Alfie Kohn: Quotes about children

Alfie Kohn is American author and lecturer. Explore interesting quotes on children.

Alfie Kohn: 26 quotes2 likes

“Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions”

The Homework Myth, chap. 10

“The value of a book about dealing with children is inversely proportional to the number of times it contains the word behavior. When our primary focus is on discrete behaviors, we end up ignoring the whole child.”

"Unconditional Teaching," Educational Leadership

“The value of a book about dealing with children is inversely proportional to the number of times it contains the word behavior.”

Published in Education Leadership, September 2005 http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/uncondtchg.htm