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As far as teaching goes, there are many way to say the same thing. In teaching, the idea is put forward the right way of doing a thing in a way that encourages the individual to want to continue learning, not to convince them simply that they are wrong, which teaches helplessness (see e.g. Seligman. 1975). There is a difference.

If a person has attempted to do a thing (perfrom some process) and the result is flawed, or incorrect, it never hurts to acknowledge the effort that person put into their attempt. To simply dismiss their effort completely reduces the likelyhood that they will put in as much effort the next time (a basic principle of operant conditioning), which does not help the teaching process.

9-Sep-2007	#13
Glider bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: London Country: UK USDA Zone: UK = 9a-b AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 321	As far as teaching goes, there are many way to say the same thing. In teaching, the idea is put forward the right way of doing a thing in a way that encourages the individual to want to continue learning, not to convince them simply that they are wrong, which teaches helplessness (see e.g. Seligman. 1975). There is a difference. If a person has attempted to do a thing (perfrom some process) and the result is flawed, or incorrect, it never hurts to acknowledge the effort that person put into their attempt. To simply dismiss their effort completely reduces the likelyhood that they will put in as much effort the next time (a basic principle of operant conditioning), which does not help the teaching process. __________________ Experience is knowledge gained immediately after it was needed.