Who can wait longer for a reward? A human or a chimpanzee? In an article in Eric Jensen’s November blog, Jensen cites recent research that shows that chimpanzees can delay gratification longer than people. Here is an excerpt: *************** …The study pitted 19 chimps against 40 humans in a groundbreaking experiment. What you’re about to […]
The Hardwired Emotions
Eric Jensen in Teaching with Poverty in Mind says the emotions children are born with are SADNESS, JOY, DISGUST, ANGER, SURPRISE, and FEAR. What message does this send to teachers and peace educators? The first thing that strikes me is that overwhelmingly the basic emotions we are born with are negative. All the emotional responses […]
