tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post1951696250284418873..comments2024-03-27T19:53:53.708-06:00Comments on growing changing learning creating: Good coercion, constraints & focusTom Haskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12658791778134826289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-52990719908453601382007-06-17T09:43:00.000-06:002007-06-17T09:43:00.000-06:00This has come up in other discussions before..."It...This has come up in other discussions before...<BR/><BR/>"It's possible for coercion to bring out the best in learners, as well as the worst. Coercion can work like the constraints that fuel creativity and personal transformation."<BR/><BR/>Yes. Quite true. But...<BR/><BR/>Education needs something like a Hippocratic Oath. Some sort of equivalent to the 'no harm' principle. As in, "First of all, do no harm..."<BR/><BR/>Coercion can sometimes produce good results. But just as often, and often concurrently, it produces harm. People who are coerced lose their sense of autonomy, lose their sense of self-value, begin to live in fear of consequences.<BR/><BR/>The argument for fascism was that it made the trains run on time. Maybe it did produce this good. But fascism fails the 'do no harm' test, which is why we fought long wars against it.Stephen Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-81695205445134620242007-06-15T12:36:00.000-06:002007-06-15T12:36:00.000-06:00Great examples Pete!It's wonderful to be reminded ...Great examples Pete!<BR/>It's wonderful to be reminded of negatives getting flipped into positives so easily. <BR/>It gives credence to Gandhi's advice to "be the change". <BR/><BR/>tomTom Haskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658791778134826289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-62656405990122399142007-06-15T11:20:00.000-06:002007-06-15T11:20:00.000-06:00Tom;In Aikido we learn to use the energy of the at...Tom;<BR/>In Aikido we learn to use the energy of the attacker to create a reasonable outcome. (attacker on ground neutralized but not injured)<BR/><BR/>All these negatives create an energy that can be used in a positive way.<BR/><BR/>Someone I know came to me with a major complaint about something that wasn't working right in our organization. <BR/><BR/>At first I got defensive but then asked the person would they be interested in fixing the problem. They were shocked and said yes. Suddenly, their energy shifted from attacking to creating.<BR/><BR/>pereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com