Mindy A. Bañuelos & Miguel Mendoza
Take out a piece of scratch paper Quick Write (1 ½ mins) List reasons why you think we shouldn’t say “Good Job!” to students?
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According to Alfie Khon’s home web page, Alfie Kohn is a classroom management theorist that resides in Boston with his wife and two children. Alfie has been described as the most outspoken critic education’s fixation on grades and test scores. Writes Author His books have been translated into 14 different languages. Appearances “The more kids are led to focus how well they are doing, the less engaged they tend to be with what they are doing.” Alfie Kohn
Progressive Learning Emphasizes hands on activities Groups discussions Students are engaged Actively finding answers Focuses on individualized learning Attending to the whole child Helping children become not only good learners but also good people Community Children learn with and from one another in a caring community, and that’s true of moral as well as academic learning. Collaboration Working with vs. “doing to” model
I. Manipulates children II. Creates praise junkies III. Steals a child’s pleasure IV. Loses interest V. Reduces achievement
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Children should be collaborating and engaged Personal mementos should be in the classroom We should not say “Good Job!” to a student Video "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
Kohn, A. (2009). Alfie Kohn: “Achievement vs. Learning. Retrieved from Kohn, A. (n.d.). Biography. Retrieved from Kohn, A. (2001). Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!” Retrieved from Kohn, A. (2008). Progressive Learning: Why It’s Hard to Beat, But Also Hard to Find. Retrieved from Kohn, A. (1996). What to Look for in a Classroom. Retrieved from Naturemum (2008). Alfie Kohn on Punishment. Retrieved from