false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg 573003 4 <div>This enduring classic of educational thought offers teachers and parents deep, original insight into the nature of early learning. John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, &#8220;learning is as natural as breathing.&#8221; In this delightful yet profound book, he looks at how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can nurture and encourage these natural abilities in our children.&#8221;</div> 2998843 3 9 1995 How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development) total:300|5:105|4:120|3:62|2:9|1:4| 300 1213 550 58 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 2 2 false Thu Nov 08 08:06:03 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 08:22:57 -0800 2007 He has an, often recalled, bit on his daughter discovering and becoming enthralled with his type wr...more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 5 4 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 10:29:55 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 10:36:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 3 1 false Fri Jun 06 18:47:23 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 18:47:34 -0700 2008 by DeEllen Stowell

“Should parents need teaching credentials to home-school their kids?” is a poll on Parade.com right now. This question is in response to California’s conflict over whether homeschoolers should be allowed to ...more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 5 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jun 06 12:26:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 10:55:14 -0700 2008
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The start of the preface got me VERY excited! He states that children are naturally great learners, but the school setting is not cond...more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 3 0 false Tue May 26 12:32:51 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 12:45:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 5 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:50:39 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:56:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 0 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 19:39:51 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 19:43:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 5 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 14:45:16 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:05:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 4 0 false Wed Apr 22 21:24:04 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 22:45:26 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 22 21:24:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 4 0 false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 18 09:01:57 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 14 14:32:04 -0700 2009
In prose style "How Children Learn" reminds me a lot of "The Omnivore's Dilemma", in that both present some pretty depressing news with a great deal of compassion and hope. John Holt wrote this in t...more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 5 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 12 21:18:38 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 21 19:17:22 -0700 2009
I just really agree with the philosophy that children (well, all people) learn best when interest drives it learning, as opposed to bribes, rewards, threats, or any other type of coercion. A...more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 07:59:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 08:09:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 4 0 false Sun Dec 14 13:10:55 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 28 16:16:45 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 14 13:10:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 4 0 false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 23:27:18 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 03 10:37:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 3 0 false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 06:15:11 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 04:54:19 -0800 2009 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 3 0 false Sun Feb 22 06:53:03 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 06:54:13 -0800 2009 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 4 0 false Wed Jan 07 20:55:34 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 20:55:34 -0800 2009 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 0 0 false Thu May 21 09:55:14 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 09:56:40 -0700 2009 573003 0201484048 9780201484045 298 57 4.04 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175903656m/573003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/573003.How_Children_Learn 4 0 false Sun Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 05:52:47 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 06:12:31 -0800 2009
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