Editing Philosophy of education (section)

====John Holt====
In 1964 [[John Holt (educator)|John Holt]] published his first book, ''[[How Children Fail]]'', asserting that the academic failure of schoolchildren was not ''despite'' the efforts of the schools, but actually ''because'' of the schools. ''How Children Fail'' ignited a firestorm of controversy. Holt was catapulted into the American national consciousness to the extent that he made appearances on major TV talk shows, wrote book reviews for ''Life'' magazine, and was a guest on the ''To Tell The Truth'' TV game show.<ref>''The Old Schoolhouse Meets Up with Patrick Farenga About the Legacy of John Holt'', http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/How_To_Homeschool/articles/articles.php?aid=97 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816105128/http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/How_To_Homeschool/articles/articles.php?aid=97 |date=2011-08-16 }}</ref> In his follow-up work, ''[[How Children Learn]]'', published in 1967, Holt tried to elucidate the learning process of children and why he believed school short circuits that process.