How Children LearnThis 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, “learning is as natural as breathing.” 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.” |
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Page 69
... Tommy soon turned it into some- thing else . My upraised forearm was transformed into a bulldozer's gearshift ( or ... Tommy's greatest joy was to climb up into the seat of a real bulldozer and push all the con- trols whichever way he ...
... Tommy soon turned it into some- thing else . My upraised forearm was transformed into a bulldozer's gearshift ( or ... Tommy's greatest joy was to climb up into the seat of a real bulldozer and push all the con- trols whichever way he ...
Page 119
... Tommy . Once a year , in the city where he lives , they have an an- nual festival , in which they burn a giant effigy of Zozo- bra , the King of Gloom . This great bonfire is very exciting for little people to see ; for months ahead Tommy ...
... Tommy . Once a year , in the city where he lives , they have an an- nual festival , in which they burn a giant effigy of Zozo- bra , the King of Gloom . This great bonfire is very exciting for little people to see ; for months ahead Tommy ...
Page 279
... Tommy kept assuming that I , the machine , was still really a person , with some com- mon sense and judgment . I , on the other hand , un- derstood a great truth : Machines Are Stupid . They can only do what they're told , and if told ...
... Tommy kept assuming that I , the machine , was still really a person , with some com- mon sense and judgment . I , on the other hand , un- derstood a great truth : Machines Are Stupid . They can only do what they're told , and if told ...
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