How children fail /
John Holt.
- Revised edition.
- 298 pages ; 22 cm.
- Classics in child development .
- Classics in child development (Reading, Mass.). .
Originally published: Revised edition New York : Delta/Seymour Lawrence, c1982. "A Merloyd Lawrence book.".
Books John Holt -- Acknowledgments -- Prefaced To Revised Edition -- Preface -- Strategy -- Fear & Failure -- Real Learning -- How Schools Fail -- To Summarize -- About the Author.
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.