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Original Title:	Instead of Education: Ways to Help People do Things Better
ISBN:	1591810094 (ISBN13: 9781591810094)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.holtgws.com/insteadofeducati.html
Setting:	United States of America

Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better Paperback | Pages: 250 pages

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Title	:	Instead of Education: Ways to Help People Do Things Better
Author	:	John Holt
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 250 pages
Published	:	October 1st 2003 by Sentient Publications (first published May 1st 1977)
Categories	:	Education. Parenting. Nonfiction

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From the guy who kicked off the homeschooling movement in the united states - not attached to Christianity, but to free kids from the pursuit of achievement, which he equates with Education. John Holt tells us that Education prepares students for a restricted life, constrained by the everlasting failing to pursue one's curiosity and develop a holistic being.

This is a well-written and concise treatment of the Education system from an unschooling perspective. Not much has changed since he wrote it in 1977, except that Education's accelerated pursuit of goals has further trapped kids into a life of regimentation.

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Ratings: 4.08 From 494 Users | 35 Reviews

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I read this book after haveing been a homeschooler for 20+ years. So, I had been to conventions and heard a lot about him being the father of the homeschool movement. Ironically, I had to read books from a list given me at an online college where I am now studying to complete my BAES degree, Bachelor of Arts, Edu. studies. After 3.5 years of taking public school teacher classes, it seemed quite radical at first, but I really got into the real-life, hands-on, success and student-led cases. In

I don't know, this book seems redundant. I love John Holt, but I guess I just don't need more convincing. I hate to give it a low rating because maybe it will be the book that turns things around for someone else, so I'll leave it unrated- but it's a boring read for those of us already unschooling.

My opinion on this book is a bit mixed. He had some interesting ideas, and a few chapters in my copy are now heavily marked bc of concepts he pointed out that I found fascinating and hadn't thought of before. Other parts were a bit overly dramatic or radical, even for me. ; ) Still, interesting and thought-provoking as a whole.

I bought into the first half of the book--Do-ers, learning is easier when there's interest and choice in the learner, doing something and learning to do it really aren't two different processes. Great.The second half--or the final third, perhaps--he lost me. Some of his solutions to getting kids out of compulsory schooling are not well thought out at all. For example: The students could take competency tests to move up a grade instead of having to sit in a classroom for the year. Well, who

This is a wonderful book; I don't know if I'd go quite as far as Holt does in his scathing appraisal of compulsory schooling--but I'd go pretty far, and his book is a cogent, lucid, and jargon-free explanation of why.

I imagine this is and will be one of the most important books I've read for my son's sake. Brilliantly succinct and on point. I love it and recommend literally everyone read it. :P

The father of homeschooling and unschooling, Holt argues that people are natural learners and explorers, and that formal S-chooling kills that process through overemphasis on testing and credentials. His analysis was interesting, but his solutions weren't compelling to me. While he talks about children and the need to avoid compulsory schooling, most of his solution examples relate to *adult* learning. Clearly he thinks that adults should have more ability to supervise their children, that it's