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Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of ten books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations. ... www.alfiekohn.org -- Alfie Kohn...
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"Rethinking Discipline: A Conversation with Alfie Kohn," May-June 1997 ... "Why Students Lose When 'Tougher Standards' Win: A Conversation with Alfie Kohn," Sept. 1999 ... "'Fighting the Toxic Status Quo': Alfie Kohn on Standardized Tests and Teacher Education", January 2002...
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Alfie Kohn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfie Kohn has been a leading voice in education for better than two decades. The author of 11 books and numerous articles in high-profile outlets, he is an influential go-to guy for education reporters seeking expert comments on everything from standardized testing policy to student motivation.
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It's the basic strategy we use to raise our children, according to Alfie Kohn. As the author of Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes (Houghton Mifflin), Kohn has ardently spoken out against incentive plans to encourage good grades and behavior.
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Alfie Kohn's theory of education analyzed into eight factors. ... Alfie Kohn firmly believes that students need to be taught how to be responsible and respectful. Once this is accomplished, all other "content" can be learned at a more "reasonable" rate, with a greater threshold of proficiency.
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Index on Issues Raised by Alfie Kohn ... On this page we will review the threads of Alfie Kohn's arguments on how grades, praise, honors' convocations, all that we think of as good about our grading system, can have the same harmful effects on learning when they are set within the context of a manipulative environment...
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