More Writings by Alfie Kohn (alfiekohn.com)
"Rethinking Homework,"
Principal, January-February 2007
"From Degrading to De-Grading,"
High School Magazine, March 1999
"Fighting the Tests,"
Phi Delta Kappan, January 2001
"Against 'Competitiveness,'"
Education Week, September 19, 2007
"Atrocious Advice from 'Supernanny,'"
The Nation, May 23, 2005
"Who's Cheating Whom?",
Phi Delta Kappan, October 2007
Here are synopses and links to three of his books:
THE SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN DESERVE:
Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards"
(Houghton Mifflin, 1999)
Challenges widespread assumptions about back-to-basics and "bunch o' facts" teaching, as well as the current test-driven accountability movement.
THE HOMEWORK MYTH:
Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing
(Da Capo Books, 2006)
A debunking of common defenses of homework – that it promotes higher achievement, “reinforces” learning, and teaches study skills – followed by half a dozen explanations for why we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil to children in the absence of proven benefits.
UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING:
Moving from Rewards and Punishments
to Love and Reason
(Atria Books, 2005)
Begins with the question “What do children need – and how can we meet those needs?” rather than “How can we get kids to do whatever we tell them?” Helps parents to move from techniques that emphasize control (and conditional acceptance) to an approach designed to help kids grow into good people.
More books by Alfie Kohn (click)