    ‘Sentence 1: In preschools and kindergartens, behaviorist tenets  ‘were used to justify large-group drill on letters, numbers, and  general knowledge as well as repetitive worksheet practice that  required young children to sit at their desks for long periods, filling  in blanks, coloring within the lines, and otherwise following  teacher prescriptions.    Sentence 2 Behaviorist tenets helped justify strictly regimented  education practices.