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The key issues with traditional behaviourist approaches


                                                                It can lead adults to ‘manage’ rather than     Behaviourist approaches do not get to the core of why
        It can lead students to keep to expectations only when   educate. Some students end up dependent       the child is struggling; they fail to work out the unmet
        they have the external support of someone watching      on adults; this limits development of skills   needs and missing skills. The child relies increasingly
        or the immediate fear of being caught.
        It can reduce the internal locus of control and social   and strategies to do well on their own and    on external rewards and fails to build the skills to
        and moral compass for doing the right thing.            reduces self-efficacy, leading to              sustain progress. Problems pop back up year after
                                                                helplessness.                                  year.
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