A Different Kind of Teacher Quotes

“The primary goal of real education is not to deliver facts but to guide students to the truths that will allow them to take responsibility for their lives.”
― John Taylor Gatto, A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling

“When fundamental rights depend on someone's whim, you really have no rights, only privileges that may be withdrawn at any minute.”
― John Taylor Gatto, A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling

“School is a perfect place to turn science into religion, but it's the wrong place to learn science, for sure.”
― John Taylor Gatto, A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling