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John Taylor Gatto

John Taylor Gatto was an award winning teacher in New York City's public schools who “went rogue” and began speaking out about the problems he perceived in the system.

Books

Essays

  • How Public Education Cripples Our Kids and Why1)
    • Brief history of compulsory education
    • Prussian system (quotes H.L. Mencken)
    • Intentional dumbing down of students
    • Larger schools extend childhood by years
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John Taylor Gatto | The Natural Child Project | How Public Education Cripples Our Kids, and Why
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