Wow – it’s been a while! I’ve been mired in mental and emotional stuff lately, with so many ideas competing for space in my brain that I can’t seem to get any out. They’re all related and complex, and they keep getting tangled when I try to pull a thread. But the recent incident betweenContinue reading “The Missed Opportunity Surrounding Will Smith’s Slap”
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A Case Against Punishment
Imagine the following scenarios: A six-year-old child is fooling around and breaks a family heirloom. A grade five student repeatedly talks back to the teacher when corrected for disruptive behaviour. A high school student regularly skips English class. A 20-year-old steals a car as part of a gang initiation. A 38-year-old new parent leaves theContinue reading “A Case Against Punishment”
Out of the Well 