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Dumbing Us down - 25th Anniversary Edition : The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto (2017, Trade Paperback)

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Dumbing Us Down : The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, Paperback by Gatto, John Taylor; Slayback, Zachary (FRW), ISBN 0865718547, ISBN-13 9780865718548, Brand New, Free shipping in the US John Taylor Gatto's radical treatise on public education, a bestseller for 25 years, continues to advocate for the unshackling of children and learning from formal schooling. Now, in a changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it's poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years.

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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 conclusion that compulsory governmental schooling is to blame, accomplishing little but to teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. He became a fierce advocate of families and young people taking back education and learning, arguing that "genius is as common as dirt," but that conventional schooling is driving out the natural curiosity and problem-solving skills we're born with, replacing it with rule-following, fragmented time, and disillusionment. Gatto's radical treatise on public education, a bestseller for 25 years, continues to bang the drum for an unshackling of children and learning from formal schooling. Now, in an ever-more-rapidly changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it's poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years. Featuring a new foreword from Zachary Slayback, an Ivy League dropout and cofounder of tech start-up career foundry Praxis, this 25th anniversary edition will inspire new generations of parents and students to take control of learning and kickstart an empowered society of self-directed lifetime-learners.

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Publisher
New Society Publishers, The Limited
ISBN-10
0865718547
ISBN-13
9780865718548
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229529885

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Author
John Taylor Gatto
Publication Name
Dumbing Us Down-25th Anniversary Edition : the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
144 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
Table of Content
Foreword, by Zachary Slayback Preface - About the Author 1. The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher 2. The Psychopathic School 3. The Green Monongahela 4. We Need Less School, Not More 5. The Congregational Principle Extra Bonus Chapter: Against School Afterword Postscript 2005 - From the Publisher Postscript 2017 - From the Publisher Also available by John Taylor Gatto A Note about New Society Publishers
Copyright Date
2017
Topic
Public Policy / General, Education, General, Curricula, Aims & Objectives, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Dewey Decimal
370/.973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Education, Political Science

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