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Direct linkShields, David Light; Bredemeier, Brenda Light – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
Alfie Kohn made the case for competition being destructive to education. The truth may be that there are two separate ways to contest: true competition, which is a healthy desire to excel, and decompetition, which is the unhealthy desire merely to beat the opponent. Decompetition leads to the ills that Kohn enumerated. Educators should teach their…
Descriptors: Competition, Ethics, Democratic Values, Academic Achievement
