Re: R: Child Discipline and Cultural Controversies

[Roy W Wilson <rwwst6+@xxxxxxxx>]

Karen,
	I am thinking of research (by
Bessell van der Kolk and others) suggesting that "trauma" induces
long-term changes in brain-chemistry thought to be related
to the symptomatology of "complex" PTSD and related DSM-IV categories. If
anyone is interested and doesn't already have them, I can track down the
citations. 
	On a less scholarly, but related note, I recently came across (but
have since been unable to find) a story that describes how children were
at one time used as reckoning devices. In order that ships would be able
to "get their bearings", children were taken to/near a landmark important
for navigation, tied to a post, and whipped in order to sear the memory of
the landmark into their minds. As I recall, this story was intended to
illustrate the difference between "education" and "schooling", the
episode being an example of the former.

Roy

Roy Wilson, Teaching Fellow
Social Foundations of Education
http://www.pitt.edu/~admps/fnd-d.html (Course syllabus)
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
rwwst6@pitt.edu (Email address)

On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Karen Wade wrote:

> Roy:  Can you clarify what you meant in the following sentence?
> I'm not following the "strong discipline" and brain chemistry link.
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> Karen Wade
> Claremont Graduate University
> Claremont, CA
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> Roy W Wilson wrote:
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> >  Would the Scots-Irish father noted at the
> > beginning of this post have access to, take seriously, or accede to
> > evidence concerning the potential consequences of "strong discipline"
> > for brain chemistry?
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