Over the Years People Have Voiced Many Concerns About the Use

question 48

Essay

Over the years people have voiced many concerns about the use of behaviorist techniques in the classroom. Some of these concerns are legitimate, but others are not. What might you say in rebuttal when someone makes each of the following complaints?
a. "Why are you bribing students to learn their math facts?"
b. "Punishing children for inappropriate behavior will make them feel badly about themselves."
c. "When you reward a student for good behavior, you teach other students to misbehave so that they, too, can earn rewards."

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