The Tonic of Praise
Praise -is not only gratifying—it is the source of fresh energy which can be measured in the laboratory. Dr. Henry. H. Goddard, in his years at the Vineland Training School in New Jersey, used the "ergograph,” an instrument devised to measure fatigue. When an assistant said to a tired child at the instrument, “Your ? e doing fine, John,”, the boy’s energycurve soared. Discouragement and fault-finding were found to have a measurable opposite effect’.
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Grey River Argus, 22 June 1939, Page 10
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77The Tonic of Praise Grey River Argus, 22 June 1939, Page 10
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