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Very schooly, but interesting article about praise.

http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/index.html



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:: anne | arun ::

> Very schooly, but interesting article about praise. http://
> nymag.com/news/features/27840/index.html

I found this article interesting but very frustrating. It presents as
a significant shift but seems to be to be a shift from praising
*outcomes* as a tool to manipulate behavior... to praising *process*
as a tool to manipulate behavior.

what a missed opportunity that the analysis stays at that level and
does not even reflect on the irony of the two forms of praise
presented...

Obviously a very mainstream article � so interesting that it even
goes as far as it does i guess... but sometimes i am disappointed
that the Alfie Kohn critiques on praise, rewards, punishments etc are
not gathering enough steam to make an impact on such coverage.

maybe i missed something because i did not read the (long) article in
detail... but did frustrate me.

arun
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