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| Date: | Fri Jun 29 14:47:37 2001 |
| Name: | Lillie Clay |
| E-mail: | lillie.clay@arpstl.army.mil |
| Organization: | Webster University |
| Location: | Webster Groves, Mo |
| How the site was found: | Class Instructor |
| Comments: | I am looking for a biography or information on the author.
I am doing a presentation and must include background information on the
author Alfie Kohn. Thank You!
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| Date: | Thu Jun 28 20:02:45 2001 |
| Name: | Michael O. Cannon |
| E-mail: | obaiye@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | Best Practice H.S. |
| Location: | Chicago, Ill. |
| How the site was found: | Walloon Institute |
| Comments: | I'm looking for specific information on the value or
detriment of having honors classes offered in high school. Thank you.
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| Date: | Thu Jun 28 09:53:44 2001 |
| Name: | Laura Bauman |
| E-mail: | wcc@stans.com |
| Organization: | |
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| How the site was found: | Your book, "Punished by Rewards" |
| Comments: | My homeschooled family is a "before" and "after" commercial
for your ideas. Even you might be surprised at how happy, well-adjusted
and curious kids who don't get labeled or graded can be.........You
commented that the major faiths operate on a "Do this and you'll get that"
mentality, but many devout Christians consider that kind of faith immature
and superstitious. Regarding testing, I wonder if you're familiar with 2
Corinthians 10:12: "We do not dare to classify ourselves with some who
commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare
themselves with themselves, they are not wise." So you can add the Apostle
Paul among those who agree with you on that.
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| Date: | Thu Jun 28 08:45:43 2001 |
| Name: | robert heffernan |
| E-mail: | rheffer992@aol.com |
| Organization: | Shorewood Special Education Group Inc |
| Location: | Shorewwwod, WI |
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| Date: | Thu Jun 28 08:43:24 2001 |
| Name: | robert heffernan |
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| Date: | Mon Jun 25 21:59:51 2001 |
| Name: | Dr. Kay Smith |
| E-mail: | nosluffin@aol.com |
| Organization: | Payson High School |
| Location: | Payson, Utah |
| How the site was found: | search |
| Comments: | I would like to read again Alfie Kohn's opinion of
character education programs that are "Themes by the Month," and their
relationship to the Newtonian model of "fixing the machine or kid."
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| Date: | Sat Jun 23 10:42:17 2001 |
| Name: | Libby Armentrout |
| E-mail: | armentr@attglobal.net |
| Organization: | Middletown City Schools, Miami Univ |
| Location: | Middletown, Ohio |
| How the site was found: | given to us at Walloon |
| Comments: | Thank you for making crystal clear myintuitive, fuzzy
thinking on standardized tests. I'll spread the word--not as well, but
maybe just as persistently. Wallooners benefited--and there were 400 of
us.
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| Date: | Fri Jun 22 20:50:19 2001 |
| Name: | Francesca Blueher |
| E-mail: | bluewaft@aol.com |
| Organization: | Albuquerque Public School teacher |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | back of the Children Deserve book |
| Comments: | I am a fairly new teacher....I am totally engrossed in the
above mentioned book...wonderful true points about the public school
education. Has Mr. Kohn written anything since the passing of Bush's
education bill? Would love to know of his reaction.
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| Date: | Thu Jun 21 21:42:20 2001 |
| Name: | JEFF HERR |
| E-mail: | cherr@esc11.net |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: | UNDERMINE PASSIVE SCHOOL OPPRESSION;BOYCOTT THE TAAS!
SETTLE ONLY FOR THE EDUCATION OF SOCIAL CHANGE!
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| Date: | Wed Jun 20 09:34:54 2001 |
| Name: | Anne Nelson |
| E-mail: | nelson@unite.com.au |
| Organization: | Spensley Street PS |
| Location: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, Aust |
| How the site was found: | friend |
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| Date: | Mon Jun 18 19:43:02 2001 |
| Name: | sue dutton |
| E-mail: | SUE_DUTTON@HOTMAIL.COM |
| Organization: | MCADORY ELEM. |
| Location: | ALABAMA |
| How the site was found: | OTHER TEACHERS |
| Comments: | I hope that this web site will help me find information on
standards and teacher leadership.
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| Date: | Sun Jun 17 23:16:21 2001 |
| Name: | Meryl Danziger |
| E-mail: | mdanzig@javanet.com |
| Organization: | The Little Red School House |
| Location: | NYC |
| How the site was found: | looked for it on Internet |
| Comments: | I would like to meet Mr. Kohn. I think we'd have a lot to
talk about.
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| Date: | Sat Jun 16 19:37:42 2001 |
| Name: | Patrick D. Page |
| E-mail: | ppage@g2a.net |
| Organization: | Just Retired after 36 years in the classroom |
| Location: | Central Wisconsin |
| How the site was found: | Entered Alfie Kohn's name |
| Comments: | I feel Alfie's message is one that must be heard by all
educators both young and old.Please continue to do your part to aid in
doing that.
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| Date: | Sat Jun 16 10:32:19 2001 |
| Name: | Mary Strezewski |
| E-mail: | strezew@ix.netcom.com |
| Organization: | Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center |
| Location: | Evanston, IL |
| How the site was found: | Given out at your lecture in April, 2001 |
| Comments: | Thank you for your wonderful message at the AMS conference.
You give voice to many of my own theories regarding how some of us deceive
ourselves about the methods we use. When they fail, we are too short
sighted to understand why. I always tell my adult students that if what
they doing isn't working, it certainly isn't the fault of the
children...they haven't read the books. We need to continue to search for
common sense answers. You have certainly aided in that search.
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| Date: | Fri Jun 15 00:18:50 2001 |
| Name: | Jaqui O'Shaughnessy |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
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| Date: | Thu Jun 14 15:32:07 2001 |
| Name: | Karen faiai |
| E-mail: | kfaiai@aol.com |
| Organization: | Mother |
| Location: | North Carolina |
| How the site was found: | cnn talkback live |
| Comments: | I want to know more about these tests.
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| Date: | Wed Jun 13 10:25:01 2001 |
| Name: | Jacob R. Roe |
| E-mail: | jroe39@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | future teacher |
| Location: | Whitney Point, NY |
| How the site was found: | Timothy Slekar showed it to me. |
| Comments: | I just finished reading "The School our Children Deserve"
and it has forced me to re-evaluate schooling, and testing. I
whole-heartedly agree with the entire book. I think every educator or
person who wants to dictate and mandate standards to teachers should read
some of your books. You will be hearing from me. I plan on dedicating the
rest of my life as a teacher to ending standardized tests, and raising
standards.
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| Date: | Tue Jun 12 17:18:56 2001 |
| Name: | Chuck Ohm |
| E-mail: | cohm@triton.k12.mn.us |
| Organization: | Triton Public Schools |
| Location: | Dodge Center, MN |
| How the site was found: | Ed. Specialist Program through Winona State |
| Comments: | I have a question that I could use some help on. It is, "
Discuss the concept of 'covenant of shared values' and its importance to
curriculum development. Discuss 'democracy' as a basis for such a
covenant" I have picked this topic to research on and write my final paper
for our curriculum development class and could use some valuable
information or opinions to get started. Thanks, Chuck
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| Date: | Sun Jun 10 10:09:13 2001 |
| Name: | Michael Swickard |
| E-mail: | michael@swickard.com |
| Organization: | The Michael Swickard Talk Radio Show |
| Location: | Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| How the site was found: | Referenced in Punished By Rewards |
| Comments: | It is difficult to hold contradictory thoughts to "common
sense" whatever that means to each of us. I started investigating the
concept of rewards for learning with the thought, "What an idiot Alfie
Kohn is to write this book." Very quickly I realized, "What an idiot I
have been." No gold stars for me, just the truth I found in this book.
Thanks.
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| Date: | Wed Jun 6 21:26:21 2001 |
| Name: | Jessica |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
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| Date: | Wed Jun 6 10:50:20 2001 |
| Name: | Bill Sacco |
| E-mail: | sacco@sharpthinkers.com |
| Organization: | SharpThinkers, Inc. |
| Location: | Bel Air MD. |
| How the site was found: | Read your "Schools" book and searched for you on the net |
| Comments: | Share your views. Can I join your parade?
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| Date: | Tue Jun 5 22:42:14 2001 |
| Name: | John S. Aird |
| E-mail: | jsaird@erols.com |
| Organization: | Unaffiliated retiree. |
| Location: | Silver Spring, MD |
| How the site was found: | Listing in an article in the Washington Post. |
| Comments: | My wife and I are in our tenth yerar of volunteering two
days a week as classroom teacher aides in an elementary school with a high
minority enrollment. We are concerned about student motivation, teaching
methods, and progress measurement. But educational methods seem to change
in cycles, as though they were based on whims, fashions, or unfounded
ideologies, not on empirical research and substantial evidence. Some of
Mr. Kohn's ideas seem to echo convictions that were popular in U. S.
education in the late 1960s, some of which appeared to have a destructive
effect on teaching and learning in the public schools at that time. Some
of his statements reflect great certainty that he is rioght, and his
opponents are wrong. On what is this sense of certainty based? I have
serious doubts as to whether his philosophy is appropriate to the needs
and problems of the students with whom I have been working over the past
ten years.
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| Date: | Mon Jun 4 18:53:08 2001 |
| Name: | Anita Wolpman |
| E-mail: | anita_wolpman@sccoe.org |
| Organization: | Teacher |
| Location: | San Jose, California |
| How the site was found: | Attended Urban conference/Oakland |
| Comments: | I am so grateful to have heard your views, Alfie Kohn!! I
have, for many years shared your concerns regarding Behavioristic
Psychology and the "competitive "model used in our educational system, and
in our society at large. Thank you for presenting your thoughts with
passion and clarity. Anita Wolpman
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| Date: | Mon Jun 4 10:45:18 2001 |
| Name: | Casey |
| E-mail: | vunguyen728b@aol.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | from the book |
| Comments: | I'm not finished with The Schools Our Children Deserve, but
I'm thankful to have a book that says so much of what I experienced as a
teacher. I worked in a low income, Hispanic school in Texas teaching 4th
grade. My first year I could teach and be creative. I loved it. The kids
learned. My second year more kids were required to take the state tests,
so we did testing drills from September to April. We were told by
principals to only focus on students who could learn and skip science and
social studies. They were not on the test. I didn't like it. The kids
didn't like it. I'm sorry all these good kids are missing an education
just because some people think testing is a judge of quality. I'm not
teaching now and wonder if I'll ever go back.
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| Date: | Sun Jun 3 16:30:46 2001 |
| Name: | Bryll Anthony SCHULTZ |
| E-mail: | bschultz@sprynet.com |
| Organization: | Teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Location: | Noth Hollywood, California |
| How the site was found: | Read a book picked up in a book store |
| Comments: | As one who has been chastised for not being a "Team
Player", it is refreshing to find one who is playing on the same team as
I!
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| Date: | Sat Jun 2 17:10:57 2001 |
| Name: | Dorothy Wolden |
| E-mail: | dwolden@aol.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | search |
| Comments: | Thank goodness for Alfie Kohn and his voice of compassion
and reason! I feel so much saner after reading his work. I keep giving the
books to my daughter's elementary school teachers and administrators but
they don't "get it." Next year we begin homeschooling.
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| Date: | Sat Jun 2 14:36:40 2001 |
| Name: | jim black |
| E-mail: | jim@grasslands.ab.ca |
| Organization: | grasslands public schools |
| Location: | brooks alberta canada |
| How the site was found: | attended alfie's presentation in calgary ab |
| Comments: | enjoyed the presentation!have been thinking about those
tests in that way for some time.I stopped item writing and marking 4 years
ago.thanks for the website.
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| Date: | Fri Jun 1 15:25:06 2001 |
| Name: | Craig Bishop |
| E-mail: | bishop.c@home.com |
| Organization: | Calgary Seperate School District |
| Location: | Calgary, AB |
| How the site was found: | Attended Kohn's Lecture |
| Comments: | Last night I saw Kohn speak in Calgary against standardized
tests. I think the commerce side of life is making social systems like
education fall into a model of the "Bottom Line" ideal. I don't think
business has any place in school because competition is at the root of
business success. Competition is inevitably failure. Students should
experience successes, not failures! Thanks for a wonderful, insightful and
inspirational talk around this topic.
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| Date: | Fri Jun 1 09:21:59 2001 |
| Name: | Kevin Mader |
| E-mail: | kevin.mader@thuleus.com |
| Organization: | THULE |
| Location: | Seymour, CT |
| How the site was found: | Browsed |
| Comments: | Mr. Kohn's books are insightful! He has opened my eyes.
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| Date: | Thu May 31 13:29:39 2001 |
| Name: | David J schneider II |
| E-mail: | Schndj13@uwgb.edu |
| Organization: | student |
| Location: | Green Bay,WI |
| How the site was found: | carefully |
| Comments: | I am currently a student at the University of Wisconsin at
Green Bay. I am very interested in teaching but am finding that it is very
difficult for me to do so because I feel our educational enterprise here
in the US is a joke. I have read all of Kohn's books and agree with
everything he has published. When I read the books, it is as if Kohn was
reading my mind. I have been studying Roussaueu, John Goodlad,
Montessouri, and William Glasser as well. I am about to enter into the
teacher cirtification program at the university I currently attend, but I
am reluctant to do so because I feel they will fail to teach me anything
usefull. I don't want to be trained by the state of Wisconsin to teach
"their" way because as I've said I believe, as Kohn believes, we can do
better! So I have found myself stuck between a rock and a hard place. Are
their any other options? I want to learn more about constuctivist or
progressive education so that I too can help to promote my educational
theories; theories that are revolutionary and demand an overthrowing of
the current system. I believe that if educators continue to fail to
recognize the importance of students' atittudes on learning, then children
will continue to destroy the school's stength by acting out against it;
just look at the increase of bomb threats and school shootings that have
permiated every inner city, suburban, and rural school across the country.
I fear that we have not even begun to see the end, and surely if schools
do not cange, a disater beyond our imagination will occure. Something must
be done now before it's too late!! We need to reasses every single belief
that governs our schools. I have enouph faith in the American public that
there are enouph creative people to come up with an endless list of
ressolutions to make our schools more need satisfying; for instance, look
at what Disney is doing. If our schoolchildren are to experience any
reprieve then a total restucturing of the current curricular and
pedigogical lines must occure. In the words of Kohn, "The bad news is that
we have paid the price for so long, the good news is that we can do
better. We can get kids hooked on learning--if that is what we really
intend to do." Our schools could be so much more if children were allowed
to direct their own learning, to learn that wich appeals to each
individual, and above all, helping to develope a love of truths. But,
unforetunetly when I think of all the external causes that spoil the
wisest of plans I begin to wonder if betterment is even possible.
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| Date: | Thu May 31 06:27:43 2001 |
| Name: | Lynne Oreck-Wener |
| E-mail: | tehwener@home.com |
| Organization: | Alternative Schools Advisory Committee |
| Location: | Ottawa, Ontario-Canada |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: | I have viewed your videos and read your books- your
passion, commitment and messages are enlightening. Thank you Please put me
on your mailing list
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| Date: | Wed May 30 21:51:33 2001 |
| Name: | Valerie Moon |
| E-mail: | starrmoon@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | member National Home Education Network |
| Location: | Missouri |
| How the site was found: | typed 'Alfie Kohn' into mamma.com search engine |
| Comments: | I read _Punished by Rewards_ years ago while homeschooling
my kids and have since recommended it to new homeschoolers and people
inquiring into homeschooling. I was pleased to find the web site. Now I
can send out the url along with my Christmas cards. My idea of 'Alfie for
President' is simplistic but heartfelt. Would that the change in the
American education system were that easy.
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| Date: | Wed May 30 21:23:32 2001 |
| Name: | Blake Bordisso |
| E-mail: | BigBbord@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | highschool student |
| Location: | kelseyville, CA |
| How the site was found: | doing a reserch paper |
| Comments: | I thank you for the enlightment on this topic. Your
information was very helpful in writing my reserch paper. I'm sure my
teacher will give me a very high score. I will never think about a
standardized test the same again.
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| Date: | Tue May 29 17:04:27 2001 |
| Name: | Stephanie M. Turner |
| E-mail: | smtmesh245@aol.com |
| Organization: | student |
| Location: | Newark, DE |
| How the site was found: | it was given in a book |
| Comments: | Hi I have read a couple articals in school and after that I
bought two of your books. I'm an early education major and was woundering
if there is a book out there that tells about non tradional schools where
they are ect. a guide so to speak. I want to teach at a school like this
and when I have kids I want them to have tha oppertunity to be excited
about learning.
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| Date: | Fri May 25 21:57:39 2001 |
| Name: | Rachel Madu |
| E-mail: | rachelmadu@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | Family Education and Support Worker |
| Location: | Vancouver, BC |
| How the site was found: | Punished By Rewards |
| Comments: | I just started reading Punished by Rewards, am thoroughly
enjoying it and am now thirsty for anything written by Alfie Kohn.
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| Date: | Thu May 24 14:24:04 2001 |
| Name: | Michele Sakaguchi |
| E-mail: | houserm@cc.wwu.edu |
| Organization: | Western WA University Pre-Service Teacher |
| Location: | Bellingham, WA |
| How the site was found: | Read "Beyond Discipline" |
| Comments: | Please put me on your mailing list!
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| Date: | Thu May 24 11:00:09 2001 |
| Name: | Bill Bright |
| E-mail: | brightideas98@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | School Board Member |
| Location: | Galup, NM |
| How the site was found: | Read "The Scjhools Our Children Deserve" |
| Comments: | Put me on your mailing list.
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| Date: | Wed May 23 14:21:16 2001 |
| Name: | Sharon Ingold |
| E-mail: | sri@pfeiffer.edu |
| Organization: | education major- college senior |
| Location: | Oakboro, North Carolina |
| How the site was found: | while researching a college paper |
| Comments: | Your articles give me hope for positive changes to our
education system. As an adult who is changing careers and returning to
college, I know that the "traditional" teaching methods that were used
when I was in school didn't work!! I plan to teach hands-on, minds-on
lessons that encourage my students to learn through inquiry and action! I
know teachers who are using the "new" methods we are now learning in
college that are frustrated due to being at odds with other teachers and
administrators because they don't teach by giving worksheets and tons of
tests!! I needed to hear that there are others who believe that
standardized tests are ineffective and that we need to teach children how
to learn and how to understand concepts rather than trying to make them
regurgitate meaningless facts!! Keep up the great work and keep
encouraging teachers and future teachers like myself.
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| Date: | Tue May 22 20:08:55 2001 |
| Name: | Art Pelletier |
| E-mail: | ajpell@email.com |
| Organization: | NH House of Representatives |
| Location: | (H)Dover, NH (W) Concord, NH |
| How the site was found: | FairTest web site |
| Comments: | Alfie, I was dismayed to learn (through a Boston Globe
columnist) of your "disinvitation" to a recent conference in Mass. due to
Dept. of Ed. interference. You know you're striking a nerve when such
tactics begin to appear. Give 'em hell, Harry -- er, Alfie!!
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| Date: | Tue May 22 18:00:06 2001 |
| Name: | Candy Burnett |
| E-mail: | ckburnett@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | Middletown Pre-K |
| Location: | Middletown,NY |
| How the site was found: | NYSAEYC Conference pamphlet |
| Comments: | I was unable to attend the conference. I am very interested
in your ideas of reward/punishment. Which of your books would be most
helpful. I teach Pre-K (4-5 year olds.) Thank you.
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| Date: | Tue May 22 17:54:46 2001 |
| Name: | Candy Burnett |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | |
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| Date: | Mon May 21 23:10:00 2001 |
| Name: | Andy Zaugg |
| E-mail: | zauggandy@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | from What to Look for in a Classroom |
| Comments: | I am about to become a secondary schol teacher, and am
appalled at the undemocractic, authoritarian atmosphere in the schools in
my area. At no time have my studies included anything regarding the fact
that children need to be participants in the decision-making regarding
their education. Nor have my education classes been other than traditional
fare. Where can I see humane education? I have been inspered by A.K.'s
writings, and would like to create at least a small haven of dignity and
respect in my own classroom, but I don't think it's allowed.
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| Date: | Mon May 21 14:20:43 2001 |
| Name: | Alien |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: | keep up the good work
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| Date: | Sun May 20 16:22:27 2001 |
| Name: | Krusty Van der Squeal |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: | Bravo! Keep up the good work!
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| Date: | Sun May 20 12:55:14 2001 |
| Name: | Kevin McCormack |
| E-mail: | kevmac71@aol.com |
| Organization: | Xaverian HS |
| Location: | Bklyn NY |
| How the site was found: | I was looking for it. |
| Comments: | I was either dean & AP of discipline in my building for
about 5 years. I was effective in the short run but feared I was losing my
soul. I could make the toughest teenage boy "break" in a matter of no
time. But when I did it I knew something was terribly wrong. My
educational role models had become TV cops! I have been out of
"discipline" for 2 yeas now and have been working in my school to "subvert
the pervasive paridigm" of discipline. Last week I discovered "Beyond
Discipline" and have not been able to put it down!!! Your book has offered
me a way to rethink and challenge age old assumptions that defy validity;
especially in a school and a system dedicated to the life & teachings
of Jesus. Thank You
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| Date: | Sun May 20 09:37:37 2001 |
| Name: | wanwisa wongchalard |
| E-mail: | wwisa@another.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Thailand |
| How the site was found: | websearch |
| Comments: | Thanks you for your ideas.
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| Date: | Sun May 20 07:51:23 2001 |
| Name: | Irene Bass |
| E-mail: | bean5181@aol.com |
| Organization: | none |
| Location: | Puerto Rico |
| How the site was found: | Excite |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Sun May 20 01:49:57 2001 |
| Name: | Kathy Whitney |
| E-mail: | joehul@bellsouth.net |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | from disney site |
| Comments: | Love your books. I'm a pre-service teacher ready to begin
this fall. Can I interview successfully spouting your wonderful ideas? Can
I implement your ideas in a classroom?
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| Date: | Sat May 19 23:08:09 2001 |
| Name: | Marilyn Hoffman |
| E-mail: | Elitistmar@aol.com |
| Organization: | Great Neck Public School Teacher, pre-kindergarten |
| Location: | great Neck, NY |
| How the site was found: | Ask Jeeves |
| Comments: | A friend of mine who is in early childhood suggested that I
read the text of a speech that Alphie Kohn made regarding standards. The
speech was given in Syracuse, NY, quite recently. Can I obtain the text of
what Mr. Kohn discussed. I am very disheartened by what is happening in
the educational system and feel profoundly angry that the standards are so
off kilter. Children need to be children and play is there work. The new
rage in directed and imposed curriculum clearly goes against all that I
believe to be developmentally sound in Early Childhood Education
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| Date: | Fri May 18 15:57:48 2001 |
| Name: | Christina |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | BC, Canada |
| How the site was found: | Through a psyc health newsletter from my area |
| Comments: | This is a greatly refreshing site. I found it very useful
in retrieving information that I was in need of. Congratulations to Alfie
for finally speaking out about what so many of us have had on our minds
for so long, speaking out for those who are often not listened to,
speaking out for our students.
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| Date: | Fri May 18 10:20:35 2001 |
| Name: | lynn herschlein |
| E-mail: | lynnhersch |
| Organization: | locust valley central school district |
| Location: | bayville, new york |
| How the site was found: | kohn's writing |
| Comments: | i need to get my hands on a ny times op-ed piece by howard
gardiner where he cautioned against test prep; equated high test scores
through intense prep with "mimicry", asserted that high scores should be
result of strong general preparation and good teaching, etc. any chance
someone clipped it as i did (but managed to hang on to it)? :)
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| Date: | Fri May 18 00:14:01 2001 |
| Name: | David Bly |
| E-mail: | david.bly@nfld.k12.mn.us |
| Organization: | Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs |
| Location: | Minnesota |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: | I am writing to request your views on the following
Wellstone proposal that may be added to the K-12 education bill currently
being considered on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Proposed Wellstone
amendment. Sen. Wellstone is concerned that the federal government is
moving ahead too quickly with mandating annual testing in grades 3 through
8 without making the necessary investment in our schools. He may propose
an amendment on May 22 to the Senate bill that includes President Bush's
annual testing proposal. The Wellstone amendment would say that states
would NOT be required to implement the "new Bush tests" unless the federal
Title I program is fully funded for the year in which the tests go into
effect. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
authorizes aid to local school districts for the education of
disadvantaged children. Title I grants are used to provide supplementary
educational and related services to low-achieving children attending
schools with relatively high concentrations of pupils from low-income
families. Sen. Wellstone believes that if you want to "leave no child
behind" annual testing is not enough. It must be accompanied by efforts to
ensure that all children have opportunities to learn. Sen. Wellstone
values your advice and direction. I would appreciate getting your written
comments on the proposed Wellstone amendment by Monday, May 21. We are
particularly interested in hearing from classroom teachers and parents.
Please direct your views and any stories from the classroom to: Josh
Syrjamaki, Policy Liaison U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone 2550 University Avenue,
#100 St. Paul, MN 55114 Phone: 651-645-0383 Fax: 651-645-0704
josh_syrjamaki@wellstone.senate.gov You can find more information about
President Bush's education proposal and the corresponding bills in the
House and Senate at these two website: President Bush's Proposal U.S.
Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/inits/nclb/index.html Comparison
of House and Senate Education Bills Congressional Research Service "ESEA
Reauthorization Proposals: Comparison of Major Features of S.1, H.1, and
Comprehensive Alternative Bills, May 14, 2001" Product Number RL30921
http://www.crs.gov/ Thank you in advance for your assistance. I look
forward to hearing from you. All my best. Josh Syrjamaki
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| Date: | Thu May 17 01:55:17 2001 |
| Name: | Shelley Wagner |
| E-mail: | trshmi@mindspring.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Chicago |
| How the site was found: | educated guess |
| Comments: | Fantastic! I expect to graduate from college next year with
a degree in psychology. Are there any graduate programs in Chicago in
which there are faculty members studying the detrimental effects of
standardized testing? My son is 4 years old. I didn't use punishments or
rewards before I read any of Mr. Kohn's books, but they affirmed my own
personal philosophy. I have not encountered any difficulties by excluding
rewards or punishments. Everyone should read these books, not just
parents, everybody!
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| Date: | Wed May 16 22:09:03 2001 |
| Name: | William Mark Stierle |
| E-mail: | touchdwn83@aol.com |
| Organization: | Corporate Culture Development |
| Location: | Santa Monica |
| How the site was found: | Punished by Rewards book cover |
| Comments: | Punished by Rewards was transformation for me and my
applications to understanding the function of behavior.
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| Date: | Wed May 16 11:58:42 2001 |
| Name: | amy jones |
| E-mail: | jonesie04@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | Bountiful High School |
| Location: | Bountiful, Utah |
| How the site was found: | Read Mr. Kohn's books!!! |
| Comments: | You are my hero!! At last, someone with professional
credibility who believes as I do about education, classroom management and
parenting. With my principal's permission and support this year, I took
away grades and extrinsic motivation from my classes, specifically my AP
classes. Some of the students absolutely hyperventilated, at first, and
then recognized the possibilities and changed their thinking. Some of them
didn't hyperventilate but intellectually dropped out. The rest rejoiced
and did very well. It will be interesting to see how they did on their AP
test. They gave up their evenings and Saturday (no requirement either for
this or actually taking the AP test) to meet with me and and prepare
themselves. It was a great year!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Amy
Jones
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| Date: | Wed May 16 08:02:49 2001 |
| Name: | Jyothsna |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | Browser |
| Comments: | Loved Ur book Compliance to Community - did u know that it
made a teacher far away in India (me)sit up and think?
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| Date: | Wed May 16 07:25:39 2001 |
| Name: | angelie delos santos |
| E-mail: | angeliedelossantos@yahoo.com.uk |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: | I am currently writing my term paper about the effects of
rewards in the teaching and learning process. I was fascinated by the
articles of Mr. Alfie Kohn about rewards.His ideas could bring reform in
the field of education.
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| Date: | Mon May 14 12:34:54 2001 |
| Name: | Kelly Barrett |
| E-mail: | labatblu48@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | Binghamton University Student |
| Location: | Binghamton, ny |
| How the site was found: | in The Case Agiainst Standardized Testing |
| Comments: | Changes need to be made in the education of our children!
This is a great place to start...Alfie's ideas are essential for reform.
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| Date: | Mon May 14 01:41:50 2001 |
| Name: | cathy wilton |
| E-mail: | c.wilton@lycos |
| Organization: | Pine Community School |
| Location: | Brisbane,Australia |
| How the site was found: | word of mouth |
| Comments: | TRhankyou! As a teacher in an alternative setting and as a
parent, I have so much to learn and voices and opinions like those
expressed here, are not nearly loud enough. I really feel I have benefited
from your work. Thanks, again
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| Date: | Sun May 13 23:14:35 2001 |
| Name: | stephen Lim |
| E-mail: | stephenlimts@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | none |
| Location: | Kuala Lumpur |
| How the site was found: | search engine |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Sun May 13 23:11:53 2001 |
| Name: | Curt Hayes, Professor (ret.) |
| E-mail: | chayes@bainbridge.net |
| Organization: | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Location: | BCBL, San Antonio, TX 78216 |
| How the site was found: | Through an article of testing |
| Comments: | Old New England proverb: "You don't raise hogs by weighing
them"
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| Date: | Fri May 11 16:38:47 2001 |
| Name: | Beth Julian |
| E-mail: | bjulian@neo.rr.com |
| Organization: | Canton Montessori School, parent of 3 |
| Location: | Ohio, USA |
| How the site was found: | from cassette of lecture at AMS Chicago |
| Comments: | I am thrilled to find such an articulate voice for the
"common sense" approach of treating children with respect. I hope to share
his message with the Parochial school educators that treat my two older
children as if they were Pavlov's dogs! Candy if you're quiet, no recess
if you talk when you're not "supposed" to! AARGH!
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| Date: | Fri May 11 16:34:54 2001 |
| Name: | Beth Julian |
| E-mail: | bjulian@neo.rr.com |
| Organization: | Canton Montessori School, parent of 3 |
| Location: | Ohio, USA |
| How the site was found: | from cassette of lecture at AMS Chicago |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Thu May 10 13:46:38 2001 |
| Name: | Sara Dotty |
| E-mail: | sdotty@qwest.net |
| Organization: | Minneapolis Public Schools |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | by chance |
| Comments: | I am a relatively new teacher (5 years) and would like to
broaden my knowledge base. I am asking for suggestions on new/current
topics to read about. Any book or article suggestions would be helpful.
Thank you.
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| Date: | Thu May 10 13:44:23 2001 |
| Name: | Sara Dotty |
| E-mail: | sdotty@qwest.net |
| Organization: | Minneapolis Public Schools |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | by chance |
| Comments: | I am a relatively new teacher (5 years) and would like to
broaden my knowledge base. I am asking for suggestions on new/current
topics to read about. Any book or article suggestions would be helpful.
Thank you.
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| Date: | Thu May 10 13:41:53 2001 |
| Name: | Trudi Richards |
| E-mail: | wingedlion@aol.com |
| Organization: | Winged Lion Project for Relevant Education |
| Location: | SF Bay Area, California |
| How the site was found: | articles, books & word of mouth |
| Comments: | THANK YOU for so clearly articulating, demonstrating and
documenting what so many of us KNOW but have been less able to express. A
TWIST ON "TOUGHER STANDARDS" AND TESTING: Don't you think it's time that
WE THE PEOPLE enforced Tougher Standards on our "leaders"? Please join us
in GRADING THE STATE on how well "they" are doing: Is our public education
system providing a RELEVANT AND MEANINGFUL EDUCATION FOR ALL PEOPLE?
Constact us at wingedlion@aol.com for a copy of the THE R.E.A.L. TEST
(Relevant Educ. at All Levels) currently being launched in California.
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| Date: | Thu May 10 10:52:24 2001 |
| Name: | Jennifer birckmayer |
| E-mail: | jmb25@cornell.edu |
| Organization: | Cornell University |
| Location: | Ithaca NY |
| How the site was found: | through netscape |
| Comments: | interested in your ideas as a result of the NYSAEYC
conference - great presentation!
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| Date: | Wed May 9 01:55:59 2001 |
| Name: | Brian Comnes |
| E-mail: | bcomnes@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Marin County, CA USA |
| How the site was found: | google search |
| Comments: | 34% of Drake High students in Marin County opted out of the
STAR tests last week in protest, District wide it was 24% even the middle
school went over 10% opt out...find out more...write me at
bcomnes@yahoo.com
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| Date: | Tue May 8 19:27:56 2001 |
| Name: | Carol Taylor |
| E-mail: | cjst@ix.netcom.com |
| Organization: | Civic Organizing Foundation/National Citizenship School |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Tue May 8 11:48:23 2001 |
| Name: | Dr. Rebecca Shore |
| E-mail: | DrRebeccaSHore@cs.com |
| Organization: | NurseryMinds |
| Location: | NOrth Carolina |
| How the site was found: | Heard Alfie speak last weekend at NYAEYC |
| Comments: | Alfie,I think I forgot to give you my website. I had an 8th
grader put it together for me. www.NurseryMinds.com. Sincerely, Rebecca
Shore, UNCG
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| Date: | Mon May 7 21:42:15 2001 |
| Name: | Jules Ohrin-Greipp |
| E-mail: | wiscman@global101.com |
| Organization: | Palo Verde Unified School District |
| Location: | Blythe, California |
| How the site was found: | I was looking for info on Alfie Kohn |
| Comments: | I am a school psychologist in Blythe, California. I will be
using Alfie's books in a college course I am teaching. I also heard of
Scarsdale's (New York)successful (I think) boycott of the standardized
tests. I hope this will spread. I am doing my part to encourage the
discontinued use of these tests. Any info on how a boycott can be
initiated would be appreciated.
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| Date: | Mon May 7 13:41:08 2001 |
| Name: | Kenneth McGrath |
| E-mail: | mcgrathke@wrps.org |
| Organization: | Lincoln High School |
| Location: | Wisconsin Rapids WI |
| How the site was found: | Rogue Forum |
| Comments: | enjoy your books-how much real hope is there? Milwaukee
Journal- Sentinel just criticized CA dropping SATs for admission. Called
SATs only true measurement. The SATs are not culturally biased or Asian
kids would do poorly also. Got any data?
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| Date: | Mon May 7 12:35:57 2001 |
| Name: | Jennifer Weiss |
| E-mail: | jennifer@daycarecouncil.org |
| Organization: | Day Care & Child Dev't Council of Tompkins Co. |
| Location: | Ithaca, NY |
| How the site was found: | NYSAEYC pamphlet |
| Comments: | I saw Alfie speak at the conference. He was fantastic! I'm
interested in trying to bring him to Ithaca.
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| Date: | Sun May 6 23:43:08 2001 |
| Name: | Leslie Zarnowski |
| E-mail: | BsnChick@aol.com |
| Organization: | Henderson County Public Schools |
| Location: | Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| How the site was found: | Dr. Gayle Moller - WCU |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Sat May 5 17:20:18 2001 |
| Name: | Cindy Whitman-Bradley |
| E-mail: | buph@igc.org |
| Organization: | Parent, Tamalpais Union School District |
| Location: | Marin Coutny, California |
| How the site was found: | From Kohn's books |
| Comments: | I've been on this site and given messages before, but I
wanted to give an update about the student boycott of the STAR (
California required standardized tests for all students grades 2-11) test
at the Tamalpais district high schools. This was parent supported and 600
students got parent waivers not to take the test. Three of the five high
schools got more than 10% of kids not taking tests which means they are no
longer eligible for state funding. This has hit the local papers big time.
The students also formed a group called Marin Students for Liberating
Education and they have spoken at school board meetings and are looking
for ways to create an ongoing organization that will demand more power
over their education and their treatment in schools. My son is part of
this group and it is wonderful to see how articulate and well informed
these students are. They have their facts and they are level headed and do
not resort to demonizing as they address their opponents. My son is
finishing his junior year of high school and has decided to skip senior
year and enroll directly in the local community college because he is sick
of being treated so poorly at high school and wants to pursue his
interests in biology more seriously. When he took his High School
Proficiency Exam last weekend the first test site was over-booked so they
had to go to a second test site. That tells you something about what kids
think of their high school education in Marin County. Spread the word
about our success in the boycott; the kids are thinking of the next steps
in stopping the California STAR; hopefully they will also go after the
newly created Exit Exams as well. The power of the students is awesome!
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| Date: | Sat May 5 13:10:59 2001 |
| Name: | Michelle Slusher |
| E-mail: | buddhacb@aol.com |
| Organization: | NSSD - Woodlake Elementary School |
| Location: | North Sacramento, CA |
| How the site was found: | search....standardized testing also my professor & fellow colleagues spoke highly of Alfie Kohn |
| Comments: | Thought provoking, interesting, & motivating! It's
unfortunate that my district bases students ability solely on their
acheivement test scores. I see students who are permanently scarred from
such tests and the pressure put on them is horrendous. I pray we educators
can make the difference....
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| Date: | Fri May 4 18:46:05 2001 |
| Name: | Julie Gabrielse |
| E-mail: | jgabrielse1@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes - teacher |
| Location: | Mishawaka, IN |
| How the site was found: | AMS Conference |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Fri May 4 12:55:52 2001 |
| Name: | Kate Strefeler |
| E-mail: | kstrefeler@neo.rr.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Ohio |
| How the site was found: | was looking for background info on pros and cons of standized testing; thru findarticles com |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Thu May 3 21:28:05 2001 |
| Name: | tieing the knot at the end of the rope |
| E-mail: | nexttimee54@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | family |
| Location: | USA |
| How the site was found: | heard of it |
| Comments: | Per my son message below...please use this address to
contact me...nexttime54@hotmail.com as the otherone will not reach me.
"tieing the knot at the end of the rope" is as in--casting a lifeline out
there--tieing a knot at the end of the rope and hanging on for life....
Thanxs.
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| Date: | Thu May 3 21:07:13 2001 |
| Name: | tieing the knot at the end of the rope |
| E-mail: | next time |
| Organization: | family |
| Location: | usa |
| How the site was found: | heard of it |
| Comments: | Hi, My 9th grade son thinks his is failing everything, in
school his grades are all less than 50%. He has a.d.d. and numerous things
have been tried within a systemically ill school over these last 2 years.
With 15 or so school days left, everyone has more or less call 'things' a
wash...only effort s come to my mind is to request a battery of tests to
identify his best learning styles. Circumstances in the past have
prohibitied me from home-schooling but am thinking about that. However,
don't think I can handle homeschooling. Any suggestions for types of test
to requests from school to do? Other suggestions?
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| Date: | Thu May 3 15:44:51 2001 |
| Name: | Debbie Hessert |
| E-mail: | debhessert@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | National Louis University |
| Location: | Wheaton, Illinois |
| How the site was found: | a search on Google.com |
| Comments: | I look forward to reading more of your work. I have heard
good things about you!
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| Date: | Thu May 3 11:32:48 2001 |
| Name: | Tony Brown |
| E-mail: | tony.f.brown@baesystems.com |
| Organization: | BAE Systems Ltd |
| Location: | Waterlooville, Hants, UK |
| How the site was found: | via curious cat |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Thu May 3 11:11:41 2001 |
| Name: | Tony Brown |
| E-mail: | tony.f.brown@baesystems.com |
| Organization: | BAE Systems Ltd |
| Location: | Waterlooville, Hants, UK |
| How the site was found: | via curious cat |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Wed May 2 18:06:07 2001 |
| Name: | Dean Vogel |
| E-mail: | devchino1@aol.com |
| Organization: | California Teachers Association |
| Location: | Davis, CA |
| How the site was found: | Alfie gave it to me |
| Comments: | Alfie, Thank you for the excellent presentation at the CTA
Urban Issues Conference in Oakland, CA. You gave us much to think about,
and very good examples of meaningful, relevant actions that educators
might take locally to begin resisting the testing madness.
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| Date: | Wed May 2 15:31:06 2001 |
| Name: | Kay Skonieczny |
| E-mail: | kskonieczny@awsna.org |
| Organization: | Association of Waldorf Schools of North America |
| Location: | Sacramento, CA |
| How the site was found: | referral |
| Comments: | I work for the Association of Waldorf Schools of North
America and want to support and validate your research showing that
children who learn because teachers stimulate their natural curiosity tend
to retain and understand (and develop a love for life long learning I
might add) more than those who learn to get good grades or high test
scores. The Waldorf schools of which there are over 150 in North America
assess student progress in other ways than standardized tests. High school
students do take the PSAT and the SAT but teachers do no teach to these
tests. Waldorf students SAT scores range from average to above average to
national merit finalists. Waldorf students have also been accepted to and
graduated from most of the major private and public universities in this
country. This increased emphasis on testing is harmful to true learning
and to student health.
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| Date: | Tue May 1 22:50:49 2001 |
| Name: | KC Walsh |
| E-mail: | kcwalsh@mindspring.com |
| Organization: | Oak Grove School District |
| Location: | San Jose |
| How the site was found: | attended CTA's workshop on 4/28 |
| Comments: | Dear Alfie: Thanks for such an inspirational session on
Saturday. I went in on Monday and told my Superintendent I was ready to
start a revolution! Have you noticed that when your awareness gets
heightened all kinds of information seems to converge? For example, on
Sunday night's episode of "60 Minutes" there was a segment on Sudbury
School. I watched it wondering what you thought of their program; thinking
you most likely approved wholeheartedly. Then, last night on "Boston
Public", an African-American student refused to take the state mandated
tests. It sounded like you were talking! Once again, thank you for the
enlightenment! Sincerely, KC Walsh
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| Date: | Tue May 1 21:33:08 2001 |
| Name: | Mimi Moorehead |
| E-mail: | awmoorehead@pdq.net |
| Organization: | We are unschoolers |
| Location: | Houston, Texas |
| How the site was found: | I looked for it |
| Comments: | You're wonderful. When are you coming to Houston, Texas?
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| Date: | Tue May 1 13:11:45 2001 |
| Name: | Harry Brooks (reporter) |
| E-mail: | hbrooks@nctimes.com |
| Organization: | North County Times (newspaper) |
| Location: | San Diego |
| How the site was found: | Referred by Salisbury College |
| Comments: | I'm a reporter that is putting together a story on SAT-9
testing in California. Story will also include the state's move to tie all
kinds of clout and rewards to a standard test. I was told that Alfie Kohn
could provide me with strong insight into this topic. The North County
Times is a 90,000 circulation daily newspaper in north San Diego County,
covering an area north from Del Mar into Oceanside and east from Pacific
Coast through Escondido. I would appreciate getting into contact with Dr.
Kohn as soon as is convenient. My phone number in Vista, Ca. is (760)
631-6621 My pager (call anytime and get immediate response) is (760)
781-6472. Thanks for your consideration, Harry Brooks
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| Date: | Mon Apr 30 22:14:55 2001 |
| Name: | Barbra Puckett |
| E-mail: | bpuckett@jeffco.k12.co.us |
| Organization: | El. teacher-Jefferson Cty. Public Schools |
| Location: | Littleton, CO |
| How the site was found: | I read your new book |
| Comments: | We are experiencing many of the things you stated in your
book. Morale is low and our CSAP scores come in soon. We will probably
receive a "C"grade.
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| Date: | Mon Apr 30 20:39:49 2001 |
| Name: | Julia Ingram |
| E-mail: | ianchia@aol.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Tucson, AZ |
| How the site was found: | Sherlock |
| Comments: | Some members of The Partnership Way group believe Mr. Kohn
is due in Tucson soon. Any chance it's true? "No Contest" changed my
thinking about education, business and relationships. Thank you!
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| Date: | Mon Apr 30 20:39:21 2001 |
| Name: | Julia Ingram |
| E-mail: | ianchia@aol.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Tucson, AZ |
| How the site was found: | Sherlock |
| Comments: | Some members of The Partnership Way group believe Mr. Kohn
is due in Tucson soon. Any chance it's true? "No Contest" changed my
thinking about education, business and relationships. Thank you!
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| Date: | Mon Apr 30 13:35:47 2001 |
| Name: | Amber Newell |
| E-mail: | amber.michael@virgin.net |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | England |
| How the site was found: | link from Silencing the Bell-De-Schooling |
| Comments: | Looking forward to reading your articles about self-esteem
and 'correct' behaviour. Was on a websearch to give myself courage and
comfort as sometimes others cause me to doubt (temporarily) our decision
that we would educate together at home. Finding so many like minds out
there is very boosting at a tough time.
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| Date: | Mon Apr 30 01:39:25 2001 |
| Name: | Cassandra Chadwick |
| E-mail: | nutty4quilts@aol.com |
| Organization: | Tucson Unified School District |
| Location: | John B. Wright Elementary |
| How the site was found: | I'm reading Kohn's work |
| Comments: | I'm looking for information about students opting out of
testing.
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| Date: | Sun Apr 29 16:55:53 2001 |
| Name: | Jennifer Chanos |
| E-mail: | Jlinn777@aol.com |
| Organization: | CCSD /Art Specialist Frank Lamping E. S. |
| Location: | Henderson, Nevada |
| How the site was found: | Looking for your article on Rewards/Punishment Debate |
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| Date: | Sun Apr 29 06:51:40 2001 |
| Name: | Gabie Gedlaman |
| E-mail: | mailto:www.azstandards.org |
| Organization: | AZ Standards |
| Location: | Arizona |
| How the site was found: | Alfie Kohn Lecture |
| Comments: | I've found the articles archived on the website most useful
as I've been trying to lobby my local and national lawmakers to vote
against 'high stakes' testing. Hope you'll all use these articles as
invitations for discussions
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| Date: | Fri Apr 27 01:36:01 2001 |
| Name: | Anonymity Requested |
| E-mail: | uitlander188@aol.com |
| Organization: | N/A |
| Location: | N/A |
| How the site was found: | Recently learned about Rockland Comm. College presentation, as well as your books |
| Comments: | Mr. Kohn, how do you account for Japan, Singapore, Taiwan,
Canada, and Europe? I've met some of these people, and they clearly know
what they're talking about. Don't tell me theri reported higher academic
performances and skills are some sort of mass hallucination on the part of
the media? Please, if within your convenience, reply within 3 days. Thank
you. Anonymity Requested
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| Date: | Wed Apr 25 20:04:15 2001 |
| Name: | Stella Marrs |
| E-mail: | Marrs7@opentech.net |
| Organization: | Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center,Inc. |
| Location: | 110 Bethune Boulevard, Spring Valley, New York 10977-4250 |
| How the site was found: | Your visit to Rockland Community College on April 25, 2001 |
| Comments: | This is my third attempt to send you a message. Your
message is a joy to hear. Working with children who are falling through
the cracks is painful. I want to share your message with our families and
school system. We have a Superintendent who is willing to make change. The
support our families can give him will have promise for change. Thank you
for your courage, tenacity, and know I truly enjoyed the way you fed us
this most vital information. I would appreciate being part of your mailing
list, should you have one. Anyway you now have my E-mail address and I
look forward to any information you share on a regular basis. I purchased
five of your books that will keep me really busy, and will share what I
heard and learned freely. Thank you for the Bright Moments. Stella Marrs
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| Date: | Wed Apr 25 19:33:25 2001 |
| Name: | susa appel schneider |
| E-mail: | wasuje@aol.com |
| Organization: | true educator, parent, taxpayer, believer |
| Location: | 56 burda avenue new city, new york 10956 |
| How the site was found: | I was present at the 4/25 presentation |
| Comments: | THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU I feel so validated and am
only sorry that my children could not hear you speak. Please e-mail/send
me a copy of Richard Mills statement of approximately 10 years ago,and a
copy of the letter written by the parents from Scarsdale to their
politicans. I would like to pass this on to other EDUCATORS and hope we
can expand the direction many groups are headed. I am so sorry that more
people did not attend because they need to feel validated and empowered.
Thank You once again for all your energy Susan Schneider
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| Date: | Wed Apr 25 19:04:56 2001 |
| Name: | Valerie L. Mathews |
| E-mail: | vmat210@optonline.net |
| Organization: | Nyack Teachers Association |
| Location: | Nyack, New York |
| How the site was found: | Went to a presentation |
| Comments: | Was very energized by Alfie's presentation at RCC this
afternoon. Am interested in chatting with other test weary middle school
teachers who are swimming upstream in their opposition to the ridiculous
amount of testing in NYS
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| Date: | Wed Apr 25 09:59:11 2001 |
| Name: | Mary Lou Schultz |
| E-mail: | SchltzFmly@home.com |
| Organization: | Encinitas School District |
| Location: | Encinitas, CA |
| How the site was found: | read your books |
| Comments: | My district is pushing a "standards-based" report card.
Where can I find help in stopping this nonsense? Thanks!
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| Date: | Tue Apr 24 20:59:48 2001 |
| Name: | Kathryn Boles |
| E-mail: | arck5@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Minnesota |
| How the site was found: | Web search "Alfie Kohn" |
| Comments: | As a mother, homeschooler, and human being, I fine your
books facinating! We try to strike a balance and try to encourage without
going overboard. I am curious what your views of homeschooing/unschooling
are? So many homeschoolers I know or read about are either "radical"
unschoolers or school-at-homers. It is difficult to find people who have
these same kind of concerns. Thanks, Kathryn
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| Date: | Tue Apr 24 11:52:39 2001 |
| Name: | Terrance Brennan |
| E-mail: | Terrance.Brennan@PLPS.org |
| Organization: | Pompton Lakes Public Schools |
| Location: | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey |
| How the site was found: | Brian Chinni |
| Comments: | I support your message against standarized testing. What
are you involved with currently, where are you located, and do you do
presentations. Thank-you.
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| Date: | Tue Apr 24 11:49:38 2001 |
| Name: | Terrance Brennan |
| E-mail: | Terrance.Brennan@PLPS.org |
| Organization: | Pompton Lakes Public Schools |
| Location: | Pomton Lakes, New Jersey |
| How the site was found: | |
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| Date: | Tue Apr 24 08:48:26 2001 |
| Name: | Susan Godsland |
| E-mail: | orchid@eurobell.co.uk |
| Organization: | Home Education Advisory Service |
| Location: | www.heas.org.uk |
| How the site was found: | |
| Comments: | just like to say that I've put details of Alfie's book
'Punished by Rewards' into our publication 'The Big Book of Resource
Ideas' along with the comment, 'Required reading for everybody involved in
education.'
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| Date: | Mon Apr 23 22:02:45 2001 |
| Name: | Dick Stokes |
| E-mail: | dick_stokes@beavton.k12.or.us |
| Organization: | Beaverton Schools |
| Location: | Beaverton, Oregon |
| How the site was found: | Tikkun Magazine March/April 2001 |
| Comments: | "Out beyond right and wrong doing there is a field,I'll
meet you there." Rumi
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| Date: | Mon Apr 23 11:23:40 2001 |
| Name: | Cathleen Haskins |
| E-mail: | cathhas@elknet.net |
| Organization: | Montessori Program |
| Location: | Burlington Area Schools, WI |
| How the site was found: | Friends |
| Comments: | Alfie Kohn-You have my respect and admiration. I was in
Chicago at the AMS conference and applaud your stand on the issues
involved in working with and having relationships with children. Your work
and advocacy on behalf of children inspires me and provides me with
information and ideas to further and better my own work with children.
Thank you for your work!
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| Date: | Sun Apr 22 14:38:02 2001 |
| Name: | Becky Stahlman |
| E-mail: | becky_stahlman@hotmail.com |
| Organization: | Scottsdale Unified Schools - teacher |
| Location: | Scottsdale, AZ |
| How the site was found: | Knew from Alfie's speech in Vancouver, Oct. 2000 |
| Comments: | Ples let me know what you think about Nebraska's project
STARS. I am increasingly frustrated by state and district assessments and
wonder if Nebraska's ambitious project is all that it appears to be - a
more appropriate means of assessing students while giving teachers the
knowledge and power to create assessments.
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| Date: | Sat Apr 21 23:38:36 2001 |
| Name: | Sheryl King |
| E-mail: | sking25@bellsouth.net |
| Organization: | Passport School |
| Location: | Orlando FL |
| How the site was found: | article in edweek |
| Comments: | Thank you for so clearly articulating my exact thoughts and
feelings about high-stakes testing and its impact on students, teachers,
education, and society.
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| Date: | Fri Apr 20 06:33:18 2001 |
| Name: | Debbie Walters |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | |
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| Date: | Wed Apr 18 01:16:51 2001 |
| Name: | Philip Gammage |
| E-mail: | gammage.Philip@saugov.sa.gov.au |
| Organization: | De Lissa Chair/ DETE (emeritus chair University of Nottingham) |
| Location: | South Australia |
| How the site was found: | In Listerv message |
| Comments: | Corporate managerialism seems to have been a major trend in
the western world for a decade or two. The results (as I see it) are
beginning to be seen as very destructive in education and care, often
unhelpfully limitimg, especially in relation to professional optimism,
reflectivity and the retention of appropriate staff. Devolution to
community and local control has in reality (and certainly in UK and
Australia) often accompanied ever tighter centralisation of curricula and
accountablity
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| Date: | Tue Apr 17 10:39:12 2001 |
| Name: | Ron Klemp |
| E-mail: | Rklemp@aol.com |
| Organization: | Los Angeles Unified Sd, Cal State Nridge |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA |
| How the site was found: | Alfie told me about it |
| Comments: | Hi Alfie. I am working on bringing you to LA to talk with
new administratos in our Academy...we have a distinguished speakers
program....really enjoyed seeing you again in San Fran on March 29, or
30th...have read all your books! Thank you for being our voice of reason!
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| Date: | Mon Apr 16 22:40:44 2001 |
| Name: | Ronette Youmans |
| E-mail: | rdyoumans@aol.com |
| Organization: | San Dieguito Academy High School |
| Location: | Encinitas, Calif |
| How the site was found: | from CATE lecture |
| Comments: | I'm interested in contacting other teachers in California
who are planning to donate their API $ to an unrewarded but deserving
school. A symbolic rejection of the whole API program.
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| Date: | Sun Apr 15 20:28:22 2001 |
| Name: | eris |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | J L Stanford Middle School |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA |
| How the site was found: | Via Mr. Kohn's recent lecture in San Fransisco |
| Comments: | I must say that the ideas presented here have helped my
learning as a student. I now understand that my teachers are probably not
teaching in the best ways possible. Therefore I have shifted my focus from
the grades and tests to the subject matter itself. School is now more
intiresting although my grades have gone down a little. I have also
decided to spred the word about most of these ideas among the student and
administrative bodies at my school.
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| Date: | Sun Apr 15 20:26:15 2001 |
| Name: | eris |
| E-mail: | |
| Organization: | J L Stanford Middle School |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA |
| How the site was found: | Via Mr. Kohn's recent lecture in San Fransisco |
| Comments: | I must say that the ideas presented here have helped my
learning as a student. I now understand that my teachers are probably not
teaching in the best ways possible. Therefore I have shifted my focus from
the grades and tests to the subject matter itself. School is now more
intiresting although my grades have gone down a little. I have also
decided to spred the word about most of these ideas among the student and
administrative bodies at my school.
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| Date: | Sat Apr 14 07:58:31 2001 |
| Name: | Matt Bova |
| E-mail: | mattbovaeudora@yahoo.com |
| Organization: | None |
| Location: | Lawrence, Kansas |
| How the site was found: | internet search |
| Comments: | Just curious if there are some secondary teachers from
Kansas who share concerns about the increasing importance attached to
standardized, state-mandated testing.
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| Date: | Fri Apr 13 14:29:38 2001 |
| Name: | BJ Strauch |
| E-mail: | BJStrauch@aol.com |
| Organization: | Educational Leadership Graduate Student |
| Location: | Florida |
| How the site was found: | web search |
| Comments: | As a graduate student AND a grandparent, I found the new
information on praise to be outstanding. Thank you BJ
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| Date: | Fri Apr 13 08:47:45 2001 |
| Name: | Sandra Edelman |
| E-mail: | O2KOOLMOM@aol.com |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | |
| How the site was found: | Debbie Rapaport |
| Comments: |
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| Date: | Thu Apr 12 22:49:23 2001 |
| Name: | Ann O'Brien |
| E-mail: | annob13@optonline.net |
| Organization: | |
| Location: | Seaford, NY |
| How the site was found: | Research for my midterm project |
| Comments: |
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