Alfie Kohn Quote
Thomas Gordon said it well: Children sometimes know better than parents when they are sleepy or hungry; know better the qualities of their friends, their own aspirations and goals, how their various teachers treat them; know better the urges and needs within their bodies, whom they love and whom they don’t, what they value and what they don’t.4 In any case, we can’t always assume that because we’re more mature we necessarily have more insight into our children than they have into themselves.
Alfie Kohn
Thomas Gordon said it well: Children sometimes know better than parents when they are sleepy or hungry; know better the qualities of their friends, their own aspirations and goals, how their various teachers treat them; know better the urges and needs within their bodies, whom they love and whom they don’t, what they value and what they don’t.4 In any case, we can’t always assume that because we’re more mature we necessarily have more insight into our children than they have into themselves.
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About Alfie Kohn
Kohn's challenges to widely accepted theories and practices have made him a controversial figure, particularly with behaviorists, conservatives, and those who defend the practices he calls into question, such as the use of competition, incentive programs, conventional discipline, standardized testing, grades, homework, and traditional schooling.