The Costs of Overemphasizing Achievement (**)

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR November 1999 The Costs of Overemphasizing Achievement By Alfie Kohn Only extraordinary education is concerned with learning; most is concerned with achieving: and for young minds, these two are very nearly opposite.                                                                                                                                                   — Marilyn French I.      Common sense suggests we should figure out what our educational goals are, then check in periodically to see how successful we … Read More