John Taylor Gatto
John Gatto was a schoolteacher for 30 years. He resigned in the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times upon receiving the New York State Teacher of the Year award. He has been a fierce advocate for self-directed "guerrilla" education for decades, and is also the author of Weapons of Mass Instruction and The Underground History of American Education . John Gatto lived in New York State.
John Gatto was a schoolteacher for 30 years. He resigned in the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times upon receiving the New York State Teacher of the Year award. He has been a fierce advocate for self-directed "guerrilla" education for decades, and is also the author of Weapons of Mass Instruction and The Underground History of American Education . John Gatto lived in New York State. See less
John Taylor Gatto's Featured Books
John Taylor Gatto book reviews
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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
A must read for every teacher
This book exposes much of problems with public education, Why public education often fails and why people graduate without knowledge of basics like reading and writing. Read More
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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
must read
this is my second copy of this book, as the first was loaned and never returned. very interesting, easy to read, because most of it is in speech form. you will never look at your child's education ... Read More
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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
WOW!
What an eye-opener this book is... Read More
