Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition
the hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling
$28.00
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
26 July 2017
Summary
Reclaiming Education: A Call to Unshackle Learning
Throw off the shackles of formal schooling and embark upon a rich journey of self-directed, life-long learning.
After over 100 years of mandatory schooling in the U.S., literacy rates have dropped, families are fragmented, learning “disabilities” are skyrocketing, and children and youth are increasingly disaffected. Thirty years of teaching in the public school system led John Taylor Gatto to the sad conclus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780865718548 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0865718547 |
| Author: | John Taylor Gatto |
| Publisher: | New Society Publishers |
| Imprint: | New Society Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Edition: | 25th |
| Release Date: | 26 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 239g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 7mm |
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About The Author
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.
Zachary Slayback is an entrepreneur, Ivy League dropout, and communicator, focusing on issues of education, innovation, and social change. He’s the author of The End of School (2016) and a founding team member at Praxis, an apprenticeship program for young people looking for a real-world education.
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