It is understandable that you gave the class another essay to do because some people were not following directions. However, this essay will not be about the reasons why kids should follow directions. This essay will express how I feel about getting homework because of a kid who could care less about school and getting in trouble. It is not my fault that some children are disrespectful, they just are, and most of them are too stubborn to change. If children can't change their behavior for themselves and to not get punished, then they won't ever change for others. That is why I say that everybody shouldn't take the blame. If the consequence for the actions of others is generalized by giving everybody the same punishment, then the troublemaker will never learn his/her lesson. It isn't everyone's fault and that is known but it is always best to punish the ones who deserve it. I, personally, do not think it is fair that I have to do this essay, but I think that I should share my opinion. The troublemaker will never learn his/her lesson because he/she doesn't let the positive punishment given affect him/her. Positive punishment is the application of something unpleasant to a situation. For example, giving (applying or adding) homework (unpleasant stimulus) for disobeying. This does not affect the children and , therefore, their behavior, because they simply do not care if the lose points or don't turn in their homework. In other words, they have nothing to lose since they are already failing the class. I believe the warning you gave the kids about punishing us if they kept whistling was a form of negative reinforcement. Negative reinforcement is reinforcement of a response by the removal, escape from, or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus. You were expecting the kids to behave well and to avoid the negative reinforcement which is the extra homework you've given us. An example of negative reinforcement is a kid's father nags him to wash his car and the kid does it only to stop his father from nagging. There are many ways to modify behavior, but some people will just never learn. The next time something similar to this happens and we all get to suffer the consequences I'll be very devastated. I will be honest and say that I even cried of frustration for having to do extra work for somebody else's irresponsible actions. I don't expect anything to change but I hope that next time the children who misbehave will learn their lesson by having to do something they detest doing. It is not sufficient to give extra homework or take away privileges from children so they can do their work and follow directions. One thing is true, it never hurt anybody to follow instructions, but it should hurt when they don't.