This week on The Misfit Memo
Astrophysics; communication; defiance and discipline
Why defiance isn't a disorder
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“The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been."
Oh behave! The tactics of a temper tantrum
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“The essential function of challenging behaviour is to communicate to adults that a kid doesn’t possess the skills to handle certain demands in certain situations.” - Ross W. Greene
The Epidemic of Discipline Deficit Disorder
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Discipline beats motivation every time. It makes you do things even when you don’t want to. If we only do things that we are motivated by, then we leave success up to chance.