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title: "How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development)"
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# How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development)

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Buy How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development) REV ed. by Holt, John (ISBN: 9780201484021) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Vital reading if you send or plan to send your children to school. - An eye opener. Everything in it makes sense and I didn't realise until my 4th child struggled with the school system. I now know why!
Review: Well-written, wastes no time, insightful - Fantastic book. Some parts have to be taken in historical context, but Holt's empathetic insights into the relationship between power, fear and intelligence still ultimately ring true, even, in my opinion, in situations far removed from schools and children.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 363,211 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 352 in Educational Psychology 808 in Child Development 1,008 in Child & Developmental Psychology in Education |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (281) |
| Dimensions  | 21.79 x 13.84 x 2.03 cm |
| Edition  | REV ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 0201484021 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0201484021 |
| Item weight  | 340 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 315 pages |
| Publication date  | 4 Sept. 1995 |
| Publisher  | Da Capo Lifelong Books |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vital reading if you send or plan to send your children to school.
*by K***R on 25 June 2022*

An eye opener. Everything in it makes sense and I didn't realise until my 4th child struggled with the school system. I now know why!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well-written, wastes no time, insightful
*by W***S on 13 April 2021*

Fantastic book. Some parts have to be taken in historical context, but Holt's empathetic insights into the relationship between power, fear and intelligence still ultimately ring true, even, in my opinion, in situations far removed from schools and children.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ John Holt is my hero.
*by C***E on 8 February 2015*

I didn't buy this at first because I wanted to hear how children succeed but I was wrong to dismiss it, it is fascinating and far more instructive than I imagined. I love everything John Holt writes. It sounds totally daft but realising he'd died before I was born one day, I cried my eyes out that he's lost to the world and am so, so grateful he wrote these books.

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