SCHOOL IS BAD FOR CHILDREN

GROUP MEMBERSRUPESH SHAH (LEADER)VINEET GOEL (EDITOR)JASHMINA PRADHANANGAKRITI MANANDHARSRISTI SIDDHI BAJRACHARYAPRIYA SINGH

AUTHOR INTRODUCTIONJohn Caldwell Holt (1923-1985)Educational theorist in the USALectured nationally and

internationallyWrote a number of booksPublished in the magazine The

Saturday Evening Post(1969)

CONTENTPRE-SCHOOL PERIODAT SCHOOLCRITICISMSCHANGE IN TRADITIONAL

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSRECOMMENDATIONS FOR

IMPROVEMENTCONCLUSION

PRE-SCHOOL PERIODSmarter and more curiousBetter at finding and figuring

things outSolved the mystery of languageMore confident and resourcefulPersistent and independentDetermined, energetic and

skillful learner

AT SCHOOL“LEARNING AND LIVING”

Learning is separate from livingPsychological pressureTeacher as god like figureHesitate to ask questionsLazy, dodge, bluff, fake, cheatAdopt bad habitsLimit creative learning power

Escape from reality to daydreams and fantasies

Restrict interaction with otherTo be wrong, uncertain, confused

is a crime

CRITICISMSExploitation of childrenTime wastagePrevents true learningUgly, cold, inhumanCompels to do, think and be as

“they” wantRight answers are what the

school wantsPrevents interaction

CHANGE IN TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS

In Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon–Public school without building– Learn about the world at first hand

In Washington In New York–Teachers and Writer Collaborative–Real writers visit schools–Practicing attorney

Paired Learning (group work)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Let them judge themselvesCompare performanceSelf-assessmentHelp them if they ask forGet rid of grades, exams and

marksAbolish the fixed, required

curriculumAbolish compulsory school

attendance

CONCLUSIONPsychology of childrenBanking concept of educationStudent taken as receptacles

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