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The Homework Myth

• Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

By: Alfie Kohn

• Narrated by: Alfie Kohn
• Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
• 4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 (40 ratings)

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One basic need all children have, educator Alfie Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful and largely unknown research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval.

• 2 out of 5 stars

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• 5 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's summary

Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: Stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs. But what if they don't?

In The Homework Myth , nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn systematically examines the usual defenses of homework - that it promotes higher achievement, "reinforces" learning, and teaches study skills and responsibility. None of these assumptions, he shows, actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience. So why do we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil - or even demand a larger dose?

Kohn's incisive analysis reveals how a mistrust of children, a set of misconceptions about learning, and a misguided focus on competitiveness have all left our kids with less free time and our families with more conflict. Pointing to parents who have fought back - and schools that have proved educational excellence is possible without homework - Kohn shows how we can rethink what happens during and after school in order to rescue our families and our children's love of learning.

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• Maria M. Jacob

Must read for parent and teacher! We should disccus about this subjects with our schools and see what can be done. Great book, very interesting points are made. I have laughed (in a bad way), I have cried and it made me angry at some points. We should do more for our kids, and we should stop treating them like if they don't know anything at all!

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• Performance 4 out of 5 stars

• Zackery Zounes

Intriguing argument

Author/reader still comes off as pretentious as he does in his other books, but you can't fault his logic and dedication to thorough research. Many of what he shares mirrors my experience as a 90s kid. I hated hw and still do. It deprived me of opportunities to learn how to "study" and teach myself, which gave me a disadvantage when I went to college and the professors didn't teach and tests were the entire grade.

The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing

Alfie kohn, . . da capo, $24 (250pp) isbn 978-0-7382-1085-8.

Reviewed on: 07/31/2006

Genre: Nonfiction

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The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing Kindle Edition

• Print length 261 pages
• Language English
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• Publisher Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date April 3, 2007
• File size 923 KB
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• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009G1T43I
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Lifelong Books; 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition (April 3, 2007)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2007
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 923 KB
• Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
• Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
• Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 261 pages
• #252 in Education Policy & Reform
• #322 in Education Policy
• #418 in Education Philosophy & Social Aspects

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Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. He is the author of twelve books and hundreds of articles. Kohn has been described by Time Magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades and test scores.” He has appeared twice on “Oprah,” as well as on “The Today Show,” NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” and on many other TV and radio programs. He spends much of his time speaking at education conferences, as well as to parent groups, school faculties, and researchers. Kohn lives (actually) in the Boston area – and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.org.

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