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Punished by Rewards

The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

Alfie Kohn

Discover a new approach to raising children, teaching students, and managing workers with this insightful book. Alfie Kohn challenges the common strategy of "do this and you'll get that" by using rewards as motivators. Drawing on psychological research, Kohn offers a compelling argument for working with people instead of doing things to them. Punished by Rewards is a must-read that will challenge your thinking and improve your approach to motivation.
Publish Date
1995-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
1995-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1993
Goodreads Rating
4.17
ISBN
9780618001811
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