John Holt - How Children Fail Review

How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development): Holt, John

: The curriculum is often trivial, dull, and disconnected from a child's real interests, making narrow demands on their intelligence. John Holt - How Children Fail

Holt observed that instead of trying to understand material, students develop "strategies" to dodge adult demands and "fish" for right answers: How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development): Holt,

: Students become "producers" who focus solely on providing the answer the teacher wants rather than "thinkers" who seek genuine understanding. John Holt - How Children Fail