Competition vs. Collaboration
Does that mean that a school should refuse to participate in district-sponsored awards? I don't know. Maybe that dilemma offers a teachable moment.
The Difficult Role of Grades & Honors in School Life
Should the staff nominate one of its members annually for "best teacher" awards the Boston public schools give out? Should we nominate a student for similar recognition?
Round Two: On Punishment & Child Development
Conversations play out quite differently when they take place in the shadow of punishment.
Discipline: Responding to Bad Behavior in School
What and how should I respond to a student who is making another child's life miserable?
Alfie Kohn: Why Punishment Doesn't Work
Wouldn't you agree that we want kids to respect adults because their judgment is good rather than because they have the power to hurt kids who don't obey them?
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