How Children Learn

by Holt, John Caldwell

Now in its 50th anniversary edition, How Children Learn is credited with pioneering the homeschooling movement starting in the 1970s. Over a million copies of the book have been sold. "In this enduring classic, rich with 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 his delightful book he observes how children actually learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how, as adults, we can best encourage these natural abilities in our children." - From the Publisher 

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The first edition of How Children Learn was published in 1967 by Pittman press.Delacorte Press issued a revised edition in 1983. Perseus Press published an edition in 1995. The 50th anniversary edition was published by De Capo Press in 2017.

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