This was my first strike against him. Second, the child-like purity of the mind that Holt found so attractive is a genuine innocence, but it is not a means of gaining knowledge. Unfortunately, Holt not only says we should look at reality in the un-complex way of a child, he throws out reason altogether. A second strike against him. Lastly, I detested egalitarianism.
Egalitarianism is un-American, and it's immoral to attempt to level the intellectual playing field.
Americans all have an equal opportunity to make the best life possible for themselves. It may be more difficult to advance from poverty to riches, but lots of people from all over the world come to America to try that very thing because here they are free to pursue their livelihoods. That's what the American dream is all about. A third strike against him, and in my estimation, he's out. I went on to develop my own curriculum with full confidence that I was doing the right thing for the right reasons.