Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0081TFXWC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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A much sought after speaker on education throughout North America, his other books include Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling, A Different Kind of Teacher, and The Underground History of American Education.. About the author: John Gatto was a teacher in New York City's public schools for over 30 years and is a recipient of the New York State Teacher of the Year award. Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. With over 100,000 copies in print since its original publication in 2002, this book is collection of essays and speeches and contains a description of the wide-spread impact of the book and Gatto's "guerrilla teaching"
ZyPhReX said A Truly Must-Read Book Exposing The Current Dismal State Of Public Schooling. John Taylor Gatto is an award winning teacher that isn’t afraid to buck the trend.Dumbing Us Down – The Hidden Curriculum Of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto is a masterly an in-depth view into how public schooling really works.Sampling many of his best personal essays, Dumbing Us Down features the true reasons why education in our modern day system is fai. "Sobering" according to hcmitche. I've been a homeschooler for Sobering I've been a homeschooler for 3 years and I've just now gotten around to reading this book. Mr. Gatto echoes a lot of my feelings about the American school system that I've felt for years. I feel some pain at thinking of everything that was taken away from me being educated in various public schools across the country. I'm so glad that before my children even came along I was c. years and I've just now gotten around to reading this book. Mr. Gatto echoes a lot of my feelings about the American school system that I've felt for years. I feel some pain at thinking of everything that was taken away from me being educated in various public schools across the country. I'm so glad that before my children even came along I was c. Too busy schooling to educate Why has schooling become such a big, factory process? Why is conformity such a high priority? Why do so many graduates find themselves unfulfilled by their chosen career path? These are just a few of the important questions that Gatto tackles in this series of essays and speeches. I find it amazing that he was delivering these ideas from the same podium where he was receiving