JOHN HOLT Preface by DEBORAH MEIER


How Children Learn Fiftieth Anniversary Edition


“Original, acute, and worthy of our closest attention.”—New York Times Book Review


F i fty yea r s ago john holt woke


the dreary world of educational theory by showing that for small children “learning is


as natural as breathing.” His brilliant observa- tions are as true today as they were then. Over 1 million copies were sold worldwide in the decades that followed. Today the theorists are still squabbling, and Holt’s wisdom is needed more than ever. As a hero of progressive education and homeschoolers, his time has come again. A new foreword by eminent school reformer Deborah Meier, of


the New York University


Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, reveals the lasting influence of John Holt’s ideas and their relevance for students today.


JOHN HOLT (1927–1985), educational critic and reformer, wrote many influential books, including How Children Fail, Learning All the Time, and Never Too Late. DEBORAH MEIER, an esteemed educational reform leader, is the author of The Power of Their Ideas.


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