Reasons for Children's Failures. Why Smart Kids Struggle in School and How to Help Them

John Holt (1923—1985) was one of the most influential educators of the 20th century, the creator of alternative teaching methods. He believed that modern school education does not reveal all of a child's abilities and discourages the desire to discover... something new.

When entering an average school, children are expected to learn to fit into certain frames: to provide standard answers, to be interested only in what is appropriate for their age, and, most importantly, to write endless tests. Children do not see the point in developing their thinking and strive solely for approval from adults.

In this book, John Holt will share how children "play" at learning in school, what strategies they use to manipulate adults and blindly achieve grades just for the sake of it. 

You will learn:
– how to rekindle a child's thirst for knowledge, which is inherently within them;
– why children forget the material learned after taking a test;
– how to use children's logic for learning in elementary school;
– what teachers should not do in class and what parents should do at home;
– how to teach a child that a mistake is not a failure, but another step towards discoveries.