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In it gatto did a phenomenal job of outlining many of the most insidious issues taking place with the current public school system. John taylor gatto is a retired american school teacher with nearly 30 years experience in the classroom, and author of several books on education. John taylor gatto completed his undergraduate work at cornell, the university of pittsburgh, and columbia. John taylor gatto is an american author and former school teacher who taught in the classroom for nearly 30 years. After being recognized as the new york city teacher of the year in 1990, john taylor gatto stood before the crowd and outlined the problems he saw with the current educational system. His book a different kind of teacher shook me to the core, convincing me quit studying science in college and dive headfirst into the world of alternative education. A schoolteachers journey through the dark world of compulsory schooling. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. John taylor gatto born december 15, 1935 is an american author and former school teacher who taught in the classroom for nearly 30 years. If john taylor gatto and maria montessori could meet.
Interview transcript, part 1 john taylor gatto is an award winning teacher who is a brilliant critic of the educational system. Browse john taylor gattos bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. John taylor gatto is the author of weapons of mass instruction. He devoted much of his energy to his teaching career, then, following his resignation, authored several books on modern education, criticizing its ideology, history, and consequences. John taylor gatto the underground history of american. If you like what you hear in the interview you will likely enjoy this archive of gattos articles here. The author of several popular books, including dumbing us down and his newest work, the underground history of american education, gatto is is heavy demand as a speaker to groups ranging from principals associations to software companies to. John taylor gatto, former public school teacher, who wrote. The exhausted school by john taylor gatto editor visit amazons john taylor gatto page search results for this author john taylor gatto editor 29aug2003 paperback.
In his book, dumbing us down, john gatto urged parents to control the education of their children. John taylor gatto s weapons of mass instruction focuses on mechanisms of familiar schooling which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byprodu. Three times he won the citys teacher of the year award. May 27, 2007 john taylor gatto is an american retired school teacher of 29 years 8 months and author of several books on education. Why schools dont educate the natural child project. Break up these institutional schools, decertify teaching, let anyone who has a mind to teach bid for customers, privatize this whole business trust the free market system. In books such as tyranny of government schooling and dumbing us down. A schoolteachers journey through the dark world of compulsory schooling, and more on. John taylor gatto is a former new york state and new york city teacher of the year and the author, most recently, of the underground history of american education. John taylor gatto speech to the vermont homeschooling conference note.
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