From the preface by Deborah Meier: "We have a long way to go to make John Holt's dream available to all children.
How Children Learn
In the short run, these strategies seem to work. They make it possible for many children to get through their schooling even though they learn very little. But in the long run, these strategies are self-limiting and self-defeating, ...
The first edition of this book has been a best-seller for almost a decade, identified as one of the top ten books for students of child development or early childhood care and education.
How Children Learn
An overview of theories on children's literacy, linguistics and intelligence.
John Comenius; Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi; Robert Owen; Friedrich Froebel; Sigmund Freud; John Dewey; Margaret McMillan; Rudolf Steiner; Maria Montessori; Susan Isaacs; Jean Piaget; Lev Vygotsky; Burrhus Skinner; John ...
This book goes beyond simply understanding the work of key theorists and the various theories of learning to recognise what learning actually looks like and how it is best facilitated in any setting.
In this book, Nancy Stewart brings her wealth of experience to help policy makers and practitioners articulate the importance of early childhood as a valuable stage in its own right as well as a preparation for the future.This best seller ...
"Book 1 summarises the findings and ideas of 30 educational theorists and psychologists (eg. Montessori, Piaget, Dewey) and different approaches to education (eg. Steiner, High/Scope, Te Whariki)."--Back cover.
"Book 3 explores thought-provoking ideas emerging from contemporary theorists and researchers on how children learn and develop."--Back cover.
In this book, Nancy Stewart brings her wealth of experience to help policy makers and practitioners articulate the importance of early childhood as a valuable stage in its own right as well as a preparation for the future.
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