How Children Fail by John Holt
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- Pub. Date: August 1995
- 320pp
- Sales Rank: 64,870
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- Series: Classics in Child Development Series
- ISBN-13: 9780201484021
- ISBN: 0201484021
- Edition Description: REV
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"First published in the mid 1960s, How Children Fail began an education reform movement that continues today. In his 1982 edition, John Holt added new insights into how children investigate the world,"
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John Holt (1927-1985), one of this country’s leading educational and social critics, was the author of ten influential books which have been translated into fourteen languages. Known both as a passionate reformer and as ”the gentle voice of reason” (Life magazine), John Holt offers insights into the nature of learning that are more relevant today than ever before.
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A Book that was a Real Revelation!by D_Ma
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April 20, 2009: From the beginning, Mr. Holt revealed why children behave in ways so typical in the schools even today in these modern times. It was so astoundingly true and I always wondered why as a schoolteacher I could not motivate some of them. He really nailed it for me. This book was so well organized and written as a diary with dates throughout the whole book. As he laid out in the beginning the strategies we all use when we do not understand why someone is wanting us to do something, I could relate to my own childhood as to why I was so very, very shy in school. It made so much commonsense. Even when I retired some 6 years ago from teaching, I could see clearly after reading this book all that had happened and the causes. If I could ever go back to teaching after reading this book, I know I would do many things different. I highly recommend all professionals particularly teachers and administrators who work in the schools to read this book. It could change our whole educational system for the better.
As I was reading this book, so many things reminded me of the Nonviolent Communication technique as taught by Marshall B. Rosenberg. Many ideas about the problems in the schools were also pointed out similarly by Dr. Rosenberg. Furthermore, as Marshall pointed out the key to making a change in the schools is not the blame of people, but rather the whole structural system. Through application of the Nonviolent Communication technique we now know how we can bring more understanding of everyone's needs we are basically trying to get met.How Children Build Up Their Fearby Anonymous
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February 20, 2007: In this book, John Holt shares his findings about classroom behavior. It tells parents and teachers why most students in school fail. He has helpful ideas about teaching. It is a good book for people who care about children, and every board of education should read this book. They might learn something!
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