Education Critic Alfie Kohn Held Court at LHS Last Week for LCE Talk

Lexington Community Education welcomed Kohn to its special speaker series last week in a program titled "Pushed Too Hard: Parenting in an Achievement-Crazy Culture, an evening with Alfie Kohn."

  The following was provided by Lexington Community Education. “What are your goals for your kids? How would you like them to turn out? The opening salvo fired by education guru Alfie Kohn at a Lexington Community Education event last Thursday night was a seemingly benign one, and the responses came quickly and easily: “Capable.” “Happy.” “Joyous.” “Independent.” Missing from the list? Any mention of being great at converting decimals into fractions, the ability to list all of the world’s major explorers, or getting into an elite college, earning a ton of money, and eventually owning a summer house. “You say you want these things,” Kohn said to the crowd packed into a classroom at Lexington High School on a snowy February evening, “So why …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 1

Lexington Reads, Alfie arrives, state senate candidates in South Lex and more today as March comes in like a roaring lion.

1. Lexington Reads Opening Act: As the big, opening act for Lexington Reads, Dr. Wendy Suzuki, a faculty member and researcher at the Center for Neural Science at New York University will discuss "Exercise, Creativity and the Brain" at 7 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall. In this free program, Suzuki will describe her research, with special emphasis on understanding the role of aerobic exercise in improving learning, memory and creativity. 2. LCE and Alfie Kohn Take On Education: Author, lecturer and education critic Alfie Kohn will spend an evening with Lexington Community Education tonight in a presentation titled "Pushed Too Hard: Parenting in an Achievement-Crazy Culture." The program will be held at 7 p.m. at Lexington High School. Admission …

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