{"id":75084,"date":"2019-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/progressive-education-proponent-author-to-speak-at-uri-oct-3\/"},"modified":"2019-09-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T00:00:00","slug":"progressive-education-proponent-author-to-speak-at-uri-oct-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/progressive-education-proponent-author-to-speak-at-uri-oct-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive education proponent, author to speak at 溏心vlog免费B站, Oct. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. Sept. 26, 2019 \u2013 One of the most highly regarded and controversial figures in education, Alfie Kohn,<\/strong> will lead the discussion of \u201cThe Schools Our Children Deserve,\u201d <\/em>Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m., at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Swan Hall, 60 Upper College Road, Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n

The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Prior to the public lecture, a roundtable discussion will be held at the Higgins Welcome Center at 4 p.m., for educators and administrators from around the state to formulate questions and topics to be addressed at the lecture.<\/p>\n

Time<\/em> magazine described Kohn as \u201cperhaps the country\u2019s most outspoken critic of education\u2019s fixation on grades and test scores.\u201d<\/p>\n

His ideas and theories have challenged traditional beliefs and called into question many of the practices that have been widely accepted for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of today\u2019s schools, with an overemphasis on worksheets, grades, rigid standards, and test-driven curricula, fail to allow students the autonomy and freedom they deserve to think critically and creatively, to collaborate with peers on project-based learning, to become problem solvers, and to thrive–both as students today and thoughtful, productive citizens of tomorrow,\u201d said Susan Brand, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of Education.<\/p>\n

Kohn\u2019s criticisms of competition and rewards have helped to shape the thinking of educators, parents and managers across the country and abroad.<\/p>\n

Kohn has been featured on hundreds of TV and radio programs, including the \u201cToday\u201d show and \u201cOprah,\u201d and has been profiled in the\u00a0Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0Los Angeles Times<\/em>. His work has been described and debated in many leading publications.<\/p>\n

Kohn has authored 14 books and numerous articles about topics in education, parenting and human behavior.<\/p>\n

After teaching in high schools and colleges, Kohn now spends his time writing and lecturing.<\/p>\n

“We look forward to discussing how Mr. Kohn’s progressive ideals connect to our continuing and forthcoming initiatives with urban and urban ring schools, and what we can learn from his experiences as we move forward with supporting teachers and children across Rhode Island,\u201d said Danielle Dennis, director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s School of Education.<\/p>\n

Kohn earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from Brown University and a master\u2019s degree from the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Susan Brand, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of Education, at (401) 874-2426; susant@uri.edu<\/a> or Diane Kern, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of Education, at (401) 874-9490; dkern@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event is co-sponsored by 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s School of Education annual Robert and Augusta Annual Finkelstein Lecture Series, the Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District, and the National Education Association-Rhode Island (NEA-RI) in collaboration with the South Kingstown School District and the 溏心vlog免费B站 chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honor Society.<\/em><\/p>\n

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