[Ansteorra] Cookies and merit badges

[Jean Paul de Sens]

On 5/23/06, Elisabeth B. Zakes <kitharis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For some, merit badges are viewed as "fulfilling a series of
> checkboxes without regard for what is trying to be accomplished by the
> checkboxes" -- i.e., "If I do all these things and check them off my
> list, I can get a ________." This negates doing things for the love of
> them and being recognised for that love as well as the effort put into
> the whatever. There will always be those who accomplish goals for the
> reward at the end rather than for the joy of doing the thing itself.
>
> The "merit badge" label seems to be applied for those people. They are
> after the greatest number of badges without really learning what's
> intended to be taught. These people can be identified by how they
> disappear from an activity once they have gained all the badges they
> can from it, and move on to another activity.
>
> --snip--


 What is intended to be taught?

JP


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