Punished by Rewards
Book description
The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and you'll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way we train the family pet. Drawing on…
Why read it?
1 author picked Punished by Rewards as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As a new art teacher, I started to doubt the usefulness of the endless praise given by other art teachers.
The repetitive use of "good job" lost its meaning and encouraged students to crave more praise. I believed that art had no right or wrong way of execution, and that even professional critics had varying opinions on what constituted good or bad art.
As a result, I avoided praising work based solely on my personal preferences.
Alfie Kohn's book on praise was a great relief for me as it solved my concerns about endless praise in the classroom. Now, I…
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