y or challenges. They do not move forward until the present level of challenge has been mastered. Instead of random frustration, planned challenges take their place. Children learn to enjoy challenges rather than fear them. The planned adversity or challenges prepare the children to cope with unplanned adversity, i.e., a spirit of cooperation rather than competition. Where good versus bad is concerned, Skinner appears to believe in Walden Two that values are already known to humans:
‘Of course, I know nothing about your course in ethics,’ Frazier said, ‘but the philosopher in search of a rational basis for deciding what is good has always reminded me of the centipede trying to decide how to walk. Simply go ahead and walk! We all know what’s good, until we s
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