…the transfer, by the parents, of so much of their own authority and responsibility to the schools is in most ways a cowardly and contemptible business… —John Holt in ‘What Do I Do Monday?’ Related articles Quote This: John Holt… Read More ›
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Classrooms
…it is our responsibility as teachers to have in our classrooms what the children need, to make a rich and varied environment for them to live, learn and grow in. ‘The school won’t let me get anything’ is not an… Read More ›
Free Choice
But a man cannot say Yes to something with all his heart unless he has an equal right to say No. —John Holt in ‘What Do I Do Monday?’ Related articles Quote This: John Holt on motivation (undogmaticunschoolers.wordpress.com) Quote This:… Read More ›
Supporting Powers
Supporting powers is, of course, exactly what we do not do in most schooling. We do not give children extra time to work at what they like and are good at, but only what they do worst and most dislike…. Read More ›
John Holt in ‘What Do I Do Monday?’
“One of the things adults do, and above all in schools, is invade, in every possible way, the lives and privacy of their students. There are master keys to the students’ ‘lockers’ in schools, so that administrators may search them… Read More ›
John Holt in ‘What Do I Do Monday?’
“A man may cling desperately to the belief that Jesus loves him because he is certain that nobody else does. Thus Christianity can all too easily…turn into a religion of hate and despair.” ~ John Holt in ‘What Do I… Read More ›
John Holt
“To trust children we must first learn to trust ourselves, and most of us were taught as children that we couldn’t be trusted.” ~ John Holt
‘What Do I Do Monday?’ by John Holt
Opening Sentence:This is a book for teachers, for parents, for children or friends of children, for anyone who cares about education. Synopsis:John Holt, the famous author of How Children Fail, How Children Learn, and The Underachieving School, explores new means… Read More ›
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