How Children Learn

Author: John Holt
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0786746904
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
From the preface by Deborah Meier: "We have a long way to go to make John Holt's dream available to all children. But his books make it possible and easier for many of us to join him in the journey." In this enduring classic, rich with 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 his delightful book he observes how children actually learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how, as adults, we can best encourage these natural abilities in our children.

Teach Your Own

Author: John Holt
Publisher: Hachette Go
ISBN: 0306926202
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
The classic guide to teaching children at home for a new generation of homeschooling parents In 2019, there were more than two million children being homeschooled. That number doubled during the pandemic and is now likely to continue increasing as more parents worry that school might not be the best place for their children to learn and grow. Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its timeless and revolutionary message of recognizing the ways children come to understand the world has been updated for today’s environment. Parents and caregivers will discover how to navigate: Learning in a classroom versus learning in the world The difference between a learning difficulty (which we all experience every time we try to learn anything) and a learning disability. Schedules that achieve the homeschooling-work-life balance that you want as a family The relationship between learning and play Homeschooling and technology And much more. John Holt's warm understanding of children and his passionate belief in every child's ability to learn have made this book an essential resource for over forty years to homeschooling families.

How Children Fail

Author: John Holt
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN: 9780201484021
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
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, into the perennial problems of classroom learning, grading, testing, and into the role of the trust and authority in every learning situation. His understanding of children, the clarity of his thought, and his deep affection for children have made both How Children Fail and its companion volume, How Children Learn, enduring classics.

Learning All The Time

Author: John Holt
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN: 9780201550917
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
The essence of John Holt's insight into learning and small children is captured in Learning All The Time. This delightful book by the influential author of How Children Fail and How Children Learn shows how children learn to read, write, and count in their everyday life at home and how adults can respect and encourage this wonderful process. For human beings, he reminds us, learning is as natural as breathing. John Holt's wit, his gentle wisdom, and his infectious love of little children bring joy to parent and teacher alike.

How Children Learn (50th anniversary edition)

Author: John Holt
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN: 0738220094
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
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.

Freedom and Beyond

Author: John Caldwell Holt
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
ISBN: 9780867093674
Category : Child rearing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
John Holt looks at the role that schooling in society plays in education.

Teaching with Your Mouth Shut

Author: Donald L. Finkel
Publisher: Boynton/Cook
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Teaching with Your Mouth Shut is not intended as a manual for teachers; it aims to provoke reflection on the many ways teaching can be organized.

Teach Your Own

Author: John Holt
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 9780385290074
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Examines the advantages and disadvantages of home education, offering advice on legal strategy, dealing with school authorities, home learning, and returning to school at a later time

Leader Effectiveness Training: L.E.T. (Revised)

Author: Thomas Gordon
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101100249
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
L.E.T. has changed countless corporations and private businesses-including many Fortune 500 companies-with its down-to-earth communication and conflict resolution skills. Now, this indispensable source has been newly revised with updated research and timely case studies.

Unschooled

Author: Kerry McDonald
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1641600667
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives. In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled also spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are evolving an old schooling model of education. These innovators challenge the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn. They are parents who saw firsthand how schooling can dull children's natural curiosity and exuberance and others who decided early on to enable their children to learn without school. Educators who left public school classrooms discuss launching self-directed learning centers to allow young people's innate learning instincts to flourish, and entrepreneurs explore their disillusionment with the teach-and-test approach of traditional schooling.