Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children

Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling
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Mind-opening writing on what kids need from school, from one of educationâ€™s most outspoken voices
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Arguing that our schools are currently in the grip of a â€œcult of rigorâ€â€”a confusion of harder with better that threatens to banish both joy and meaningful intellectual inquiry from our classroomsâ€”Alfie Kohn issues a stirring call to rethink our priorities and reconsider our practices.
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Kohnâ€™s latest wide-ranging collection of writings will add to his reputation as one of the most incisive thinkers in the field, who questions the assumptions too often taken for granted in discussions about education and human behavior.
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In nineteen recently published essaysâ€”and in a substantive introduction, new for this volumeâ€”Kohn repeatedly invites us to think more deeply about the conventional wisdom. Is self-discipline always desirable? he asks, citing surprising evidence to the contrary. Does academic cheating necessarily indicate a moral failing? Might inspirational posters commonly found on school walls (â€œReach for the stars!â€) reflect disturbing assumptions about children? Could the use of rubrics for evaluating student learning prove counterproductive?
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Subjecting young children to homework, grades, or standardized testsâ€”merely because these things will be required of them laterâ€”reminds Kohn of Monty Pythonâ€™s â€œgetting hit on the head lessons.â€ And, with tongue firmly in cheek, he declares that we should immediately begin teaching twenty-second-century skills.
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Whether Kohn is clearing up misconceptions about progressive education or explaining why incentives for healthier living are bound to backfire, debunking the idea that education reform should be driven by concerns about economic competitiveness or putting â€œSupernannyâ€ in her place, his readers will understand why the Washington Post has said that â€œteachers and parents who encounter Kohn and his thoughts come away transfixed, ready to change their schools.â€
Country USA
Brand Beacon Press
Manufacturer Beacon Press
Binding Paperback
PartNumber 3TWDDA003JSL
Model 3TWDDA003JSL
Color White
Height 8.5
Length 5.5
Weight 0.6503636729
Width 0.6
ReleaseDate 2011-04-05
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	Beacon Press
Manufacturer	Beacon Press
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	3TWDDA003JSL
Model	3TWDDA003JSL
Color	White
Height	8.5
Length	5.5
Weight	0.6503636729
Width	0.6
ReleaseDate	2011-04-05
NumberOfItems	1

Feel-Bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling

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