Punished by rewards

Lionel Cranenburgh

By Lionel Cranenburgh
Community contribution / June 7, 2016

Alfie Kohn is described as America’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation with grades, punishments and rewards. He is a former teacher living in Boston and addressed the Positive Schools in WA Conference in Fremantle via video link in May this year. Lionel Cranenburgh was there.

Karen Pedrick with Ita Buttrose after discussing ideas relating to the conference host’s presentation.

Controversial author, Alfie Kohn, challenged long-held beliefs by teachers, daring them to change time-worn practices.

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