“Every adult parent, however lowly or powerless, had at least some one that he could command, threaten, and punish. No man was… — John Holt Parenting Copy Share Image
“I doubt very much if it is possible to teach anyone to understand anything, that is to say, to see how various… — John Holt Education Copy Share Image
“It is not possible to spend any prolonged period visiting public school classrooms without being appalled by the mutilation visible everywhere—mutilation of… — John Holt School Copy Share Image
“The book will be a demonstration that children, without being coerced or manipulated, or being put in exotic, specially prepared environments, or… — John Holt Books Copy Share Image
“This idea that children won't learn without outside rewards and penalties, or in the debased jargon of the behaviorists, "positive and negative… — John Holt Child Copy Share Image
“Leaders are not, as we are often led to think, people who go along with huge crowds following them. Leaders are people… — John Holt Copy Share Image
