“Those who have had anything useful to say have said it far too often, and those who have had nothing to say have been no more reticent.” Has BeensSaid Book:Cumulative Record: Definitive Edition Source: Cumulative Record: Definitive Edition
“Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.” Has BeensMoneyEducationKnowledgeLearningTeacherTeachingForgottenEducationalGraduationStudent SuccessGreat TeacherGood TeacherTeaching ChildrenGreat EducationTeaching And LearningSchool TeachersSchools And EducationSchool EducationGreat EducationalTeaching And EducationTeachers And TeachingTeaching EducationTeacher StudentTeaching LearningTeacher And StudentInspirational EducationFunny GraduationGreat TeachingEducation And KnowledgeGood TeachingMath EducationHigh School GraduationStudents And EducationInspirational GraduationStudent LearningInspirational EducationalKnowledge And LearningValue Of EducationKnowledge LearningInspirational High School GraduationBehaviorismEducation For AllImportance Of EducationTeaching StudentsRelated To EducationTeachers Learning From StudentsWhat Is EducationAcademic EducationCool GraduationMotivational GraduationTeacher MotivationalTeacher TrainingMethods Of TeachingEffective Teaching Author:B. F. Skinner
“Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. It enslaves him almost before he has tasted freedom. The 'ologies' will tell you how its done Theology calls it building a conscience or developing a spirit of selflessness. Psychology calls it the growth of the superego. Considering how long society has been at it, you'd expect a better job. But the campaigns have been badly planned and the victory has never been secured.” LongHas BeensDoneJobsSpiritIndividualGrowthPsychologyBuildingVictoryConscienceCampaignsTheologyDevelopingHelplessConsideringSelflessnessSecuredBetter JobsSuperego Author:B. F. Skinner
“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.” WayPersonsHas BeensGivenPunishmentPsychologicalBehave Author:B. F. Skinner
“A vast technology has been developed to prevent, reduce, or terminate exhausting labor and physical damage. It is now dedicated to the production of the most trivial conveniences and comfort.” Has BeensScienceTechnologyDevelopmentComfortLaborProductionsDamageDedicatedDedicationConvenienceExhausting Author:B. F. Skinner
“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.” Has BeensMadeDoneStartingMade It Book:WALDEN TWO Source: WALDEN TWO
“Any single historical event is too complex to be adequately known by anyone. It transcends all the intellectual capacities of men. Our practice is to wait until a sufficient number of details have been forgotten. Of course things seem simpler then! Our memories work that way; we retain the facts which are easiest to think about.” ThinkingMenWayHas BeensFactsSeemsCoursesWaitingMemoriesNumbersKnownPracticeEventsIntellectualCapacityHistoricalComplexesForgottenDetailsSufficientOur MemoriesHistorical Events Author:B. F. Skinner
“Twenty-five hundred years ago it might have been said that man understood himself as well as any other part of the world. Today he is the thing he understands least.” MenWorldYearsWellsHas BeensSaidMightTodayFiveMankindUnderstoodHundredYears AgoTwentiesMight Have BeenWorld TodayTwenty Five Author:B. F. Skinner
“A child who has been severely punished for sex play is not necessarily less inclined to continue; and a man who has been imprisoned for violent assault is not necessarily less inclined toward violence.” MenChildrenHas BeensPlaySexViolenceViolentAssault Author:B. F. Skinner
