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"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire"

Yeats

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 Alfie Kohn "The Case Against Grades" & "From Degrading to De-grading"

Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of fourteen books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations. Kohn’s criticisms of competition and rewards have been widely discussed and debated, and he has been described in Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.”

Dan Pink "The Puzzle of Motivation"

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.
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  • Home
    • Important Links & Resources
  • Writing
    • Sample Long Compositions
  • Humanities H
    • Educational Philosophy
    • Unit 1: Fairness
    • Unit 2. Global Perspective
    • Unit 3: Disillusionment
    • Unit 4: Role of a Bystander
    • Unit 5: Conflict
    • Unit 6: Choices
  • SSR
  • Homework & Missed Assignments
  • Anchor Activity
    • Anchor Activity Blog