A Return From Meditation...

[souderwan]

I know it’s been a while since you’ve seen a “real” entry from me. What’s worse is you might be under the impression that I’m ending my self-imposed silence because I have something profound to say. I’m sorry to disappoint, but that won’t be the case.

Why nothing profound? Well, that’s actually what I’ve been mulling over for some time now. Of

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Re: A truer thing was never said

[souderwan]

Over here, 11 is getting challenging as righteous indignation has set in. Had to try to explain to the Youth the other day that enslaving white people to make up for black slavery really wouldn't do anyone any good. He was so indignant that he couldn't get past the wrong that was done in the past to try to see what good could be done in the future. The whole two wrongs don't make a right thing wasn't getting through. Maybe it's hormones. :p

*chuckle* I'm not so sure it's hormonal. I've read several child psychology journals that imply that preteens tend to possess binary thinking. Essentially, they tend to see things in terms of "right and "wrong" and they have a keen sense of binary justice--eye for an eye, so to speak. You might find this article interesting.

http://www.petriglieri.com/Content/TranscendingPolarizationTAJ.pdf

It doesn't focus entirely on binary thinking in children, per se, but it explains at one point the neurology behind why we often react negatively or positively to certain things. With kids, their cerebral cortex is still forming and they have a difficult time seeing nuance. They have this conflict between the cerebral cortex and the amygdala and the amygdala tends to win. ;)