M. In Defense of Our Children: When Politics‚ Profit‚ and Education Collide. Heinemann‚ 2004. Print Johnson‚ Dale D and Bonnie. High Stakes: Children‚ Testing‚ and Failure in American Schools. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2002. Print Kohn‚ Alfie. The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and “Tougher Standards. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1999 Print Myers‚ Charles and Simpson‚ Douglas. Re-Creating Schools: Places Where Everyone Learns and Likes it. Corwin Press
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According to the article‚ Alfie Kohn argues that A-F grading system will not motivate students to understand the information‚ take in challenge‚ and learn about other correlated materials. From this argument‚ we can also conclude that students will focus more on their performance of
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According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ the word ‘good is defined as “Of a favorable character or tendency‚” and the word evil is defined as‚ “morally reprehensible.” Philosophers and Psychologist have debated on the topic of humans being good or evil for centuries and our society is still unsure of what to believe. Humans do not like to think of themselves as pure evil‚ but they also do not consider themselves all good either. Although some may claim humans are inherently good ‚ the truth
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References: Kemerling‚ G. (2014). Kant: Morality. [online] Philosophypages.com. Available at: http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/5i.htm [Accessed 16 Sep. 2014]. Kohn‚ A. (1987). The case against competition. Working Mother. Shaw‚ W.‚ Barry‚ V. and Barry‚ V. (2013). Moral issues in business. (Second Asia-Pacific Edition) published by CENGAGE. Www1.american.edu‚ (2014). NIKE and Child Labor. [online] Available
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References: Kohn‚ A. (2000‚ September 27). Standardized Testing and Its Victims. Education Week. Kohn‚ A (2003‚ March). What Does It Mean to be Well-Educated?. Principal Leadership. Lewis‚ L.‚ Farris‚ E.‚ Greene‚ B. (1996). Remedial Education at Higher Education Institutions in Fall 1995. NCES 97-584. Washington
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Philosophy of Assessment My major is early childhood education. I would like to teach second grade however‚ my ultimate number one goal is to achieve my k-3 licensure and have a dream job. Here is a little bit about why I want to be a teacher. I fell in love with learning when I was only a small child. With the support and encouragement of my parents and family members‚ I have come to know the value of education and have the desire to inspire the same sense of structure in students that I will come
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matching of demand and skill “ (Marr‚ para 4‚ 2000). According to Alfie Kohn in 1995‚ Rewards and punishments are both ways of manipulating behavior. They are two forms of doing things to students. And to that extent‚ all of the research that says it ’s counterproductive to say to students‚ "Do this or here is what I ’m going to do to you‚" also applies to saying‚ "Do this and you ’ll get that." (Brandt‚ 1995‚ p.1). Mr. Kohn believes that rewarding students for learning things that they
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Furthermore‚ most importantly‚ we seek for “A” grade on our assignments and exams. Yes‚ as everyone knows‚ “A” represents something nice‚ wonderful‚ astonishing and impressive. “A grade is different things to different people at different times‚” said Alfie Kohn‚ an eminent American author in the area of education. In other words‚ every single person interprets the score he or she receives differently in different situations: one may get satisfied with
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Not only are these test designed to sort and categorize children‚ but it also causes certain schools to be closed because of low scores. As Alfie Kohn says‚ “Standardized testing has swelled and mutated‚ like a creature in one of those old horror movies‚ to the point that it now threatens to swallow our schools whole.” Imagine how it might feel for a child who doesn’t live in the best neighbor
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Rough Draft Persuasive Paper Standardized testing: What’s wrong with this picture? The ACT: this particular standardized test has many connotations‚ and few of them are positive ones. When one thinks of the ACT‚ or American College Testing‚ feelings of nervousness‚ pressure to perform well‚ and the words “rigged‚” “biased‚” and “tricky” often come to mind. All across America‚ students and parents alike experience similar feelings
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