"It's not about cheating.. it's about winning."
I know.. I know.. I know.. It should not be condoned. My laughing when he said that and my amusement at his remark might impress upon him that such thinking is uhhh.. cute. Well, what dyou know, a Machiavellian 5-year old.
But, to set the records straight, I did tell him that it's not good to cheat just so you could win. It being apparent that he knows what cheating is I asked him if he'd like it if he were called a "cheater" and he said "No." He's still young, he's just five, and I don't forget it. It was the first time he was taught that lesson but I know it would not be until he enrols in a Philosophy subject that he would fully understand this concept of consequentialism.
I know.. I know.. I know.. It should not be condoned. My laughing when he said that and my amusement at his remark might impress upon him that such thinking is uhhh.. cute. Well, what dyou know, a Machiavellian 5-year old.
But, to set the records straight, I did tell him that it's not good to cheat just so you could win. It being apparent that he knows what cheating is I asked him if he'd like it if he were called a "cheater" and he said "No." He's still young, he's just five, and I don't forget it. It was the first time he was taught that lesson but I know it would not be until he enrols in a Philosophy subject that he would fully understand this concept of consequentialism.
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