Alfie Kohn

Mission Accomplished!

Gary Stager | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Education, Literacy, Rttt, Research, Books, School Reform, Educational Technology, Data-Driven Decision Making, Stephen Krashen, Reading, Nclb, Accelerated Reader, Alfie Kohn, Education News
Gary Stager

While Accelerated Reader suggests that it inspires literacy habits, its primary customer is the bureaucrat impressed by the marketing slogan, "Advanced Technology for Data-Driven Schools."

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Dear Ed Schultz

Timothy D. Slekar | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ed Shultz, Devos, Charter Schools, Diane Ravitch, Broad Foundation, Anthony Cody, Chester Upland School District, Walton Foundation, Jonathan Kozol, Tom Corbett, Deborah Meier, Marion Brady, Alfie Kohn, Education News
Timothy D. Slekar

We could really use your help, Ed. The battle between Chester Upland School District and Gov. Corbett is just a glimpse into the strategic dismantling taking place across the entirety of the American public school system.

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How to Teach Children to Lose by Winning

Peter Block | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Community Building, Collaboration, Neighborhood Values, Community, Sports Culture, Competitive Culture, Alfie Kohn, Competition, Abundant Community, Common Good, Cooperation, Peter Block, Winning Mentality, College Education, John McKnight, Asset-Based Community Development, Popular Culture, Common Interest, Neighborhood Building, Educating Children, Parents News
Peter Block

Whether playing or watching sports, the name of the game is the same: who wins?

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If My Child Doesn't Get Graded, How Will I Know I'm A Good Parent?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Parenting, Report Cards, Good Parenting, Grades, Alfie Kohn, Bad Parenting, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

The grades our children bring home are one of the few measures we get -- or so it can sometime seem -- of how we parents are doing. That explains why too many of us become too invested.

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WATCH: 'No Homework' Debate Finds Support In New Jersey

Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Harris Cooper, Homework, New Jersey, The Homework Myth, Standardized Testing, School Districts, Academics, Education Reform, Students, Alfie Kohn, Video, Education News

Children in some New Jersey school districts may soon be living nearly every student's dream: No more homework on the weekends. Based on research, p...

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Education DEFORM and Media Hearing Loss

Timothy D. Slekar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shaun Johnson, Valerie Strauss, Gerald Bracey, Diane Ravitch, Rick Ayers, Bill Ayers, Anthony Cody, Linda Darling-Hammond, Anne Geiger, Deb Meier, Steven Krashen, Alfie Kohn, Education Reform, Education News
Timothy D. Slekar

I'm convinced that unless something changes dramatically, the end of public education in America is inevitable.

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Wanna be a School Reformer? You Better do Your Homework!

Gary Stager | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Stager

Shouldn't people bold enough to call themselves "school reformers" be familiar with some of the literature on the subject?

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What Passes for School Reform: "Value-Added" Teacher Evaluation and Other Absurdities

Alfie Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Teacher Quality, School Reform, Alfie Kohn, Standardized Testing, Education, Value-Added, Education Reform, Public Education Reform, Politics News
Alfie Kohn

Does the value-added model provide valid and reliable information about teachers (and schools)? Most experts in the field of educational assessment say, Good heavens, no.

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Obama Practices Social Promotion

Gary Stager | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Linda Darling-Hammond, School Vouchers, Diane Ravitch, Obama's Cabinet, School Reform, Standardized Testing, Barack Obama, Alfie Kohn, Politics News
Gary Stager

The "end of social promotion" has caused tens of thousands of kids as young as 3rd grade to be left-back, despite overwhelming evidence that this... children and increases the drop-out rate.

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