Talk:John Holt (educator)

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English style

I just seems to me that an article about an American educator should be written in American English. Darentig 20:35, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes... Amillion 12:40, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

References and sources

This article has a disclaimer that says it doesn't cite any references or sources. This is clearly not true (a quick glance revealed at least 4), so I'm removing it. It does perhaps need additional references or sources, but it cannot be said that it doesn't have any at all. Amillion 23:09, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Someone mentioned in this article that John Holt influenced the Summerhill School. This cannot be true, as Summerhill was started two years before John Holt was born. That said, I feel this article should be flagged, because if that--something wikipedia itself can contradict--is mentioned, who's to say that any of this information is accurate? 72.10.98.19 (talk)

The link to Layla Rahim's blog does not rise to the level of an encyclopedic reference. 130.218.10.1 (talk) 17:27, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree with this flag. There is not a single word of criticism of Holt's work in this article. Someone must have disagreed with him somewhere. The cited works are also entirely positive. The article is therefore biased.Allanm051 (talk) 02:42, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

UWF

The biography, paragraph 1, includes "... he became frustrated with UWF's ineffectiveness ...". But it's not clear what UWF is. Wiki-search doesn't help, nor does Google. It seems to be related to the World Federalist Movement but is it a synonym? NL Derek (talk) 20:54, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Studies?

This article references Holt's studies and data but both are absent in the references. 32.221.198.137 (talk) 16:20, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Actually an educator?

It seems to me that someone that suggest child labor and that children should have all of the same rights as adults shouldn't be called an educator at all. Joshuaaaronstephens (talk) 00:27, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I reverted your edit. There is clear consensus as per the New York Time citation in this article that this individual is indeed an educator. If you'd like to discuss further, please let me know! — Your local Sink Cat (The Sink). 00:34, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]