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Alfie Kohn

Alfie Kohn. Allison Greene Courtney Laux Missy Meyer.

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Alfie Kohn

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  1. Alfie Kohn Allison Greene Courtney Laux Missy Meyer

  2. “We want children to continue reading and thinking after school has ended, yet we focus their attention on grades, which have been shown to reduce interest in learning. We want them to be critical thinkers, yet we feed them predigested facts and discrete skills – partly because of various constituencies to pump up standardized test scores” (Kohn 2001, p. 61).

  3. Theory • No grades • No homework • Students learn according to their interests • Treatment of the students • Community

  4. Kohn’s Method Being Applied http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G59KY7ek8Rk

  5. Community • Show respect for students • Help students connect with each other • Use classroom meetings • Provide classwide and schoolwide activities • Reflect on academic instruction

  6. Think – Pair – Share • What do you think about Alfie Kohn’s theories? • Do you think this is realistic approach?

  7. Application for Teachers • Find an equilibrium • Importance of building a community within your classroom • Give students guided choice

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