by John Holt

The book which started it all! This is Holt’s first book, and the first of its kind in a generation that actually brought empathy and affection to children undergoing the travails of what has been mislabeled 'education'. This 1982 edition allows Holt, having become the godfather of the progressive homeschooling movement, to reflect back upon his time in the classroom, and his vision of the possibilities that exist outside of it.