Untangling the Pursuit of Positive Behaviour - A Matter of Morality If we believe that punishment will lead to the development of a well-rounded young adult, then punishment it is. If we believe that endless patience and conversation will lead to the outcome of adult success, then patience it is. The differences between approaches to managing student behaviour are not about differences in preferred outcomes, which are fundamentally the same. Nor are they about fundamental tolerance for poor behaviours per se. The differences predominantly lie in our beliefs about young people’s capacity for moral reasoning and decision making.