How Children Fail
by John Holt
John Holt talks about why students turn off their minds, why even students from privileged backgrounds and schools become intellectually numb
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“This was a revolutionary book. In it John Holt talks about why students turn off their minds, why even students from privileged backgrounds and schools become intellectually numb. Why do they fail?” Read more...
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