Christy B Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 "How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading". Her comment -- "I didn't recognize any of the stuff he was complaining about, that the public schools did wrong. But everything he recommended as the better way to do it . . . well, that was basically what I remember from elementary years." My response -- "Yeah, well, I read a lot of John Holt when you were a toddler. Teach Your Own and Growing Without Schooling were pretty much the basis for my educational philosophy, later I balanced it with The Well Trained Mind . . . In fact, I started reading Holt when my faculty advisor . . . at the college you are at now . . . told me that my ideas for education were 'admirable; but too idealistic to be effective'. I'm pretty sure his point was to make us mad enough to go out and try to change the education system." Her reply -- "That is so awesome. I can't wait to tell my English teacher. She's going to love this." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama_Rana Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Wow, now I want to read John Holt [pretty sure I've read at least one thing by him]. Any recs where I should start? [And Beth, love your user pic!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy B Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Oh, I really like "Teach Your Own" and if you can get your hands on back issues of "Growing Without Schooling" (or maybe it's still published, I don't know!). But really, I like everything of his I've read. I was influenced by Holt and Moore during dd's very early years . . . I was introduced to The Well Trained Mind when she was in about third grade and ended up with a blend of ideas that worked well for us. I went and looked at my college transcript -- sure enough, it was not only the same college, but the exact same CLASS. Eng 102, Intermediate Comp. I hope her professor gets a kick out of this -- her student (who entered college a year early on academic scholarship) is the product of homeschooling, inspired by her predecessor who (probably quite intentionally) challenged his student to prove him wrong. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 That's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 This is so cool! I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama_Rana Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Oh, I really like "Teach Your Own" and if you can get your hands on back issues of "Growing Without Schooling" (or maybe it's still published, I don't know!). But really, I like everything of his I've read. I was influenced by Holt and Moore during dd's very early years . . . I was introduced to The Well Trained Mind when she was in about third grade and ended up with a blend of ideas that worked well for us. I went and looked at my college transcript -- sure enough, it was not only the same college, but the exact same CLASS. Eng 102, Intermediate Comp. I hope her professor gets a kick out of this -- her student (who entered college a year early on academic scholarship) is the product of homeschooling, inspired by her predecessor who (probably quite intentionally) challenged his student to prove him wrong. I love it. Cool. Ordered "Teach Your Own", but "Growing Without Schooling" is almost $25 on Amazon, so I'll hold off on that! LOL I also found the essay you mentioned in your OP. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happybeachbum Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I know this thread is old, but the back issues of Growing without Schooling are now online free http://johnholtgws.com/gws-issue-archive you can also archive the old site www.holtgws.com/gwsarchives.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I can hear the Lion King theme playing in my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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