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How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development)

by John Caldwell Holt

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Publisher Comments:

This enduring classic of educational thought offers teachers and parents deep, original insight into the nature of early learning. John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, “learning is as natural as breathing.” In this delightful yet profound book, he looks at how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can nurture and encourage these natural abilities in our children.”

Synopsis:

"Children do not need to be made to learn", Holt maintains, because each is born with what Einstein called "the holy curiosity of inquiry". For them, learning is as natural as breathing. First published in 1967, How Children Learn has become a classic for parents and teachers, providing an "effective, gentle voice of reason" (Life).

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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780201484045
Author:
Holt, John Caldwell
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Author:
Holt, John Caldwell
Author:
Holt, John
Location:
Reading, Mass. :
Subject:
Education
Subject:
Educational Psychology
Subject:
Learning
Subject:
Cognition in children
Subject:
General Psychology & Psychiatry
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:
8.30x5.58x.75 in. .82 lbs.

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