John Holt

To parents I say, above all else, don’t let your home become some terrible miniature copy of the school. No lesson plans! No quizzes! No tests! No report cards! Even leaving your kids alone would be better; at least they could figure out some things on their own. Live together, as well as you can; enjoy life together, as much as you can.

Education Quote - John Holt

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I don't think the currently popular "therapeutic" methods--which involve telling someone, "You're OK, you're really wonderful"--do much good. Tackling a job that seems worth doing, and doing it in a competent manner, is--to my way of thinking--the best way for a person to gain self-esteem.