The race to win turns us all into losers. ✨ Alfie Kohn (1999). Punishe…

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The race to win turns us all into losers. ✨ Alfie Kohn (1999). Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes, p.448, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The race to win turns us all into losers. ✨ Alfie Kohn (1999). Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes, p.448, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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