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Alfie Kohn vs Dwight Schrute
If Alfie Kohn watched The Office, this is what I think he would say about Schrute Bucks.
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Comment by Tony Messina on August 22, 2011 at 12:13pm
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Reminds me of my favorite Alfie Kohn quote:
"Schools are becoming marinated on behaviorism" Simply put, reward them and they will learn. No they won't! Engage students in mindful exploration and discovery where they are encouraged to build new ideas and challenged to defend their assumptions. Then, maybe you the ingredients for learning.
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Comment by Brian Preston on August 21, 2011 at 9:35pm
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Read Drive, by Daniel Pink, on motivation. A very complete discussion of motivation, which quotes Alfie and many, many others. It points out that much of what we're being driven by today ('brilliant' Federal notions about more testing to motivate teachers) is utterly wrong-headed.
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Comment by Norine Nagle on August 21, 2011 at 10:45am
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I loved this one! A great reminder of what "not to do" just before the cycle begins again.
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