Case Against Standardized Tests Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools

Alfie Kohn was recently described by Time magazine as "perhaps the countrys most outspoken critic of educations fixation on grades [and] test scores." He is the author of seven previous books on education and human behavior, including Punished by Rewards (1993), Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community (1996), and The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" (1999). A former teacher, Kohn now works with educators across the country and speaks regularly at national conferences. He lives (actually) in Belmont, Mass. and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.org.Kohn, Alfie is the author of 'Case Against Standardized Tests Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools' with ISBN 9780325003252 and ISBN 0325003254.