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The “Mindset” Mindset

https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/mindset/
Created
Sun, 16/08/2015 - 22:35
SALON August 16, 2015 The “Mindset” Mindset What We Miss By Focusing on Kids’ Attitudes The emphasis on effort in Dweck’s “growth mindset” is most notable for the larger questions it discourages us from asking. By Alfie Kohn One of the most popular ideas in education these days can be summarized in a single sentence — a fact that may ... Read More

“Helicopter Parenting” Hysteria

https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/hp/
Created
Fri, 04/09/2015 - 22:45
SALON September 4, 2015 “Helicopter Parenting” Hysteria The Epidemic That Actually Isn’t By Alfie Kohn Parents who are overly involved in the lives of their college-age children are the folks we love to scorn. A steady stream of articles and blog posts bristle with indignation over dads who phone the dean about a trivial problem or moms who know more ... Read More

Trumped

https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/trumped/
Created
Tue, 29/03/2016 - 04:27
SALON March 28, 2016 Trumped What You-Know-Who’s Success Says About Our Country’s Addiction to Competition By Alfie Kohn There is one overriding story this election season, and it concerns how Donald Trump has confounded pundits who assumed he was the kind of joke people would laugh at rather than vote for. It’s the story of how the media cover him ... Read More

Raising an UnTrump

https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/untrump/
Created
Mon, 28/08/2017 - 01:26
SALON August 27, 2017 Raising an UnTrump By Alfie Kohn When the words “Trump” and “children” appear in the same sentence, it’s often because the writer is trying to figure out how to protect the latter from the former. How do we shield our offspring not only from what this man does (particularly if the youngsters in question are at ... Read More
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