Please address all of the questions below in separate posts of 5-7 sentences each. In addition you will be responding to two of your peers' comments as well for a total of 6 posts.
We are often required to use our experience as a guide for how we must act in any given situation. Sometimes when we are not sure how to act, we interpret cues about what is acceptable or unacceptable based on the reactions we get from others.
- Why do we not use "training" and teaching interchangably in our speech? What connotation, or associated meaning, does each word have and how does it impact your perception of the activity the word is used in connection with, for example, "teaching someone to drive" and "potty training"?
- Is there a difference between telling someone what you expect of their behavior and showing them by training them. How do people telegraph, or send a message about, the treatment they expect from others? Explain.
- Is training a spouse acceptable behavior in a relationship? Are we, as it was suggested, merely human animals with training being another form of communication? Explain.
- The author makes a comparison of training husbands to the animal world. Does this implication reflect her feelings toward him in any way? Use parts of the text to support your rationale.
