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  <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[  Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of eleven books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations.

Kohn's criticisms of competition and rewards have been widely discussed and debated, and he has been described in Time magazine as &quot;perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades [and] test scores.&quot;

Kohn lives (actually) in the Boston area with his wife and two children, and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.org. ]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>    <born_at>10/15/1957</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason]]></title>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Punished by Rewards: The Trouble With Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise, and Other Bribes]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <published>1993</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and &quot;Tougher Standards&quot;]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <published>1999</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[No Contest: The Case Against Competition]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.06</average_rating>
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  <published>1986</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Homework Myth]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[What Does it Mean to Be Well-Educated?: And Other Essays on Standards, Grading, and other Follies]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <published>2004</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <published>1996</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Case Against Standardized Testing: Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.39</average_rating>
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  <published>2000</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[What to Look for in a Classroom: And Other Essays]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.80</average_rating>
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  <published>1998</published>  
  
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        <book id="495865">
  <title><![CDATA[The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism Empathy in Everyday Life]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alfie Kohn]]></name>
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  <published>1990</published>  
  
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