Twitter Book Club: @alfiekohn (2004) What Does It Mean To Be Well Educated? - Three:11

Three: Grading and Evaluating
11. Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!"

"The reason praise can work in the short run is that young children are hungry for our approval. But we have a resp... http://tl.gd/9qi0msless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"praise creates pressure to 'keep up the good work' that gets in the way of doing so." Kohnless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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"When unconditional support is present, 'Good job!' isn't necessary; when it's absent, 'Good job!' won't help." Kohnless than a minute ago via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Replyanderscj
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RT @anderscj: "When unconditional support is present, 'Good job!' isn't necessary; when it's absent, 'Good job!' won't help." Kohnless than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyTom Whitby
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@tomwhitby @anderscj truth truth and more truth. I live this everydayless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet ReplyGwynne Sullivan
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