No Contest: The Case Against CompetitionCompetition may be as American as apple pie, but social scientist Alfie Kohn argues that our struggle to defeat one another--at work, at school, at play, and at home--turns all of us into losers. Contrary to the myths with which we have been raised, Kohn shows that competition is not an inevitable part of human nature. It does not motivate us to do our best. Rather than building character, competition sabotages self-esteem and ruins relationships. Kohn argues that we need to restructure our institutions so that one person's success does not depend on another's failure. For this revised edition, he adds a detailed account of how students can learn more effectively by working cooperatively in the classroom instead of struggling to be Number One.--From publisher description. |
Contents
ONE | 8 |
TWO | 11 |
THREE | 45 |
FOUR | 79 |
SIX | 132 |
SEVEN | 158 |
EIGHT | 168 |
NINE | 182 |
The Effects of Cooperative Learning | 202 |
AFTERWORD | 233 |
Notes | 247 |
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Real-life Economics: Understanding Wealth Creation Paul Ekins,Manfred A. Max-Neef No preview available - 1992 |