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# How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development)

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Review: Great Book - Worth your money and time. Thought provoking. Great read.
Review: I recommend getting this book over How Children Learn - I recommend getting this book over How Children Learn, which is great but not as good. This book is phenomenal, life changing, one of the best books I've ever read (I'm an avid reader) and THE BEST anti school book out there. I worried this book would be irrelevant in today's era, but no it is spot on. The author provides plenty of examples to illustrate his thoughts. It all makes sense and everyone should read this before having kids. I wish I had. If you have any doubts or fears about homeschooling, unschooling, whatever you call it, then you especially need this book. Even if you don't have kids, this book is enlightening. I'd recommend everyone read it, but if you have kids or work with them, consider this book mandatory. It will help you understand children in ways you've never thought of.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #102,270 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #90 in Educational Psychology (Books) #98 in Parenting & Family Reference #122 in Philosophy & Social Aspects of Education |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (324) |
| Dimensions  | 8.58 x 5.45 x 0.8 inches |
| Edition  | Revised |
| ISBN-10  | 0201484021 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0201484021 |
| Item Weight  | 12 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 320 pages |
| Publication date  | September 4, 1995 |
| Publisher  | Balance |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book
*by N***1 on February 8, 2025*

Worth your money and time. Thought provoking. Great read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I recommend getting this book over How Children Learn
*by C***L on February 22, 2017*

I recommend getting this book over How Children Learn, which is great but not as good. This book is phenomenal, life changing, one of the best books I've ever read (I'm an avid reader) and THE BEST anti school book out there. I worried this book would be irrelevant in today's era, but no it is spot on. The author provides plenty of examples to illustrate his thoughts. It all makes sense and everyone should read this before having kids. I wish I had. If you have any doubts or fears about homeschooling, unschooling, whatever you call it, then you especially need this book. Even if you don't have kids, this book is enlightening. I'd recommend everyone read it, but if you have kids or work with them, consider this book mandatory. It will help you understand children in ways you've never thought of.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had already fallen in love with the idea of unschooling
*by G***N on January 29, 2016*

I don't know where to start. This book changed me on a fundamental level. It started kind of slow for me, but by the end my understanding of children, learning, and school were forever changed. I read this book eleven years ago when my oldest was an infant. I had already fallen in love with the idea of unschooling, although I didn't truly understand it back then. I didn't make significant progress in deschooling until my oldest was about 8 or 9. The longer I unschool and deschool, the more this book speaks to me. John Holt understood how children fail, and he did a brilliant job of slowly unpacking that knowledge in the form of this book so the rest of us could not help but see it, at least those of us who want to see it. Start with this book first. Then read all of Holt's other books. You're perspective on children and learning will be more rooted in reality.

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- How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development)
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