Teach Your Own, John Holt
Teach Your Own, John Holt
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Teach Your Own
The Indispensable Guide to Living and Learning with Children at Home

Author: John Holt, Pat Farenga

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Balance

Published: 11/09/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The classic guide to teaching children at home for a new generation of homeschooling parents  In 2019, there were more than two million children being homeschooled. That number doubled during the pandemic and is now likely to continue increasing as more parents worry that school might not be the best place for their children to learn and grow.
 
Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its timeless and revolutionary message of recognizing the ways children come to understand the world has been updated for today’s environment. Parents and caregivers will discover how to navigate: Learning in a classroom versus learning in the worldThe difference between a learning difficulty (which we all experience every time we try to learn anything) and a learning disability.Schedules that achieve the homeschooling-work-life balance that you want as a familyThe relationship between learning and playHomeschooling and technologyAnd much more. John Holt's warm understanding of children and his passionate belief in every child's ability to learn have made this book an essential resource for over forty years to homeschooling families.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicole on April 05, 2023

I can't say anything more worthwhile about this book that isn't a direct quote, so here goes: Education is an important element of civil society but it has become a sedentary institution serving much more as a gatekeeper for employment opportunities instead of enabling active learning for students. B......more

Goodreads review by Maëla on May 08, 2024

Let’s start with the good: A lot of assumptions are challenged, our modern ways of doing things are questioned and an approach that’s way more respectful towards children is offered. I appreciate that the writer offer concrete tips to help new homeschooling parents (even though it’s more than halfwa......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on February 25, 2025

This was a re-read! I'm glad I read it again, so I could be reminded of what's truly important in our homeschool...and why we're homeschooling in the first place.......more

Goodreads review by Christy on July 01, 2021

The words of one of the earliest proponents of homeschooling, John Holt were profound. In 1981, his book, Teach Your Own was no doubt considered controversial, now it is almost prophetic. Holt, a former public-school educator himself began to look at how children are educated, the rigid and unbendin......more

Goodreads review by Christina on January 07, 2025

Everything that would’ve been helpful I already knew (I.e. play to children’s strengths, to treat children with respect, to teach with dry material and then assessing with anxiety-producing tests is not conducive to optimal learning, etc). And everything else was completely idealistic, while at the......more