Dumbing Us Down
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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (ISBN 086571231X) is a book by teacher John Taylor Gatto
. It has sold over 200,000 copies http://belindamoore.com/the-philosophy-of-education/ and consists of a multitude of speeches given by the author. The book proposes that radical change is needed to the American educational system to turn around the negative socialization that children receive.
John Taylor Gatto
John Taylor Gatto is a retired American school teacher with nearly 30 years experience in the classroom, and author of several books on education...
. It has sold over 200,000 copies http://belindamoore.com/the-philosophy-of-education/ and consists of a multitude of speeches given by the author. The book proposes that radical change is needed to the American educational system to turn around the negative socialization that children receive.
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- The Odysseus Group Web site of John Taylor GattoJohn Taylor GattoJohn Taylor Gatto is a retired American school teacher with nearly 30 years experience in the classroom, and author of several books on education...
, reviews page for Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/bookstore/dumbdnblum1.htm