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What to Look for in a Classroom: ...and Other Essays
Alfie Kohn
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Description for What to Look for in a Classroom: ...and Other Essays
Paperback. This volume examines what's right with education, advocating schools that support children's innate desire to learn; schools that treat students as individuals, not widgets; and classrooms in which positive values are absorbed rather than drilled. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JNK; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
"Alfie Kohn has a knack for bursting the bubbles that surround just about every school topic imaginable, from putting kids into uniforms to make them behave better to raising kids' self-esteem by rewarding them with stickers and pizza for reading books and doing homework. This collection of previously published essays reminds us that many schools have veered off course in their day-to-day business. And it's a primer that, if taken seriously, can put schools back on the right track."
--Educational LeadershipThrough his writings and speeches, Alfie Kohn has been stirring up controversy for years, demonstrating how the ... Read more
"Alfie Kohn has a knack for bursting the bubbles that surround just about every school topic imaginable, from putting kids into uniforms to make them behave better to raising kids' self-esteem by rewarding them with stickers and pizza for reading books and doing homework. This collection of previously published essays reminds us that many schools have veered off course in their day-to-day business. And it's a primer that, if taken seriously, can put schools back on the right track."
--Educational LeadershipThrough his writings and speeches, Alfie Kohn has been stirring up controversy for years, demonstrating how the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787952839
SKU
V9780787952839
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About Alfie Kohn
ALFIE KOHN is the author of seven books on education, including Punished by Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve. He lectures widely and works with educators across the country and abroad.
Reviews for What to Look for in a Classroom: ...and Other Essays
"Of the dozens of 'experts' on what's wrong (and right) in U.S. schools, only a handful are truly worth reading; Kohn has long been one of the soundest."
Booklist "Kohn's message, if heeded, could inspire a productive revolution in America's fatigued regime of public education."
Publisher's Weekly "This collection...reminds us that many schools have ... Read more
Booklist "Kohn's message, if heeded, could inspire a productive revolution in America's fatigued regime of public education."
Publisher's Weekly "This collection...reminds us that many schools have ... Read more