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Alfie Kohn
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“Progressive High School” Is Not an Oxymoron
June 1, 2026 “PROGRESSIVE HIGH SCHOOL” IS NOT AN OXYMORON In theory, the fact that all but a handful of states have eliminated do-or-die exit exams allows high schools to finally do right by…
Grade Inflation Is Not the Problem
May 15, 2026 Grade Inflation Is Not the Problem When you look at student transcripts (rather than at self-reports), it’s less clear that average grades are rising over time. And even if some grades…
Beneath the What and the How Is the Why
May 1, 2026 Beneath the What and the How Is the Why In the absence of an affirmative definition of mental health, psychology doesn’t become value-free; its values – and the goals of therapy – are…
The Best Classroom Discussions, Hands Down
April 15, 2026 The Best Classroom Discussions, Hands Down In traditional classrooms, students may contribute to a discussion only by raising their hands and waiting for the teacher to call on them.…
The Assault on Public Education
April 1, 2026 The Assault on Public Education: A Conversation with Jennifer Berkshire Public schools, says Jennifer Berkshire, are the places “where we start to solve problems together” and from…
Friendly Excursions into Disequilibrium
March 15, 2026 Friendly Excursions into Disequilibrium Enforced harmony is counterproductive. Pushing students (or employees) to come to agreement prematurely tends to undermine learning (or produce…
Who’s Cheating Whom?
March 1, 2026 Who’s Cheating Whom? We’re often warned about an “epidemic” of academic cheating and urged to do more to deter and punish the devious culprits. But we’ve had a century of research…
The Whole Point Is That There’s No Point
February 15, 2026 The Whole Point Is That There’s No Point Early-childhood educators remind us how vital it is for kids to have plentiful opportunities to engage in free play – which, sadly, is…
Beyond “Electronic Flashcards”
February 1, 2026 Beyond “Electronic Flashcards”: A Conversation with Gary Stager Computers in classrooms may have the potential to radically enrich and democratize student learning, but the reality…
How to Kill Kids’ Interest in Reading
January 15, 2026 How to Kill Kids’ Interest in Reading Surveys reveal that fewer children and adults are reading for pleasure. This might be due partly to social media, but certain classroom…
Who Gets to Decide? – Part 2
January 1, 2026 Who Gets to Decide? – Part 2 Intellectually vibrant classrooms are distinguished by teachers who do a lot more asking than telling. Their motto when confronting challenges or…
Who Gets to Decide? – Part 1
December 15, 2025 Who Gets to Decide? – Part 1 An impressive body of research shows that people of all ages – including students in classrooms – are happier, healthier, and more productive when they…
The Curious Case of the Incurious Children
December 1, 2025 The Curious Case of the Incurious Children A Conversation with Susan Engel Everyone agrees that it’s good to be curious, but that doesn’t mean schools are committed to fostering…
It’s Not Just You
November 15, 2025 It’s Not Just You The most popular initiatives in education tend to be strategies for “fixing the kids.” A focus on the deficits of individual students, rather than a critical…
Making Kids Work a Second Shift
November 1, 2025 Making Kids Work a Second Shift Too often the debate over homework is restricted to its quantity — or, at best, its quality. But such discussions take for granted the need for some…
A.I., as in Anti-Intellectual
October 15, 2025 A.I., as in Anti-Intellectual People who express concern about the use of AI in schools often focus on how it allows students to get away with something (by using OpenAI to write…
Death by Civics
October 1, 2025 Death by Civics A Conversation with Joel Westheimer About the Role of Education in Democratic Life Suppose you wanted young people to develop a commitment to democracy,…
The Failure of Failure
September 15, 2025 The Failure of Failure The notion that kids today have it too easy and would benefit from more experiences with failure is no longer a surprising, contrarian claim; it has become…
Bad Signs
September 1, 2025 Bad Signs The posters and signs adorning school walls speak volumes about the people who put them there, revealing a surprising amount about their views of children, their…
Confusing Harder with Better
August 15, 2025 Confusing Harder with Better What do the following have in common? a) parents who don’t seem particularly concerned about whether what their kids are doing in school is engaging or…
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