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Alfie Kohn speaks passionately about education, human behavior, and parenting. Currently, he's especially passionate about issues involving mandatory state testing, educational standards, and the Federal government's role in education. He endorses [|Save Our Schools,] along with other noted educators, education authors, and policy experts, including: [|Diane Ravitch], [|Stephen Krashen], [|Deborah Meier], and the The National Council of Teachers of English.

This wiki focuses on Alfie Kohn's views concerning the issues that are most relative to our studies in the class: Student Learning Development and Behavior Management for the School Library Media Specialist, School of Information at Rutgers University, Spring 2011. For further information we recommend visiting [|Alfie Kohn's Website], which links to his books, articles, and more.

Alfie Kohn's latest article is a straightforward summary of many of his views and is appropriately titled "' [|Well, Duh!': 10 Obvious Truths That We Shouldn't Be Ignoring,"] It's definitely worth reading.

Susannah Goldstein, Diane Harz, and Deb Schiano.

References:

ASCD. "ASCD Talks With an Author (main)." //ASCD.org//. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. [|http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Books/ASCD-Talks-With-an-Author/ASCD-Talks-With-an-Author-(main).aspx#rajagopal)].

Charles, C.M. //Building Classroom Discipline//. 10th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, 2011. Print.

Kohn, Alfie. "Almost There, But Not Quite." //Educational Leadership// Mar. 2003: 26-29. //Http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/almost.htm//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.//

// Kohn, Alfie. "Beyond Discipline." //Education Week //20 Nov. 1996: 48-49.// Http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/discipline.htm//. Web. 27 Mar. 2011.

Kohn, Alfie. "How to Create Nonreaders: Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power." //English Journal// 100.1 (2010): 16-22. //Alfie Kohn Homepage//. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. [].

Kohn, Alfie. "Is Competition Ever Appropriate in a Cooperative Classroom?" //Cooperative Learning Magazine// 1993. //Http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/compinCL.htm//. Web. 10 Apr. 2011.//

// Kohn, Alfie. "Punished by Rewards?" //Educational Leadership //Sept. 1995: 13-16.// Http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/discipline.htm//. Web. 27 Mar. 2011.

Kohn, Alfie. "The Challenge and an Invitation." //Knowledge Quest// 38.2 (2009): 12-13. //Professional Development Collection//. Web. 3 Mar. 2011.

Wolfgang, Charles H. //Solving Discipline and Classroom Management Problems: Methods and Models for Today's Teachers//. 7th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Print.