Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us pdfdrive com

BY ALFIE KOHN

Former teacher Kohn throws down the gauntlet at society’s blind acceptance of

B. F. Skinner’s “Do this and you’ll get that” theory of behaviorism. This 1993 book ranges across school, work, and private life in its indictment of extrinsic motivators and paints a compelling picture of a world without them.

Type I Insight: “Do rewards motivate people? Absolutely. They motivate people to get rewards.”

Kohn has written eleven books on parenting, education, and behavior—as well as scores of articles on that topic—all of which are interesting and provocative. There’s more information on his website: www.alfiekohn.org.

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