John Taylor Gatto

This radical treatise on public education has been a best-seller for 10 years! Thirty years of award-winning teaching in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory governmental schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders as cogs in the industrial machine. In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of 'Dumbing Us Down' and to keep this classic current, the publisher has renewed the cover art, added new material about John and the impact of the book, and a new Foreword.

The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

Dumbing Us Down

Argues that compulsory education is a detriment to developing critical thinking skills and trains students to become subservient to the government.

A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling

Weapons of Mass Instruction

The underground history of the American education will take you on a journey into the background, philosophy, psychology, politics, and purposes of compulsion schooling.

A Schoolteacher's Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling

The Underground History of American Education

"The World's Most Courageous Teacher" reveals the inner circle secrets of the American school system. The legendary schoolteacher, John Taylor Gatto, invested over 10 years of dedicated research to uncover some of the most alarming ideas and writings by the creators and advocates of mandatory attendance schooling, which show where the system came from and why it was created. He combined these facts with his personal experience as a teacher for 30 years in New York public schools, where he won many awards, including being named State Teacher of the Year twice, and has authored an all-time classic. This book was originally published in 2001, and has been printed a number of times. However, this updated version includes new essays from the author, as well as contributions from Dr. Ron Paul, David Ruenzel, and Richard Grove. This is the first of a 3 book volume which will help the reader gain a solid understanding about the American school organization and many of the hidden, yet powerful parts. In this first of set, Mr. Gatto's humble yet bold personality, mixed with humor and class, makes it an enjoyable read, despite the importance and implications of the subject. Mr. Gatto says, "It's time to take our schools back. If they mean to have a war, let it begin now."

An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling

The Underground History of American Education, Volume I

Dorothy Leigh Sayers

Hamza Yusuf

Raising an Intelligent, Sovereign & Ethical Human Being

Educating Your Children in Modern Times

Connor Boyack

Isaac Morehouse

Josh Steimle

Zak Slayback

Kerry McDonald

Dusty Wunderlich

Derek Magill

Brittany Hunter

Launch Your Career Without Debt, Distractions, or a Degree

Skip College

A hard-hitting collection of essays and articles written by a New York City school teacher exposes a system designed to promote economic and business interests and advocates a greater emphasis on teaching critical thinking skills.

Solving the Crisis of American Schooling

A Different Kind of Teacher

Bir Kitle Imha Silahi

Egitim

bir kitle imha silahı: zorunlu eğitimin karanlık dünyasında bir yolculuk

Eğitim

A collection of three essays prepared by for the "Beyond Schooling" conference in Toronto. "Prologue" is excerpted from John Gatto's new book: "The Underground History of American Education" ; "Lambs to the Slaughter" is an original submission by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf ; and, the final article, "The lost tools of learning" by Dorothy Sayers, is reprinted from the original essay she wrote many years ago.

Building Communities where Learning Really Matters

Beyond Schooling

Gatto reveals the deadening heart of compulsory state schooling: assumptions and structures that stamp out the self-knowledge, curiosity, concentration, and solitude essential to learning. In his 26 years of award-winning teaching in New York City's public schools, Gatto has found that independent study, community service, large doses of solitude, and apprenticeships with adults of all walks of life are the keys to helping children break the thrall of our conforming society. Gatto urges all of us to find ways to reengage children and families in actively controlling our culture, economy, and society.

Bu çalışma, John Taylor Gatto’nun, geleneksel okul eğitimi yaklaşımlarına geliştirilen eleştirilere eklediği tüyler ürpertici bir metafor… Gatto bu kitabında, okulun insana verdiği zararın rasyonel ve kasıtlı olduğunu gösteriyor. Gatto’ya göre modern pedagojinin esas işlevi, nüfusu yönetilebilir kılmak. Zorunlu eğitim tuzağından kurtulmayı başarabilmiş insanlara ilişkin örneklerle dolu bu kitap, kişisel potansiyeli gerçekleştirmenin temel şartının farklı bir yetiştirilme ve beceri edinme şekli ile mümkün olabileceğini ortaya koyuyor. Gatto buna, “açık kaynak öğrenme” adını veriyor. Acil sorunlara cevap veren ve bazı tartışmaları da beraberinde getireceği muhakkak olan bu kitap, mevcut eğitim sistemine dair şüphelere sahip olan herkesin ilgisini çekecek.

Eğitim: Bir Kitle İmha Silahı

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