Escape from Childhood: The Needs and Rights of Children is Holt's most controversial book on a difficult subject. To get a sense of Holt's passion and ideas, here are two popular articles he wrote ("Free the Children; They Need Room to Grow" and "The Cuteness Syndrome, Kitchie-Kitchie Koo, and Other Problems") based on Escape From Childhood.
Read MorePeter Gray, author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, Kirsten Olson, author of Wounded By School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture, and Carlo Ricci, author of The Willed Curriculum, Unschooling, and Self-Direction, say a few words about the release of Escape From Childhood. Add your review!