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  • Dumbing Us Down

  • The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
  • Written by: John Taylor Gatto
  • Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
  • Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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Dumbing Us Down

Written by: John Taylor Gatto
Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
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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".

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. 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.
©2002 John Taylor Gatto (P)2012 Post Hypnotic Press, Inc
Social Sciences Sociology Education Childhood Education Americas 21st Century American Education
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  • 28-02-22

Must read for all Educators, students, and parents

The book provides such clear illustrations of the ills of modern schooling. It shows some ways out, though not in as much a detail as one would have expected. A must read (listen) book.

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