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Alfie Kohn was described by "Time" as "the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades & test scores." The author of the influential "No Contest" & "Punished by Rewards," he writes & speaks widely about human behavior, education, & social theory. He lives in Belmont, vis mere Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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You Know What They Say... (1990) 55 eksemplarer

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The content is invaluable despite the frustrating constant repetition of what problems there are with rewards and their side effects.

If you expect a simple counter solution to incentives and school grades the author explains there are none, because ultimately our idea of rewards is based on the fallacy that humans can be reduced to simple behaviours. Once we move beyond this things get complicated...

Its about intrinsic motivation and the mysteries of the dynamics of conscious thoight...… (mere)
 
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yates9 | 9 andre anmeldelser | Feb 28, 2024 |
Wow. Sounds like a classic work on the craft of parenting. Marking it for a re-read in the next few weeks.
 
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Santhosh_Guru | 15 andre anmeldelser | Oct 19, 2023 |
Brilliant. Having grown up with one parent who used physical/verbal punishment and another who used conditional love (offered as praise when good grades or proper behaviour was given on my part) I was so thankful for this book which just strengthened and reaffirmed to me that the style of parenting I use (unconditional love, respect and acceptance) was the right choice to enable my child to grow up happy and loved.
 
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spiritedstardust | 15 andre anmeldelser | Dec 29, 2022 |
The major thesis, backed up by studies, is that rewards kill motivation and in the long term decrease performance, quality and creativity. He cites many examples from child behavior, school performance and job incentive plans. Generally, rewards create short term behavior changes, but once the rewards end, the desired behavior falls below it's initial level. What is surprising is that this was known via studies dating back into the 60s and yet management consultants and business schools assert reward programs are the way to go. As a side effect, many reward structures foster competition which is detrimental in most settings -- grades in school, bonus programs for workers, commissions for sales people, etc.… (mere)
 
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