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B. F. Skinner Quotes: We shouldn't teach great books we should teach a love of reading.
         

We shouldn't teach great books we should teach a love of reading.


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A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.



A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.

A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.



Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.

Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.



The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.

The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.



Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.



Behavior is determined by its consequences.

Behavior is determined by its consequences.



That's all teaching is; arranging contingencies which bring changes in behavior.

That's all teaching is; arranging contingencies which bring changes in behavior.



Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences

Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences



The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.

The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.



It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.

It is not a question of starting. The start has been made. It's a question of what's to be done from now on.





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