false 225850 5 <p>A highly praised bestseller for over a decade, <i>Dumbing Us Down</i> is a radical treatise on public education that concludes that compulsory government schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in a machine. This Special Collector's Hardcover Edition celebrates 100,000 copies of the book in print, and the book's on-going importance and popularity.</p><p><b>John Gatto</b> was a teacher in New York City's public schools for over 30 years and is a recipient of the New York State Teacher of the Year award. A much-sought after speaker on education throughout North America, his other books include <i>A Different Kind of Teacher</i> (Berkeley Hills Books, 2001) and <i>The Underground History of American Education</i> (Oxford Village Press, 2000).</p> 516764 book 1991 Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling total:615|5:277|4:221|3:82|2:25|1:10| 615 2575 1068 156 5 7 false false Sun Apr 06 15:43:14 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 10:33:34 -0700 2008
Our children are being l...more...]]> 5 7 false false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 18:49:23 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 07:23:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 6 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 29 18:19:12 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 29 18:25:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 26 17:50:07 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 17:53:49 -0700 2008 confusion, class position, indifference, emotional dependency, intellectual dependency, and provisional self-esteem.
The national curriculum is a joke. And what is differ...more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 21:36:28 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 21:36:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Mar 24 10:28:39 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 10:31:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Jun 03 05:12:04 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 06:23:35 -0700 2008
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Gatto, along with John Holt, Charlotte Mason, and Jessie Wise Bauer, have hugely influenced my philos...more...]]> 3 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 12:45:48 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 13:20:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 10:17:37 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 18:37:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jun 16 16:41:27 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 18:53:41 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:41:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 16:36:36 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 16:38:45 -0700 2009
John Taylor Gatto, an award winning public school educ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 22:14:42 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 22:19:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Nov 10 13:15:09 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 10 13:32:51 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 21:50:47 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 22:05:03 -0700 2009
First, it's a collection of speeches. As suc...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Aug 23 06:57:36 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:31:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 06 17:18:20 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 17:32:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 08:58:35 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 09:04:34 -0800 2008
Before I start let me state that I agree with most of Gatto's scathing criticisms of how schools function. However, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 13:20:49 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 10:11:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 20:33:26 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 12:35:05 -0800 2009 John Taylor Gatto is a two-time NYC Teacher of the Year whose treatise here takes exception to the quality of compulsory public education in America. He suggests that public education’s primary purpose these days seems to be the perpetuating the institution of public education. I can see ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=764750