"Trying to be number one and trying to……" — Alfie Kohn
"Trying to be number one and trying to do a task well are two different things."
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44 Quotes by Alfie Kohn
Alfie Kohn has 44 quotes on this site.
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Learning is something students do, NOT something done to students.
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When test scores go up, we should worry, because of how poor a measure they are of what matters, and…
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When we do things that are controlling, whether intentional or not, we are not going to get those long-term outcomes.
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Punishments and rewards are two sides of the same coin and that coin doesn't buy you much.
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The overwhelming number of teachers ...are unable to name or describe a theory of learning that underlies what they do.
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You have to give them unconditional love. They need to know that even if they screw up, you love them.…
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People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a…
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Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and experiences must be taken…
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John Dewey reminded us that the value of what students do 'resides in its connection with a stimulation of greater…
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Independence is useful, but caring attitudes and behaviors shrivel up in a culture where each person is responsible only for…
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How we feel about our kids isn't as important as how they experience those feelings and how they regard the…
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Educators remind us that what counts in a classroom is not what the teacher teaches; it’s what the learner learns.
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