Stahlke Adoption

Behavior Modification, Part I

The student entered the classroom, looking unsure of himself. As he moved forward, everyone in the class looked intently at him without making a sound, which made him even more nervous. He backed up a little, from the tension of the situation, and the class erupted in jeers. He immediately stopped moving, and they quieted down.

The student walked foward another few steps, and his classmates watched silently. He didn't have any idea what was happening, but he kept moving toward the front of the classroom. Their silence was unnerving, and he walked very slowly. At the front of the classroom, he took a step to the right, and the catcalls were deafening. "That must not be correct," he thought. He retraced his steps and moved to the left. Silence. "This direction must be ok."

Eventually he figured out that silence meant to move forward, while jeering signified a wrong turn. He kept working on finding the correct direction, and eventually he touched a small indentation in the front wall of the classroom. For the first time, the classroom cheered. He had solved the game.

Time to solution: 5 minutes

posted by Stahlkes @ 1:21 PM