The first chapter of Beyond Discipline by Alfie Kohn was about the nature of children and their motives and abilities. It discussed many negative theories and programs that characterize children as untrustworthy, incapable, and lack self-control. However, the author provides a different point of view where children are not seen as horrible human beings. He believes educators must look carefully at how they are teaching and the assumptions and predispositions they may bring about on their students. An idea suggested in the beginning of chapter one by an unknown source stated, “You (educators) need to give positive reinforcement to a child who does something nice if you want him to keep acting that way” (p. 3). Although Alfie Kohn does not
