''Escape from Childhood: The Needs and Rights of Children'' is a book by American author and educator
John Holt.
For most of John Holt’s career as an author he wrote primarily about schooling. ''Escape from Childhood'' still holds ties to the messages of his other books, but it focuses on Holt's thoughts and beliefs about the rights of children in society in general rather than schooling specifically. The book advocates for
youth rights and against
adultism
Adultism is "the power adults have over children". More narrowly, adultism is defined as "prejudice and accompanying systematic discrimination against young people". On a more philosophical basis, the term has also been defined as "bias towards ad ...
and
ephebiphobia, as evidenced in Holt's opening statement: "I propose...that the rights, privileges, duties of adult citizens be made available to any young person, of whatever age, who wants to make use of them."
[ Holt, J. (1974) ''Escape from Childhood'' Boston: E. P. Dutton.]
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References
External links
John Holt and Growing without Schooling website
1974 non-fiction books
E. P. Dutton books
Books about education
Ageism
History of youth
Youth rights
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