Bibliograph

The schools our children deserve, moving beyond traditional classrooms and "tougher standards", Alfie Kohn

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The schools our children deserve, moving beyond traditional classrooms and "tougher standards", Alfie Kohn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-332) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The schools our children deserve

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

41326280

Responsibility statement

Alfie Kohn

Sub title

moving beyond traditional classrooms and "tougher standards"

Table Of Contents

Part one : Tougher standards versus better education -- Getting motivation wrong : the costs of overemphasizing achievement -- Getting teaching and learning wrong : traditional education and its victims -- Getting evaluation wrong : the case against standardized testing -- Getting school reform wrong : the arrogance of top-down coercion -- Getting improvement wrong : confusing harder with better -- Part two : For the love of learning -- Starting from scratch -- Education at its best -- Getting the 3 r's right -- The way out -- Appendix A : The hard evidence -- Appendix B : What to look for in a classroom

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