Punished by Rewards
The book that is at the basis of TCFL's school philosophy. Why reward systems are negative. How they teach students to be externally motivated rather than internally motivated. An excellent book that will convince you to throw out your gold stars and start giving authentic, meaningful feedback.
The book that is at the basis of TCFL's school philosophy. Why reward systems are negative. How they teach students to be externally motivated rather than internally motivated. An excellent book that will convince you to throw out your gold stars and start giving authentic, meaningful feedback.
An interesting book that goes hand in hand with this one is The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey.
An interesting book that goes hand in hand with this one is The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey.
In this interview Alfie Kohn talks about rewards and punishments "To start with, let's be clear that rewards and punishments are not opposites. They're mirror images of each other, two ways of doing things to students -- as opposed to working with them." and what we can use as alternatives: "There's a place for unconditional love and support and attention and encouragement. That's what kids need. There's also a place for feedback: providing kids with information about their accomplishments -- when they need it." Click here to read.
In this interview Alfie Kohn talks about rewards and punishments "To start with, let's be clear that rewards and punishments are not opposites. They're mirror images of each other, two ways of doing things to students -- as opposed to working with them." and what we can use as alternatives: "There's a place for unconditional love and support and attention and encouragement. That's what kids need. There's also a place for feedback: providing kids with information about their accomplishments -- when they need it." Click here to read.
This is an eye opening article by Alfie Kohn. One of TCFL's missions is to create a culture of readers, and yet we found that we do most of the things on Kohn's list of things not to do if you want kids to read. Our secondary language arts department used this article to revamp our how we teach reading... you can read the entire post at http://teachingexperiment.com/2014/01/for-the-love-of-reading-part-1/
This is an eye opening article by Alfie Kohn. One of TCFL's missions is to create a culture of readers, and yet we found that we do most of the things on Kohn's list of things not to do if you want kids to read. Our secondary language arts department used this article to revamp our how we teach reading... you can read the entire post at http://teachingexperiment.com/2014/01/for-the-love-of-reading-part-1/
