Hi, here are some of the sources.
And to clarify, negative reinforcement is removal of a stimulus from the environment.
Brophy, J. E. (1981). Teacher praise: A functional analysis. Review of Educational Research, 51, 5-21.
Madsen, C.H., Becker, W.C. & Thomas, D.R. (1968). Rules, praise, and ignoring: Elements of elementary classroom control. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1, 139-150.
O’Leary, K.D. & O’Leary, S. (Eds.) (1977). Classroom management: The successful use of behaviour modification (2nd ed.) Elmsford, NY: Pergamon.
Skinner, B.F. (1953). Science and human behaviour. New York: Macmillan.
There are many more, but I do not wish to impose on your shoutbox space. :)
Let me know if you have any questions or comments, so that I may learn as well.
where is the post? about the girl? i totally think drs need to STOP giving these drugs to kids. i have seen ( i am a med transcriptionsist) i have seen drs give them to a 5 yr old cuz of crying spells and uncontrolled tantrums.. umm.. last i knew that was NORMAL. then when all the mes failed he wanted to admit the kid to a psycho ward!!! they have to stop this they have to. waaaaaaaay overmedicating kids. send me the post please.
Hi Grundgle, thanks for the shout and we think you did a wonderful job. If you had not taken the hard line we would have. He needs to look at everything from several different perspectives other the one he has been implementing that got him into this condition. The more we spend on help.com the more we are learning that not many people really have a clue as to how to handle their lives in a positive manner. We feel so bad that they suffer so long but sympathy is the last thing they need if they truly want change. He is offline right now. Let’s hope he comes back tomorrow after giving everything we all said much thought. We sense he may be ready for change because he has reached 2 times recently. He does need to cut the dope and that would free up some money for him. Keep up the great work.
Sorry I haven’t had a lot of time to be here lately. I’m going through some tough emotional issues right now combined with a new job it leaves very little time for me. I hope you are well. It seems you have been busy on at least 1 post. It was closed by the time I logged on. Take care.
lol… no worries about the atheist… who knows….God may use something you say (write) to bring him to light….until then…just be yourself….which is fabulous!
Jesus died in my place, suffered the eternal punishment that I deserve taking away my sin and then not only that He blanketed me with His Righteousness so that I am perfect in Him, not anything of my own do I bring, only in Him. I am Holy and acceptable and righteous because He substituted Himself for me.
I am an Elder and a missionary and wonder in amazement at how many strong minded people love to be challenged in thought, not coddled to a religion that is no different than the world that they know.
Why is it not a good time to stand firm and reason with people like Marco and why not look for good in the church, but in front of the world you shot it down, why? Why state that here? Were there no bright spots in the 50 churches that you tried on?
Thanks for the kind words and thoughts. I had a discussion with one of my friends who graduated with a degree in Philosophy about Christianity, and we determined that Christians seem to be getting lost in their own faith. It’s grown so massive, with so many sects (700+ now) that the original ideas that Paul set out to teach have gotten lost in translation, and the Christians in power are giving all Christians a bad name, forcing them to subscribe to their moral ideals and interpreting god in ways that benefit only themselves…