Quotes by John Holt
“Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners.”— John Holt
“The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.”— John Holt
“Children do not need to be made to learn about the world, or shown how. They want to, and they know how.”— John Holt
“What is essential is to realize that children learn independently, not in bunches; that they learn out of interest and curiosity, not to please or appease the adults in power.”— John Holt
“Birds fly, fish swim, man thinks and learns. Therefore, we do not need schools. We need shrines of learning where people can come and go as they please.”— John Holt
“Living is learning and when kids are living fully and energetically and happily they are learning a lot, even if they don't know it.”— John Holt
“The human animal is a learning animal; we like to learn; we are good at it; we don't need to be shown how or made to do it. What kills the process are the people interfering with it or trying to regulate it or control it.”— John Holt
“A life worth living, and work worth doing - that is what I want for children (and all people), not just, or not even, something called 'a better education.'”— John Holt