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Title: Freedom and Beyond by John Caldwell Holt ISBN: 0-525-10922-6 Publisher: Penguin USA (T) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1972 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A progressive and liberating read.....
Comment: John Holt's book "Freedom and Beyond" throws light on the contradictions, brutality, racism, inequality, and unfairness that are present in most standard schools today. Though this book was published in the early 70's and all of the statistics in this book would have changed since then, it's depressing to read that so little has changed regarding the teacher/student dynamic. This book is genuinely revolutionary, and realistic in it's approach. The author writes with great understanding and insight, and presents several anecdotes and observations about the cross-section of school's he has visited. All of the suggestions here are logical and positive. The only flaw I found in the book was that it presented such an unrelentingly bleak and cynical overview of school-life, and yet it provided no direct advice for what the average reader could do to mend these problems. John Holt certainly presents the issues very clearly, and harbours great contempt for what children are made to endure throughout their school years, but unless you're a teacher, principal, or are about to erect a school from scratch anytime soon, the book does tend to frustrate you and leave you feeling rather helpless. The book does cover a wide range of social issues, from poverty to employment, all of which, as John illustrates, are relevant to the getting of a good education. It helped me gain a greater understanding of the nature of children and their needs. I urge parents to read this book (particularly if their children are struggling within the conventional school system), and I'd also recommend it to teachers, as this book promotes learning that is inspired and varied, and suggests new ways to teach the young that prevent boredom.
Rating: 5
Summary: Attitude Building
Comment: This is a book which has helped me develop an attitude for perceiving children. It and "The Continuum Concept" by Jean Leidloff, have both helped convince me how little of our unsolicited instructions children really need.
John Holt is one who takes 'freedom' to its limits, at least as far as children are concerned.
The change it brought in me: When I have the baby sitter's role with my kids, I try to do that which is of mutual interest to us (myself and the kids), or do something which I like while they're doing their stuff. However, I have an open door policy, and allow them to come up to me for any of their queries. Doing something which just interests my kid is defeating, as my frustration and resentment gets transferred through my tone or through my way of looking at them.
It would enable a person who always finds children to be messy, annoying, revolting and disobedient to see them as friendly, interesting, and transparent.
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Title: Escape from childhood by John Caldwell Holt ISBN: 0525099557 Publisher: E. P. Dutton Pub. Date: 1974 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development) by John Caldwell Holt ISBN: 0201484021 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Learning All the Time by John Holt ISBN: 0201550911 Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development) by John Caldwell Holt ISBN: 0201484048 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling by John Holt, Patrick Farenga, Pat Farenga ISBN: 0738206946 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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