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63: Reimagining Education: Making Trouble as a Reflective Rebel & Questioning False Dichotomies in Education -- Alfie Kohn, Author & Lecturer
In this installment of the Reimagining Education Series, Lauren is joined by prolific author and lecturer, Alfie Kohn, described in Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.” Some of Alfie’s most popular books include Punished by Rewards, Unconditional Parenting, Beyond Discipline, and The Myth of the Spoiled Child.
Join us as Alfie and Lauren discuss what it means to be a reflective rebel and how we can make trouble by questioning the false dichotomies and assumptions that are so prevalent in education.
In this episode we talk about:
- The false dichotomy of punishment and reward and other common false assumptions in education.
- What’s wrong with education’s focus on tests, grades, and homework.
- What is deep modeling and how educators and parents can embody it.
- Why it’s important to see children as having autonomous desires.
- That if our goal is to raise generous, caring, curious, creative, and compassionate life long learners, then our education system must change.
Links so you can explore more:
For more on Alfie and his spectacular works, visit www.alfiekohn.org
If you have any questions about this episode’s topic feel free to email Lauren at [email protected] or join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram!
For more episodes like this one, check out our Reimagining Education Series at https://www.soulpathparenting.com/reimagining-education-series
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In this installment of the Reimagining Education Series, Lauren is joined by prolific author and lecturer, Alfie Kohn, described in Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.” Some of Alfie’s most popular books include Punished by Rewards, Unconditional Parenting, Beyond Discipline, and The Myth of the Spoiled Child.
Join us as Alfie and Lauren discuss what it means to be a reflective rebel and how we can make trouble by questioning the false dichotomies and assumptions that are so prevalent in education.
In this episode we talk about:
- The false dichotomy of punishment and reward and other common false assumptions in education.
- What’s wrong with education’s focus on tests, grades, and homework.
- What is deep modeling and how educators and parents can embody it.
- Why it’s important to see children as having autonomous desires.
- That if our goal is to raise generous, caring, curious, creative, and compassionate life long learners, then our education system must change.
Links so you can explore more:
For more on Alfie and his spectacular works, visit www.alfiekohn.org
If you have any questions about this episode’s topic feel free to email Lauren at [email protected] or join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram!
For more episodes like this one, check out our Reimagining Education Series at https://www.soulpathparenting.com/reimagining-education-series