Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “The most important thing any teacher has to learn, not to be learned in any school of education I ever heard of, can be expressed in seven words: Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners.” ~ John Holt (1923-1985) American author and educator, proponent of homeschooling, and pioneer in youth rights theorySource: Holt, J. (1967). How Children Learn. New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation