Alfie Kohn
About Us
Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of eleven books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations.
Kohn's criticisms of competition and rewards have been widely discussed and debated, and he has been described in Time magazine as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades [and] test scores."
Contact Information
You can contact Alfie Kohn at http://www.alfiekohn.org/contactus.asp
Articles by Alfie Kohn
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Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!"
Reprinted from "Parents" magazine. For a more detailed look at the issues discussed here, please see the books Punished...
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The Case Against Competition
Reprinted from Working Mother. When it comes to competition, we Americans typically recognize only two legitimate...
Topics: Learning Style Types | Learning and Emotions -
The Case Against Gold Stars
Reprinted from Parents. Call it the "gold-star syndrome." Sometimes we paste stars on a chart. At other times we offer...
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