{"product_id":"what-to-look-for-in-a-classroom-isbn-9780787952839","title":"What to Look for in a Classroom","description":"\"Alfie Kohn has a knack for bursting the bubbles that surround just about every school topic imaginable, from putting kids into uniforms to make them behave better to raising kids' self-esteem by rewarding them with stickers and pizza for reading books and doing homework. This collection of previously published essays reminds us that many schools have veered off course in their day-to-day business. And it's a primer that, if taken seriously, can put schools back on the right track.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --Educational LeadershipThrough his writings and speeches, Alfie Kohn has been stirring up controversy for years, demonstrating how the conventional wisdom about education often isn't supported by the available research, and illuminating gaps between our long-term goals for students and what actually goes on in schools. Now What to Look for in a Classroom brings together his most popular articles from Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, and Education Week--and also from The Atlantic Monthly, the Boston Globe, and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From self-esteem to school uniforms, from grade inflation to character education, Kohn raises a series of provocative questions about the status quo in this collection of incisive essays. He challenges us to reconsider some of our most basic assumptions about children and education. Can good values really be instilled\u003cbr\u003e  in students? What, if anything, lies behind the label of attention deficit disorder? Are there solid data to support our skepticism about watching TV? Might such allegedly enlightened practices as authentic assessment,\u003cbr\u003e  logical consequences,\u003cbr\u003e  and Total Quality education\u003cbr\u003e  turn out to be detrimental? Whether he is explaining why cooperative learning can be so threatening or why detracking is so fiercely opposed, Kohn offers a fresh, informed, and frequently disconcerting perspective on the major issues in education.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the And, his critical examination of current practice is complemented by a vision of what schooling ought to be. Kohn argues for giving children more opportunity to participate in their own schooling, for transforming classrooms into caring communities, and for providing the kind of education that taps and nourishes children's curiosity. Through all these essays, Kohn calls us back to our own ideals, showing us how we can be more effective at helping students to become good learners and good people. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Classroom Mismanagement 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Limits of Teaching Skills 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Trouble with School Uniforms 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Beyond Discipline 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 How Not to Teach Values: A Critical Look at Character Education 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: American Ideology Goes to School 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Resistance to Cooperative Learning: Making Sense of its Deletion and Dilution 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 “A Lot of Fat Kids Who Don’t Like to Read: The Effects of Pizza Hut’s Book It! Program and Other Reading Incentives 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Grading: The Issue Is not How But Why 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Grade Inflation and Other Red Herrings 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Only for my Kid: How Privileged Parents Undermine School Reform 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Unquestioned Assumptions About Children 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Suffer the Restless Children: Unsettling Questions About the ADHD Label 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Truth About Self-Esteem 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Television and Children: ReViewing the Evidence 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Business as Usual 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Five-Hundred-Pound Gorilla 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The False Premises of School Choice Plans 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Students Don’t “Work” – They Learn 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Littlest Customers: TQM Goes to School 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Lessons Learned 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Caring Kids: The Role of the Schools 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Choices for Children: Why and How to Let Students Decide 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 What to Look for in a Classroom 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 289\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Of the dozens of 'experts' on what's wrong (and right) in U.S. schools, only a handful are truly worth reading; Kohn has long been one of the soundest.\" --Booklist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Kohn's message, if heeded, could inspire a productive revolution in America's fatigued regime of public education.\" --Publisher's Weekly\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This collection...reminds us that many schools have veered off course in their day-to-day business. And it's a primer that, if taken seriously, can put schools back on the right track.\" --Educational Leadership\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking.\" --Library Journal ALFIE KOHN is the author of seven books on education, including Punished by Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve. He lectures widely and works with educators across the country and abroad. \"Of the dozens of 'experts' on what's wrong (and right) in U.S. schools, only a handful are truly worth reading; Kohn has long been one of the soundest.\"--BooklistFrom self-esteem to school uniforms, from grade inflation to character education, Alfie Kohn raises provocative questions about the status quo in this collection of incisive essays--challenging us to reconsider some of our most basic assumptions about children and education. Whether he is explaining why cooperative learning can be so threatening or why detracking is so fiercely opposed, Kohn offers a fresh, informed, and frequently disconcerting perspective on the major issues in education.In the And, his critical examination of current practice is complemented by a vision of what schooling ought to be. Kohn argues for giving children more opportunity to participate in their own schooling, for transforming classrooms into caring communities, and for providing the kind of education that taps and nourishes children's curiosity. Through all these essays Kohn calls us back to our own ideals, showing us how we can be more effective at helping students to become good learners and good people.\"Kohn's message, if heeded, could inspire a productive revolution in America's fatigued regime of public education.\"--Publisher's Weekly\"This collection...reminds us that many schools have veered off course in their day-to-day business. And it's a primer that, if taken seriously, can put schools back on the right track.\"--Educational Leadership\"Informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking.\"--Library JournalThe AuthorAlfie Kohn is the author of seven books on education, including Punished by Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve. He lectures widely and works with educators across the country and abroad.  \"Of the dozens of 'experts' on what's wrong (and right) in U.S. schools, only a handful are truly worth reading; Kohn has long been one of the soundest.\" --Booklist  \u003cp\u003eFrom self-esteem to school uniforms, from grade inflation to character education, Alfie Kohn raises provocative questions about the status quo in this collection of incisive essays--challenging us to reconsider some of our most basic assumptions about children and education. Whether he is explaining why cooperative learning can be so threatening or why detracking is so fiercely opposed, Kohn offers a fresh, informed, and frequently disconcerting perspective on the major issues in education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the end, his critical examination of current practice is complemented by a vision of what schooling ought to be. Kohn argues for giving children more opportunity to participate in their own schooling, for transforming classrooms into caring communities, and for providing the kind of education that taps and nourishes children's curiosity. Through all these essays Kohn calls us back to our own ideals, showing us how we can be more effective at helping students to become good learners and good people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kohn's message, if heeded, could inspire a productive revolution in America's fatigued regime of public education.\" --Publisher's Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This collection...reminds us that many schools have veered off course in their day-to-day business. And it's a primer that, if taken seriously, can put schools back on the right track.\" --Educational Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking.\" --Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author\u003cbr\u003e Alfie Kohn is the author of seven books on education, including Punished by Rewards and The Schools Our Children Deserve. 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