How children fail
by John Caldwell Holt, JOHN HOLT · 1964
Popularity 30
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.
EducationEducation of childrenPromotion (School)UnderachieversGrade repetitionFailure (Psychology)DropoutsÉducation des enfantsChild PsychologyLearningEducational PsychologyPsychology of Learning