Alfie Kohn on Nostr: Chomsky once related the story of how Alexander the Great reamed out a pirate for ...

Chomsky once related the story of how Alexander the Great reamed out a pirate for molesting the sea, & the pirate replied, "I do it with a little ship, so I'm called a thief; you molest the whole world with a huge navy, so you're called an emperor."

Now imagine a kid telling a traditional teacher, "If I threaten & intimidate kids who are weaker to make them do whatever I want, it's called bullying. You do basically the same thing all the time, & it's called discipline or classroom management."