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"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 Leadership Through his writings and speeches, Alfie Kohn has been stirring up controversy for years, demonstrating how the conventional wisdom about education often isn't supported by the available research, and illuminating gaps between our long-term goals for students and what actually goes on in schools. Now What to Look for in a Classroom brings together his most popular articles from Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, and Education Week-and also from The Atlantic Monthly, the Boston Globe, and other publications.From self-esteem to school uniforms, from grade inflation to character education, Kohn raises a series of provocative questions about the status quo in this collection of incisive essays. He challenges us to reconsider some of our most basic assumptions about children and education. Can good values really be instilled in students? What, if anything, lies behind the label of attention deficit disorder? Are there solid data to support our skepticism about watching TV? Might such allegedly enlightened practices as authentic assessment, logical consequences, and Total Quality education turn out to be detrimental? Whether he is explaining why cooperative learning can be so threatening or why detracking is so fiercely opposed, Kohn offers a fresh, informed, and frequently disconcerting perspective on the major issues in education.In the And, his critical examination of current practice is complemented by a vision of what schooling ought to be. Kohn argues for giving children more opportunity to participate in their own schooling, for transforming classrooms into caring communities, and for providing the kind of education that taps and nourishes children's curiosity. Through all these essays, Kohn calls us back to our own ideals, showing us how we can be more effective at helping students to become good learners and good people.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Classroom Mismanagement; 1. The Limits of Teaching Skills; 2. The Trouble with School Uniforms; 3. Beyond Discipline; 4. How Not to Teach Values: A Critical Look at Character Education; Part II: American Ideology Goes to School; 5. Resistance to Cooperative Learning: Making Sense of Its Deletion and Dilution; 6. "A Lot of Fat Kids Who Don't Like to Read": The Effects of Pizza Hut's "BOOK IT!" Program and Other Reading Incentives; 7. Grading: The Issue Is Not How But Why; 8. Grade Inflation and Other Red Herrings; 9. Only for MY Kid: How Privileged Parents Undermine School Reform; Part III: Unquestioned Assumptions About Children; 10. Suffer the Restless Children: Unsettling Questions About the ADHD Label; 11. The Truth About Self-Esteem; 12. Television and Children: ReViewing the Evidence; Part IV: Business as Usual; 13. The Five-Hundred-Pound Gorilla; 14. The False Premises of School Choice Plans; 15. Students Don't "Work" -- They Learn; 16. The Littlest Customers: TQM Goes to School; Part V: Lessons Learned; 17. Caring Kids: The Role of the Schools; 18. Choices for Children: Why and How to Let Students Decide; 19. What to Look for in a Classroom.

About the Author :
ALFIE KOHN is a former teacher who now writes and speaks widely on education, human behavior, and social theory. His five previous books include Punished by Rewards and Beyond Discipline. In addition to working with educators across the country and abroad, he lectures to researchers, parents, and managers.

Review :
"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 Leadership "No issue is safe from Kohn's scrutiny. He asks difficult questions and is candid when he does not agree with the conventional wisdom. Nevertheless, his criticism is clear, concrete, and constructive. Informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking, this is recommAnded for both school and academic libraries." --Library Journal "Renowned educator Kohn delivers an important, comprehensive collection of essays built around one central message: respect children and allow them to learn.... Kohn's message, if heeded, could inspire a productive revolution in America's fatigued regime of public education." --Publisher's Weekly "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. His willingness not simply to challenge conventional answers but also to examine whether we're asking the right questions gives his work a genuinely eye-opening quality." --Booklist "[Kohn is] provocative and strong. He forces teachers and leaders to ask hard questions about the character of human beings, about learning, about schools, and about the purposes of education." --Christian School Administrator "Thought-provoking, visionary, and radical.... The book is ideal for the reader who enjoys skipping about, selecting topics of interest randomly.... It is essential reading for all teachers who aspire to help their students develop into caring, confident individuals and self-directed, curious life-long learners." --The Orff Echo "Alfie Kohn is a must. . . .This book is for people who take our schools seriously and who are willing to see some sacred cows challenged." --Susan Ohanian, longtime teacher and author of Who's in Charge? and Ask Ms. Class "These well-written essays are noteworthy for their incisive criticisms of our schools. Anyone who has an interest in children and schooling will find this book provocative." --Seymour B. Sarason, professor emeritus of psychology, Yale University "[Alfie Kohn is] now recognized as one of the most original thinkers in education." ----C.M. Charles, author of Building Classroom Discipline


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780787944537
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
  • Height: 242 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 160 mm
  • ISBN-10: 078794453X
  • Publisher Date: 22 Sep 1998
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 519 gr


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