Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
by Alfie Kohn

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Author: Alfie Kohn
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09
ISBN: 0618001816
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Mariner Books
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ISBN13: 9780618001811
Condition: USED - LIKE NEW
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Book Review: Tim Gramling
Summary: 5 Stars

This is the most important book I've ever read in my entire life. I was very skeptical upon reading the first few chapters, but soon came to realize that Kohn presents an air-tight case against the widespread use of behaviorism by teachers, parents, and employers. I have not heard a single disagreement with what he says stands up to his facts, research, and logic. As a teacher, I know that if we have any hope of reforming schools for the better (we need to: Trust me!), we need to include Kohn's ideas. He is not full of "solutions," but that's part of the point - not every teacher in every classroom with every student can justifiably do that same thing. I felt that there were more than enough suggestions to make this book invaluable.

If you (like most of the people who gave the book one star) are not interested in anything that doesn't reinforce the way you currently live, teach, parent, and manage, don't bother. Just skip past this book and continue to maintain the status quo.

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Summary of Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you'll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way we train the family pet. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Alfie Kohn points the way to a more successful strategy based on working with people instead of doing things to them. "Do rewards motivate people?" asks Kohn. "Yes. They motivate people to get rewards." Seasoned with humor and familiar examples, Punished By Rewards presents an argument unsettling to hear but impossible to dismiss.

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