An edition of How children fail
(1964)
How Children Fail
by John Caldwell Holt and JOHN HOLT
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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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Education, Education of children, Promotion (School), Underachievers, Grade repetition, Failure (Psychology), Dropouts, Éducation des enfants, Child Psychology, Learning, Educational Psychology, Psychology of Learning, History, Personal narratives, Enfants, Éducation, Education, aims and objectives, Academic achievement, Schulversagen, Onderwijs, Mislukkingen, Kinderen, Educación de niñosPlaces
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How children fail
1982, Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
in English
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0440038340 9780440038344
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"I can't get Nell out of my mind."
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