Alfie Kohn

In the article “Do Our Kids Get Off Too Easy?”, author Alfie Kohn argues that treating kids leniently does not impact their future negatively because it can give them unconditional self-esteem. He believes that when children “never … receive something desirable … unless they’ve done enough to merit it” (Kohn) it can create “a fragile, contingent sense of self” (Kohn). Kohn compares this with the arguments of the opposing side to reveal how they have no evidence on how scolding kids’ losses will help

Alfie Kohn states that “competition by its very nature is always unhealthy” and has written an essay opposing the concept. There are various examples of competition in the world today, from sports that the world watches on television, to spelling bees children in elementary and middle school participate in. Competition is a part of our daily lives whether we’re aware of it or not; however, it does have its disadvantages that leads me to support Kohn’s opinion. People watch sports all year long

movie Happy. “How Not to Get Into College: The Preoccupation with Preparation,” by Alfie Kohn, and the poem “Somnambulist,” by Heron Jones, suggests that students are taught to rely solely on extrinsic rewards and getting into college to achieve happiness. Kohn and Jones imply that, by promoting extrinsic rewards, students

Being competitive could cause a person blind to notice another person’s point of view. In the article “The Case Against Competition,” Alfie Kohn states that competition stands for that particular person or group can succeed, if and only if, everybody else must fail while doing an activity. “The best amount of competition for our children is none at all” (Kohn). Furthermore, being competitive may bring low self-esteem because if a child isn’t particularly great in a sports other children in the

ENG 101-D23 LUO Professor Desiree B. Sholes 11/12/2012 To be or not to be well-educated: A Narrative Response to Alfie Kohn’s “What does it mean to be well-educated?” To be or not to be well-educated: A Narrative Response to Alfie Kohn’s “What does it mean to be well-educated?” Alfie Kohn’s essay “What does it mean to be well-educated?” begins on a personal note using his wife as an example to substantiate his hypothesis. Encountering Alisa at the very beginning

Myth of Grade Inflation,” Alfie Kohn sets out to determine if grade inflation is indeed fact or fiction. The opening quotes provided by two professors at Harvard University separated by over century has most definitely peaked my interest. It had me questioning whether or not these professors are holding our education system to a “Harvard” standard or is their actually truth to their statements; that feigned students are indeed submitting “sham work” (Bergmann, 260). Kohn goes onto indicate that:

main aim of implementing the management strategies is to improve students’ academic engagement (Emmer & Sabornie, 2015). In the context of Alfie Kohn theory, an ideal classroom is the one that curiosity and cooperation are emphasized above everything else. Alfie argues that student 's interest should act as a governor to what is taught in class. Also, Kohn states that if cooperation in mind is used to run a classroom, and students’ curiosity is also nurtured,

“Here it comes. I’ve studied for hours. I am going to ace this!” These are the thoughts that ran through young Manda Bartlett’s mind every time a test was placed on the desk. Though I knew the material, though I studied countless hours, there were some things that just would not stick in my mind. Are high test scores an indication of someone who is well-educated? Does making a “c” on a test that covered over nine months of school material mean that I’m not smart? Or is it because I chose not to go

acknowledge this. Alfie Kohn brings attention to this unfortunate truth in his piece From Degrading to De-Grading, where he exposes many of the existing flaws present in the grading system today. He first does this by listing the three primary main effects of grading. The first being, that "grades tend to reduce students ' interest in the learning itself" (Kohn). Secondly he reveals his analysis that "grades tend to reduce students ' preference for challenging tasks"(Kohn). And lastly, Kohn expresses his

Unfortunately, students often struggle when it comes to school. While some will blame themselves or there professor for there failure, other students will embrace failure and see it as an opportunity to improve. Carol Dweck, a professor at Stanford University encourages that students adapt something called a growth mindset. Dweck defines a growth mindset as "the idea that we can grow our brain 's capacity to learn and to solve problems." In order to learn, the brain undergoes a process called neuroplasticity