An edition of The Schools Our Children Deserve
(1999)
The schools our children deserve
moving beyond traditional classrooms and "tougher standards"
by Alfie Kohn
- 0 Ratings
- 5 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 1 Have read
Share
×Close
Argues against the "tougher standards" rhetoric and the current practice of teaching to standarized tests in favor of helping students become more critical, creative thinkers.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
Book Details
Table of Contents
Part one : Tougher standards versus better education
Getting motivation wrong : the costs of overemphasizing achievement
Getting teaching and learning wrong : traditional education and its victims
Getting evaluation wrong : the case against standardized testing
Getting school reform wrong : the arrogance of top-down coercion
Getting improvement wrong : confusing harder with better
Part two : For the love of learning
Starting from scratch
Education at its best
Getting the 3 r's right
The way out
Appendix A : The hard evidence
Appendix B : What to look for in a classroom.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-332) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Source records
Internet Archive item recordmarc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Marygrove College MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Library of Congress MARC record
Better World Books record
marc_scms MARC record
Promise Item
marc_nuls MARC record
marc_columbia MARC record
First Sentence
"WHAT'S WRONG with this picture?"
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All
| July 12, 2024 | Edited by reshelved | Merge works |
| August 14, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| February 14, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
| July 22, 2017 | Edited by Mek | adding subject: In library |
| December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |