I am still trying to digest this as it is a difficult task to get children to tell the truth,but to offer them a reward for bending the truth? Sorry,I don't get it. An independent school in England has incorporated a 10 second rule,meaning if the pupils could come up with an explanation for their behavior in 10 seconds they would escape punishment. The head of the school explains out-and-out falseness would not be allowed,but white lies would. The belief is that this "skill" would help create the next generation of entrepreneurs,and regardless of academic skills the children need to know how to communicate effectively. He explained he wasn't teaching the children to lie,but to bend the truth. Excuse me,but what ever happened to integrity and standing by your word? Apparently those qualities are being rejected for this "skill" which need no teaching and if you ask me should be discouraged not rewarded.
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