PUNISHED BY REWARDS: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes (Houghton Mifflin, 1993/1999) Makes the case against using rewards with students, children, and employees; lengthy chapters offer alternatives to traditional carrot-and-stick practices at school, at home, and at work. more>>>     NO CONTEST: The Case Against Competition (Houghton Mifflin, 1986/1992) Argues that competition is counterproductive in all areas of human life, undermining achievement, damaging self-esteem, and poisoning relationships. more>>>     THE SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN DESERVE: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" (Houghton Mifflin, 1999) Challenges widespread assumptions about back-to-basics and "bunch o' facts" teaching, as well as the current test-driven accountability movement. more>>>     THE HOMEWORK MYTH: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing (Da Capo Books, 2006) A debunking of common defenses of homework – that it promotes higher achievement, “reinforces” learning, and teaches study skills – followed by half a dozen explanations for why we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil to children in the absence of proven benefits. more>>>     BEYOND DISCIPLINE: From Compliance to Community (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1996) A modest attempt to overthrow the entire field of classroom management, which describes how creating democratic learning communities is more effective than coercing children into complying with teachers' expectations. more>>>     THE CASE AGAINST STANDARDIZED TESTING: Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools (Heinemann, 2000) A short, accessible, Q & A-style book on tests and what we can do about them, expanding on information in the Schools book described above. more>>>     THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF HUMAN NATURE: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life (Basic Books, 1990) Draws from hundreds of studies to argue that selfishness and aggression are no more "natural" than caring and generosity. more>>>     WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WELL EDUCATED? And More Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other Follies (Beacon Press, 2004) A collection of articles that were originally published between 1999 and 2003, dealing with topics ranging from the purposes of schooling to the SAT to the implications of Sept. 11. more>>>     WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A CLASSROOM . . . And Other Essays (Jossey-Bass, 1998) A collection of articles that were originally published between 1989 and 1998, dealing with topics ranging from character education to caring classrooms to the effects of watching TV. more>>>     YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY….: The Truth About Popular Beliefs (HarperCollins, 1990) A collection of short essays debunking the conventional wisdom about food, sex, behavior, and other topics. more>>>     [edited by Kohn] EDUCATION, INC.: Turning Learning into a Business (Heinemann, 2002) A collection of essays by various authors critical of corporate involvement in schools, including such topics as advertising to children and efforts to privatize education. more>>>