How Children Fail

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Since its first publication in 1964, this book has helped two generations of parents and teachers understand what actually happens in the classroom. Holt's astute observation of children, his clear simple style, and his lifelong conviction that we can do better by our children make How Children Fail an enduring classic. Zusammenfassung "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," Inhaltsverzeichnis * Strategy * Fear and Failure * Real Learning * How Schools Fail * To Summarize

Product details

• Authors: John Holt, John Caldwell Holt
• Publisher: Dacapo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.1995
• EAN: 9780201484021
• ISBN: 978-0-201-48402-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Classics in Child Development; Classics in Child Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / School Age, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education