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We can't value only what is easy to measure measurable outcomes may be the least important results of learning.

Alfie Kohn

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Alfie Kohn
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: October 15
Author
Teacher
Writer
Miami Beach
Florida
Results
Least
Values
Easy
Measurable
May
Outcomes
Important
Measure
Value
Learning

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