"But if I let her off the hook, I’d only confirm the pony’s fears and reinforce her behavior." This is also the key to human behavior!! Failure to be consistent, failure to confront maladaptive or inappropriate behaviors in a timely fashion, only reinforces it and also makes it harder to change in the future. Hello? College campus admini…
"But if I let her off the hook, I’d only confirm the pony’s fears and reinforce her behavior." This is also the key to human behavior!! Failure to be consistent, failure to confront maladaptive or inappropriate behaviors in a timely fashion, only reinforces it and also makes it harder to change in the future. Hello? College campus administrators everywhere! You fail to do this at your own peril to the safety of your campuses for everyone. Do not coddle these children who are behaving badly, threatening others in the name of the First Amendment, and damaging or destroying campus property. Give them appropriate adult boundaries within which to express themselves, do not tolerate vandalism or rioting or harassment. If they don't, send them home to their parents, but don't refund the tuition, use it instead to clean up the mess.
"But if I let her off the hook, I’d only confirm the pony’s fears and reinforce her behavior." This is also the key to human behavior!! Failure to be consistent, failure to confront maladaptive or inappropriate behaviors in a timely fashion, only reinforces it and also makes it harder to change in the future. Hello? College campus administrators everywhere! You fail to do this at your own peril to the safety of your campuses for everyone. Do not coddle these children who are behaving badly, threatening others in the name of the First Amendment, and damaging or destroying campus property. Give them appropriate adult boundaries within which to express themselves, do not tolerate vandalism or rioting or harassment. If they don't, send them home to their parents, but don't refund the tuition, use it instead to clean up the mess.