First published in the mid 1960s, How Children Fail began an education
reform movement that continues today. In his 1982 edition, John Holt
added new insights into how children investigate the world, into the
perennial problems of classroom learning, grading, testing, and into the
role of the trust and authority in every learning situation. His
understanding of children, the clarity of his thought, and his deep
affection for children have made both How Children Fail and its
companion volume, How Children Learn, enduring classics.