biography
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Holt, John (Caldwell)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1923–85)
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| biography:
| Educational reformer, born in New York City, New York, USA. A teacher turned writer and lecturer, his best-selling How Children Fail (1964, revised in 1982) and How Children Learn (1967, 1983) called for educational reform to nurture children's creativity. In the 1970s he became a leader in the home-schooling movement. |
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