrees which aren’t worth anything, and kids treated as ‘disturbed’ who would once have been punished. <br /><br />The punish or reward debate isn’t over, but punishment of wrongdoing is at least simple enough for all to understand, including the kids.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-19494680849184092422012-05-15T15:03:46.585+01:002012-05-15T15:03:46.585+01:00SBML, when I met Anna in France last year, she was...SBML, when I met Anna in France last year, she was singing your praises as a shrewd mind and a safe pair of hands. <br /><br />I heartily applaud her choice of replacement hosts; I look forward to continuing to be entertained and enlightened at the Raccoon Arms on a regular basis.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-57227582782714163562012-05-15T10:52:21.140+01:002012-05-15T10:52:21.140+01:00I shall do my best to serve any and all customers ...I shall do my best to serve any and all customers to the Raccoon Arms. I don't believe I can match Anna's quality but I hope that my output provides just as much interest.SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.com