[Kc] FW: Perl Quiz-of-the-Week #17 (hangman)

Doug Ledbetter dougl at dougledbetter.org
Thu Aug 12 17:05:05 CDT 2004


At 12:16 PM 8/12/2004, you wrote:

>Teal wrote:
> >
> > I think everyone is missing Doug's point. He was saying
> > he didn't want to impose 'Geekness' on his son. Think of
> > it as a child from a different clan. If he comes over to
> > join your fire, cool. If not cool.
>
>I agree. That's what I was trying to hint at anyway.
>
>Parenting and mentoring are hard. Whether you're enticing them with a 
>carrot or a stick, if you attempt to entice someone to do something at 
>odds with their personal motivations... you're in effect attempting to 
>manipulate and control them. People tend to react rather negatively when 
>they feel manipulated. Which is why pushing people in any direction tends 
>to decrease their intrinsic motivation.



"Parenting and mentoring are hard."  That's a drastic understatement!



>It sounded like Doug's kid might be interested in:



Wow, you've provided a lot of information!  Thanks!  :)

-dougl



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