Alfie Kohn on Progressive Education

Alfie Kohn (alfiekohn.org) is the author of fourteen books and a well-known advocate of progressive education. Mr. Kohn discusses the purpose behind his 30+ years of advocacy, his critique of “grit” and “growth mindset”, and his take on the classic progressive school models (Montessori/Waldorf/Reggio) as well as homeschooling, unschooling, and highly self-directed schools & centers. He expresses concern over the extreme varieties of self-directed education and argues for the vital role of teachers (and other actively-involved adults) in education. We end by identifying common ground between the self-directed and progressive education movements. The following articles are referenced in this interview: The Trouble with Pure Freedom (by Alfie Kohn): The Progressive Teacher’s Role in the Classroom (by Alfie Kohn): Rewards Are Still Bad News (25 Years Later) (by Alfie Kohn): Differences Between Self-Directed and Progressive Education (by Peter Gray):

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Alfie Kohn on Progressive Education is an episode from Off-Trail Learning by Blake Boles.

This episode is 39:05 long.

This episode was published on Aug 23, 2021.

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