Re: [unschoolingbasics] Best Holt books for parents of young children.
[email protected]
In a message dated 7/1/2004 3:50:33 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
So what John Holt book would you recommend for the first book to read? I
have a list of many of his books, but not sure which one to start with. Just
to remind you my dd is 4 if that matters.
I have a five year old and I've just purchased the following John Holt books
from ebay (because of previous recommendations).
Learning All the Time - How small children begin to read, write, count, and
investigate the world, without being taught. (back cover reviewer Louise Bates
Ames from the Gesell Institute of Human Development says, 'John Holt clearly
loves and understands young children and has great confidence in their ability
to learn....if only we grown-ups would not interfere.')
How Children Learn (back covers says: This enduring classic of educational
thought offers parents deep, original insight into the nature of early learning.
John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is
as natural as breathing." In this delightful yet profound boook, he looks at
how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can nurture
and encourage these natural abilities in our children).
Warmly,
D
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[email protected] writes:
So what John Holt book would you recommend for the first book to read? I
have a list of many of his books, but not sure which one to start with. Just
to remind you my dd is 4 if that matters.
I have a five year old and I've just purchased the following John Holt books
from ebay (because of previous recommendations).
Learning All the Time - How small children begin to read, write, count, and
investigate the world, without being taught. (back cover reviewer Louise Bates
Ames from the Gesell Institute of Human Development says, 'John Holt clearly
loves and understands young children and has great confidence in their ability
to learn....if only we grown-ups would not interfere.')
How Children Learn (back covers says: This enduring classic of educational
thought offers parents deep, original insight into the nature of early learning.
John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is
as natural as breathing." In this delightful yet profound boook, he looks at
how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can nurture
and encourage these natural abilities in our children).
Warmly,
D
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Deb Lewis
***So what John Holt book would you recommend for the first book to
read?***
Someone recommended "How Children Fail" as a really important book and I
would second that. Especially since your daughter is very young. (I
hope that was this list, and if it wasn't, I still recommend it.)
"Escape From Childhood" makes a brilliant case for children's rights.
I really like "Learning All the Time".
John Holt continued to grow and develop his ideas about children and
learning. If you read the later printings of his earlier work you will
see how his ideas changed. He makes notes in some places to clarify and
occasionally to express his regret for writing something or other. I
really recommend the latest copies of all his books for that reason.
You'll get a clearer understanding of his progression toward unschooling.
And if you can still find Growing Without Schooling somewhere, (Fun
Books, maybe?) get some old copies and read those.
Here's a list:
1964 - How Children Fail, by John Holt (Pitman Publishing)
1967 - How Children Learn, by John Holt (Dell)
1969 - The Underachieving School, by John Holt (Dell)
1970 - What Do I Do Monday?, by John Holt (Dell)
1972 - Freedom And Beyond, by John Holt (Dutton) (Boynton/Cook; 1995)
1974 - Escape from Childhood, by John Holt (Dell)
1976 - Instead of Education, by John Holt (E.P. Dutton)
1978 - Never Too Late, by John Holt (Delacorte) (Perseus, 1991.)
1981 - Teach Your Own, by John Holt (Delacorte Press)
1989 - Learning All the Time, by John Holt (Addison-Wesley)
1990 - A Life Worth Living: The Selected Letters of John Holt, edited
by Susannah Sheffer (Ohio State Univ. Press)
1997 - Growing Without Schooling: A Record of a Grassroots Movement
(Holt/GWS)
Deb Lewis
read?***
Someone recommended "How Children Fail" as a really important book and I
would second that. Especially since your daughter is very young. (I
hope that was this list, and if it wasn't, I still recommend it.)
"Escape From Childhood" makes a brilliant case for children's rights.
I really like "Learning All the Time".
John Holt continued to grow and develop his ideas about children and
learning. If you read the later printings of his earlier work you will
see how his ideas changed. He makes notes in some places to clarify and
occasionally to express his regret for writing something or other. I
really recommend the latest copies of all his books for that reason.
You'll get a clearer understanding of his progression toward unschooling.
And if you can still find Growing Without Schooling somewhere, (Fun
Books, maybe?) get some old copies and read those.
Here's a list:
1964 - How Children Fail, by John Holt (Pitman Publishing)
1967 - How Children Learn, by John Holt (Dell)
1969 - The Underachieving School, by John Holt (Dell)
1970 - What Do I Do Monday?, by John Holt (Dell)
1972 - Freedom And Beyond, by John Holt (Dutton) (Boynton/Cook; 1995)
1974 - Escape from Childhood, by John Holt (Dell)
1976 - Instead of Education, by John Holt (E.P. Dutton)
1978 - Never Too Late, by John Holt (Delacorte) (Perseus, 1991.)
1981 - Teach Your Own, by John Holt (Delacorte Press)
1989 - Learning All the Time, by John Holt (Addison-Wesley)
1990 - A Life Worth Living: The Selected Letters of John Holt, edited
by Susannah Sheffer (Ohio State Univ. Press)
1997 - Growing Without Schooling: A Record of a Grassroots Movement
(Holt/GWS)
Deb Lewis
Sherri-Lee Pressman
Thanks D! I think I will go for those two as well,
Sherri-Lee
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Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] Best Holt books for parents of young
children.
In a message dated 7/1/2004 3:50:33 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
So what John Holt book would you recommend for the first book to read? I
have a list of many of his books, but not sure which one to start with. Just
to remind you my dd is 4 if that matters.
I have a five year old and I've just purchased the following John Holt books
from ebay (because of previous recommendations).
Learning All the Time - How small children begin to read, write, count, and
investigate the world, without being taught. (back cover reviewer Louise
Bates
Ames from the Gesell Institute of Human Development says, 'John Holt clearly
loves and understands young children and has great confidence in their
ability
to learn....if only we grown-ups would not interfere.')
How Children Learn (back covers says: This enduring classic of educational
thought offers parents deep, original insight into the nature of early
learning.
John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is
as natural as breathing." In this delightful yet profound boook, he looks
at
how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can
nurture
and encourage these natural abilities in our children).
Warmly,
D
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Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] Best Holt books for parents of young
children.
In a message dated 7/1/2004 3:50:33 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
So what John Holt book would you recommend for the first book to read? I
have a list of many of his books, but not sure which one to start with. Just
to remind you my dd is 4 if that matters.
I have a five year old and I've just purchased the following John Holt books
from ebay (because of previous recommendations).
Learning All the Time - How small children begin to read, write, count, and
investigate the world, without being taught. (back cover reviewer Louise
Bates
Ames from the Gesell Institute of Human Development says, 'John Holt clearly
loves and understands young children and has great confidence in their
ability
to learn....if only we grown-ups would not interfere.')
How Children Learn (back covers says: This enduring classic of educational
thought offers parents deep, original insight into the nature of early
learning.
John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is
as natural as breathing." In this delightful yet profound boook, he looks
at
how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can
nurture
and encourage these natural abilities in our children).
Warmly,
D
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