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How Children Fail

Name: How Children Fail
Author: John Caldwell Holt

by John Caldwell Holt

1964•Documentary•181 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, intimate non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

A series of informal memos describing how typical grade-school pedagogy suppresses a child's innate desire to learn, leaving the child frustrated, confused, and fearing failure.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentarySocial commentary

Subjects

EducationEducation of childrenUnderachieversGrade repetitionDropoutsChild PsychologyLearningEducational Psychology

Details

Author: John Caldwell Holt
Published: 1964
Pages: 181
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Source: Open Library

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