This influential book, first published in the mid 1960s, started a movement in education reform that still resonates today. In How Children Fail, John Holt shares his insights on how children investigate the world, the challenges of classroom learning, grading, and testing, and the vital importance of trust and authority in learning. This classic book, and its companion volume How Children Learn, offer profound understanding of children and pedagogical clarity that has helped shape our modern educational landscape.