August 22, 2014

August 22, 2014

Written by Maximus Peperkamp, M.S. Verbal Behaviorist

Dear Reader, 

 

The Sound Verbal Behavior (SVB) seminar for the teachers at Butte College was a  success, but it didn’t go as well as this writer had wanted. It started out a little chaotic, because this writer had forgotten the paperwork which participants must sign so they can get their time reimbursed. This writer had to step outside of the room and go into another room to get the paperwork from a colleague. However, on the whole, people totally got it and were intrigued by the concepts, which they were unfamiliar with. Towards the end of the presentation, this writer achieved a momentum in his speech, which allowed him to say things in ways he never said was able to say before. The highlight for this writer was the graceful departure of one Taiwanese philosophy teacher, who congratulated him in beautiful manner, which indicated how deeply moved he was by what was happening.  

Today this writer will work again with his parolees in Red Bluff. He will lead a morning and afternoon group and do some case management for people who made appointments with him. Also, some paperwork needs to be filled out, so it is going to be a busy and full day. Tomorrow, this writer will sit at the Farmer’s Market to inform people about his upcoming seminar on August 31 at the Chico Branch Library of Butte County. Also, this writer needs to prepare for his first evening class on August 27. Furthermore, this writer wants to make sure he gets enough exercise, so he will go to the gym after coming back from work. In recent times, he has been swimming and this is something he enjoys, because he always combines this with laying on a stretcher and reading one of his papers. 

This writer explained in his seminar to the teachers that the ability to be guided by what is reinforcing us, determines the quality of the dialogue between the teacher and the students. Every time something negative asks and demands our attention, we get punished and our lecture is diminished, but as long as we continue to give attention to those students who are paying attention, we receive the reinforcing energy, which keeps us going. Those who are not reinforcing us teachers, need to be reinforced by us and will follow along only, if we are able to do that.