The nature of children -- Blaming the kids -- Bribes and threats -- Punishment lite : "consequences" and pseudochoice -- How not to get control of the classroom -- A classroom of their choosing -- The classroom as community -- Solving problems together
Summary
In this 10th anniversary edition of an ASCD best seller, author Alfie Kohn reflects on his innovative ideas about replacing traditional discipline programs, in which things are done to students to control how they act, with a collaborative approach, in which we work with students to create caring communities. Features a new afterword by the author