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Alfie Kohn
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
September 7, 1999
Pages
344
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780395940396
ISBN-10
0395940397
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
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$24.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Arguing against the 'tougher standards' rhetoric that marks the current education debate, the author of No Contest and Punished by Rewards writes that such tactics squeeze the pleasure out of learning. Tour.
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Hardcover
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from Houghton Mifflin (September 7, 1999)
9780395940396 | details & prices | 344 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $24.00
About: 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
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With Andrew Alpern, Seymour B. Durst |
from McGraw-Hill (January 1, 1984); titled "Holdouts!"
9780070013773 | details & prices | List price $44.00
This edition also contains Holdouts!
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This edition also contains Holdouts!
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Paperback
from Mariner Books (September 5, 2000); titled "The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and Tougher Standards"
9780618083459 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Arguing against the 'tougher standards' rhetoric that marks the current education debate, the author of No Contest and Punished by Rewards writes that such tactics squeeze the pleasure out of learning.
About: Arguing against the 'tougher standards' rhetoric that marks the current education debate, the author of No Contest and Punished by Rewards writes that such tactics squeeze the pleasure out of learning.
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