What to Look for in a Classroom

By Alfie Kohn

An earlier version of this chart was published in the September 1996 issue of Educational Leadership, and reprinted as the title essay in the anthology What to Look for in a Classroom…And Other Essays.

This revised version appeared as Appendix B of The Schools Our Children Deserve.

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