Feel-Bad Education by Alfie Kohn - ISBN: 9780807001400
Paperback
One of education’s most outspoken voices presents a challenging and entertaining writing on where we should go in American education. Kohn argues in the title essay with those who think that high standards mean joylessness in the classroom.

Feel-Bad Education

And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2018

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Summary

A new collection of essays from one of the nation’s best-known, and best-selling, progressive writers on educationMind-opening writing on what kids need from school, from one of education’s most outspoken voicesArguing that our schools are currently in the grip of a “cult of rigor”-a confusion of harder with better that threatens to banish both joy and meaningful intellectual inquiry from our classrooms-Alfie Kohn issues a stirring call to rethink our priorities and reconsider our practices.K…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780807001400
ISBN-10:0807001406
Author:Alfie Kohn
Publisher:Beacon Press
Imprint:Beacon Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:1 September 2018
Weight:215g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 15mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Kohn cuts against the grain and takes on adversaries without fear, and yet with a mature and rational sophistication.” ―Jonathan Kozol

”[A] spirited and incisive probe of education today.” —Publishers Weekly

“A philosophical, well-structured argument for viable progressive education from one of the movement’s most prolific and well-regarded authors…A vital wake-up call to educators.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The reader will find much to reflect upon in Feel-Bad Education, and will be mindful of controversies that are still unexplored in this short but enjoyable volume.”—The School Administrator

About The Author

Alfie Kohn

Alfie Kohn’s previous eleven books include Punished by Rewards, Unconditional Parenting, and What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated? (Beacon / 3267-1 / $16.00 pb). He speaks widely on education to teachers and parents, and lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

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