Alfie Kohn

  • 13

    Catalog books

  • 11

    Works

  • 1990 to 2014

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Alfie Kohn has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1990 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Harpercollins.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Houghton Mifflin and Harpercollins

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1990 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Houghton Mifflin and Harpercollins.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards

    Houghton Mifflin • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 344 pages.

  2. Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes

    Houghton Mifflin • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 398 pages.

  3. No Contest: The Case Against Competition

    Houghton Mifflin • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 324 pages.

  4. What to Look for in a Classroom: And Other Essays

    John Wiley & Sons Inc • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 256 pages.

  5. Education, Inc.

    Iri/Skylight Training & Publishing, • 1997 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  6. Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community

    Assn for Supervision & Curriculum • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 166 pages.

  7. The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life

    Basic Books • 1992 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 416 pages.

  8. You Know What They Say: The Truth about Popular Beliefs

    Harpercollins • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 256 pages.

  9. The Case Against Standardized Testing

    Heinemann • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 104 pages.

  10. The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise

    Mariner Books • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 431 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards is the easier short commitment, while Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes asks for more reading time up front.
  • Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards leans later in the catalog.

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