Quotes by John Holt

The following are quotes from John Holt:

...since we can't know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned.

The reason of a resolution is more to be considered than the resolution itself.

The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do.

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