{"product_id":"2026200016125-secondhand-how-children-learn","title":"How Children Learn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when conventional schooling was rarely questioned, John Holt's How Children Learn arrived as a quietly revolutionary argument against the rigidity of traditional education. Drawing on meticulous observation of children at play, at work, and in conversation, Holt presents a compelling case that children are natural, gifted learners — and that adults, with the best of intentions, routinely undermine the very curiosity and confidence that makes learning possible. With warmth and precision, he chronicles the ways in which young minds absorb language, mathematics, music, and the world around them, not through rote instruction, but through freedom, experimentation, and trust.\n\nA landmark work in progressive education theory, How Children Learn sits alongside its celebrated companion volume, How Children Fail, as essential reading for parents, teachers, and anyone invested in the intellectual and emotional development of the young. Holt's prose is clear, humane, and deeply observational — never abstract where a vivid anecdote will serve better. Decades after its first publication, his central argument remains as urgent as ever: that the role of the adult is not to fill an empty vessel, but to protect the conditions in which genuine learning can flourish. One reads this book and cannot help but wonder — how much potential have we, unknowingly, already extinguished?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342777655515,"sku":"2026200016125-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/49159035-7a3d-4a77-a953-664dc6eea0f7.png?v=1790049271","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016125-secondhand-how-children-learn","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}