Tag Archives: Alfie Kohn

A Letter for Colleges: What If Your Students Were Learners First?

by Jay Stott Posted on December 15, 2012

Ran across this on the intertubes this morning at Joe Bower’s blog. It’s a model ‘letter’ a grade free school could use to send to colleges on behalf of its students, written by Alfie Kohn. I’ll just quote a part: … Continue reading →

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Hitting the big time!

by Jay Stott Posted on March 21, 2012

The piece I wrote on TFA last week has been picked up by Alternet.org.   What Wendy Kopp Got Wrong With Teach For America | Education | AlterNet.   While enjoying my 15 minutes of fame, I can’t help but … Continue reading →

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Alfie Kohn’s new book (video)

by Jay Stott Posted on October 20, 2011

Alfie Kohn’s new book is called Feel Bad Education. This interview discusses some of the ideas in the book. “In a progressive school the kids are typically wrestling with real ideas.” at 1:45. Love that thought. That’s what we are … Continue reading →

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