Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!"
Posted 2009-09-15 11:12 by manarafo
An article by Alfie Kohn. Plenty of books and articles advise us against relying on punishment, from spanking to forcible isolation ("time out"). Occasionally someone will even ask us to rethink the practice of bribing children with stickers or food. But you’ll have to look awfully hard to find a discouraging word about what is euphemistically called positive reinforcement.
