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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

This book delves into the author's perspective on the unintended consequences of traditional educational systems, analyzing how they may contribute to the dumbing down of students and society at large. more

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John Taylor Gatto
John Taylor Gatto

John Taylor Gatto is an American author known for his critical analysis of the educational system. Born on December 15, 1935, he is a former public school teacher who gained national attention for refusing to comply with bureaucratic regulations in education. Gatto's work emphasizes the importance of educational freedom and personal responsibility. more

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“I do not concern myself with these protocols of static perceptions that serve only to categorize people with egocentric judgments and limit the profundity of the human spirit. 
Cause-and-effect is the basis of my education leading me to an essence that far transcends the limitations of your societal constructs.”

“Суспільство, в якому активно насаджується учнівська неземна любов до навчальних закладів, не може бути розумним суспільством. Справді, школу неможливо любити. Вона починається як присилування, продовжується як звичка, а вже після кількох років її починають сприймати як потребу. Але не як потребу, яку можна любити! А чи буде хтось освіченим чи неосвіченим, узагалі не залежить від його любові до школи.”

“It is a private battlefield, the school arena, perhaps created by adults, but a war, nonetheless, that they cannot easily fight in. I informed the headmaster that if he could prove that a teacher could have thumped Georgie Smales as effectively, then I would be willing, next time, to call a teacher. I would, I told him, very much like to see that.”