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How children fail

John Holt

1964176 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1964
first published
  • 1969Penguin · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9780140211153
  • 1970Pitman Publishing · 181 pages · ENGISBN 9780273409854
  • 1970Dell · 223 pages · ENGISBN 9780440138693
  • 1982Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence · 298 pages · ENGISBN 9780440038344
  • 1984Penguin · 298 pages · ENGISBN 9780140225716
  • 1995Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. · 298 pages · ENGISBN 9780201484021
  • 1982DeltaISBN 9780385284233
  • 1988Delta · 298 pages · ENGISBN 9780440538370

A series of informal memos describing how typical grade-school pedagogy suppresses a child's innate desire to learn, leaving the child frustrated, confused, and fearing failure.

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