Feel-bad education : and other contrarian essays on children and schooling / Alfie Kohn.

Author/creator Kohn, Alfie
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Beacon Press, ©2011.
Description215 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Public schools--United States.
Education--Aims and objectives. --United States.

Variant title Feel bad education
Contents Progressive education: why it's hard to beat, but also hard to find -- Challenging students and how to have more of them -- Getting hit on the head lessons -- It's not what we teach; it's what they learn -- Who's cheating whom? -- How to create nonreaders : reflections on motivation, learning, and sharing power -- The trouble with rubrics -- The value of negative learning -- Unconditional teaching -- Safety from the inside out -- Bad signs -- Feel-bad education : the cult of rigor and the loss of joy -- Against "competitiveness" -- When twenty-first-century schooling just isn't good enough : a modest proposal -- Debunking the case for national standards -- Atrocious advice from supernanny -- Parental love with strings attached -- Why self-discipline is overrated : the (troubling) theory and practice of control from within -- Cash incentives won't make us healthier.
Abstract One of education's most outspoken voices presents a challenging and entertaining writing on where we should go in American education. Kohn argues in the title essay with those who think that high standards mean joylessness in the classroom.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010037081
ISBN9780807001400 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807001406 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LA217.2 .K64 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold