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4ndysmith's review against another edition
5.0
What incredible insight into how children learn. Like how fish swim, children learn. - I love that analogy, but the most amazing change for me after reading this book is how much I enjoy watching my child now, giving her space, and seeing how she figures out and views the world.
yedidah72's review against another edition
5.0
This book was written originally in the 60s, but his points are still relevant and not much he's advocated for sadly has changed. A really great read for parents, teachers, Suzuki & Montessori practitioners and anyone who's read/studied David Duke.
happylilkt's review against another edition
4.0
at first I didn't care for the format & style, but by the end I'm convinced this is a fine book.
libraryzen's review against another edition
2.0
"How Babies and Toddlers Learn" should have been the title, and then it still tells us nothing new about small children. It is also rather boring, so I skimmed most of it. If you are looking for information about older school age children (as I was) then pass on this book.
mxae's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Inspiring and sometimes boring if you're already well read on the subject. A great perspective on tiny human and their rights.
anxiousyogi24's review against another edition
4.0
Essential read for parents, especially homeschoolers.
My favorite section was the Art, Math & Other Things Section. I have a highly capable kid who bristles at math and I'm on a mission to change this.
This quote felt like a sucker punch:
"The children begin to feel, after a while, that there was no time for art, that it was not serious. They show a parent or teacher a picture, and the adult says, in a perfunctory voice, "How nice, dear." Then they take home some idiot workbook, whose blanks they have dutifully filled in, and their parents show real joy and excitement. Soon the pictures get shoved aside by the workbooks, even though there is more real learning in a good picture than in twenty workbooks."
Ugh, guilty. I absolutely celebrate my children's creativity, but I do put too much emphasis on rote learning. I'm working on this.
I wish schools gave teachers the space to teach how they want to. I truly believe most teachers see the problems, they are just unable to do anything different.
We need an education revolution in this country and it has to start with the parents.
My favorite section was the Art, Math & Other Things Section. I have a highly capable kid who bristles at math and I'm on a mission to change this.
This quote felt like a sucker punch:
"The children begin to feel, after a while, that there was no time for art, that it was not serious. They show a parent or teacher a picture, and the adult says, in a perfunctory voice, "How nice, dear." Then they take home some idiot workbook, whose blanks they have dutifully filled in, and their parents show real joy and excitement. Soon the pictures get shoved aside by the workbooks, even though there is more real learning in a good picture than in twenty workbooks."
Ugh, guilty. I absolutely celebrate my children's creativity, but I do put too much emphasis on rote learning. I'm working on this.
I wish schools gave teachers the space to teach how they want to. I truly believe most teachers see the problems, they are just unable to do anything different.
We need an education revolution in this country and it has to start with the parents.
kelamity_reads's review against another edition
informative
3.0
For me, this wasn't as insightful as I had hoped. I was expecting to gain new insights or to have my preconceptions challenged, but instead, it was mostly just anecdote after anecdote that pointed out the obvious.
That's not to say it's a bad book. It isn't, it's just not what I was expecting.
I guess I was hoping for more than just having my currently held beliefs validated.
That's not to say it's a bad book. It isn't, it's just not what I was expecting.
I guess I was hoping for more than just having my currently held beliefs validated.