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Learning is something students do, NOT something done to students.

Alfie Kohn

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Alfie Kohn
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 15
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Miami Beach
Florida
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If a child is off-task...mayb e the problem is not the child...maybe it's the task.
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Don't let anyone tell you that standardized tests are not accurate measures. The truth of the matter is they offer a remarkably precise method for gauging the size of the houses near the school where the test was administered.
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Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions.
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Do rewards motivate people? Absolutely. They motivate people to get rewards.
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People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices
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When we do things that are controlling, whether intentional or not, we are not going to get those long-term outcomes.
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How we feel about our kids isn't as important as how they experience those feelings and how they regard the way we treat them.
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To feel controlled is to lose interest.
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A preoccupation with achievement is not only different from, but often detrimental to, a focus on learning. Thoughts and emotions while performing an action are more important in determining subsequent engagement than the actual outcome of that action.
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Punishments and rewards are two sides of the same coin and that coin doesn't buy you much.
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Independence is useful, but caring attitudes and behaviors shrivel up in a culture where each person is responsible only for himself.
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How can we do our best when we are spending our energies trying to make others lose - and fearing that they will make us lose?
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Each time I visit such a classroom, where the teacher is more interested in creating a democratic community than in maintaining her position of authority, I’m convinced all over again that moving away from consequences and rewards isn’t just realistic - it’s the best way to help kids grow into good learners and good people.
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