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John Caldwell Holt (1923–1985)

Author of How Children Learn

20 Works 3,598 Members 37 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: John Caldwell Holt

Also includes: John Holt (1), John C. Holt (1)

Works by John Caldwell Holt

How Children Learn (1967) 903 copies

How Children Fail (1964) 800 copies

Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling (1981) 441 copies

Learning All The Time (1989) 425 copies

Instead of Education: Ways to Help People do Things Better (1976) 296 copies

What do I do Monday? (1971) 156 copies

Never Too Late: My Musical Life Story (1978) 149 copies

Escape from Childhood (1974) 135 copies

Freedom and Beyond (1972) 135 copies

The Underachieving School (1969) 120 copies

Growing Without Schooling: A Record of a Grassroots Movement (2000) 28 copies

Growing Without Schooling Volume 2 (GWS: The Complete Collection) (2017) 2 copies

Hjälp ditt barn att klara sig bättre : barns misslyckanden och hur de förebyggs 1 copy

Ensine do seu jeito 1 copy

How Children Draw 1 copy

WHY CHILDREN FAIL (1970) 1 copy

Les apprentissages autonomes (2011) 1 copy

Text of John Holt Address to Home Schoolers 1 copy

Somewhere Else: A Living-learning Catalog 1 copy

Growing Without Schooling: The Complete Collection: Volume 3 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1923-04-14
Date of death: 1985
Gender: male
Education: teacher

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The Underachieving School by John Caldwell Holt

12/6/22

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How Children Learn by John Caldwell Holt

12/6/22

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laplantelibrary | 7 other reviews | Dec 6, 2022 |

How Children Fail by John Holt (17-May-1905) Paperback by John Holt

12/6/22

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laplantelibrary | 11 other reviews | Dec 6, 2022 |

Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling by Pat Farenga

very good, somewhat dated

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Bookjoy144 | 6 other reviews | Mar 2, 2022 |

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ALA Notable Books for Adults

How Children Learn (1968)

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Statistics

Works: 20
Members: 3,598
Popularity: #7,044
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 37
ISBNs: 105
Languages: 10
Favorited: 2
Touchstones: 4

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