How Children Fail Revised Edition
by John Caldwell Holt
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780201484021 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
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.
About the Author
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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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780201484021
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Da Capo Press
- Author:
- Author:
- Location:
- Reading, Mass. :
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- School Age
- Subject:
- Child Development
- Subject:
- Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Subject:
- Educational Psychology
- Subject:
- Failure (psychology)
- Subject:
- Dropouts
- Subject:
- Underachievers
- Subject:
- Promotion (School)
- Subject:
- Grade repetition.
- Subject:
- Failure
- Subject:
- Promotion
- Subject:
- Developmental - Child
- Subject:
- General Psychology & Psychiatry
- Copyright:
- 1982
- Edition Number:
- Rev. ed.
- Edition Description:
- REV
- Series:
- Classics in Child Development
- Series Volume:
- ch.90
- Publication Date:
- September 1995
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 8.21x5.35x.85 in. .77 lbs.











