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Feel-Bad Education - And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling (Paperback, New)
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Feel-Bad Education - And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling (Paperback, New)
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Mind-opening writing on what kids need from school, from one of
education's most outspoken voices
Arguing that our schools are currently in the grip of a "cult of
rigor"--a confusion of harder with better that threatens to banish
both joy and meaningful intellectual inquiry from our
classrooms--Alfie Kohn issues a stirring call to rethink our
priorities and reconsider our practices.
Kohn'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.
In nineteen recently published essays--and in a substantive
introduction, new for this volume--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
("Reach for the stars ") reflect disturbing assumptions about
children? Could the use of rubrics for evaluating student learning
prove counterproductive?
Subjecting young children to homework, grades, or standardized
tests--merely because these things will be required of them
later--reminds Kohn of Monty Python's "getting hit on the head
lessons." And, with tongue firmly in cheek, he declares that we
should immediately begin teaching twenty-"second"-century skills.
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
"Supernanny" in her place, his readers will understand why the
"Washington Post" has said that "teachers and parents who encounter
Kohn and his thoughts come away transfixed, ready to change their
schools."
General
Imprint: |
Beacon Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2011 |
First published: |
April 2011 |
Authors: |
Alfie Kohn
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Dimensions: |
215 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
196 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8070-0140-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
0-8070-0140-6 |
Barcode: |
9780807001400 |
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