How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development)
by John Holt
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Author: John HoltEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-09-03
ISBN: 0201484021
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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Book Review: A disturbing and vital book for all teachers
Summary: 5 Stars
John Holt explains, though examples and case studies, his insights into how children's experience of education differes radically from the experience which teachers expect or imagine. He explains how some children can go through school without apparently learning anything, and how children conform to a system which values the appearance of success (getting the 'right' answer) rather than true understanding. In doing so they use all their intelligence to avoid the appearance of failure, rather than in the pursuit of learning. This is a disturbing book for anyone who thinks they understand children or know how to teach, and is vital reading for any school teacher.
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