If you don't feel safe as a child, you can't learn.
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People should be free to find or make for themselves the kinds of educational experience they want their children to have.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Parents should have the freedom to choose educational experiences that suit their children's needs.
In this quote, John Holt emphasizes the importance of parental choice in education. He advocates for a system that allows parents to seek or create the educational experiences that they believe are best for their children, reflecting the idea that one size does not fit all in learning and that individual preferences and needs should guide educational paths.
Themes
EducationFreedomLearningParental ChoiceExperience
In practice
Example use cases
During a school board meeting, a parent shared this quote to advocate for more educational options.
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