The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend With John Taylor Gatto
“Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to tackle the big challenges; it should allow you to find values which will be your road map through life; it should make you spiritually rich, a person who loves whatever you are doing, wherever you are, whomever you are with; it should teach you what is important: how to live and how to die.” — John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
John Taylor Gatto – The Underground History of American Education
In this clip the former New York State and New York City Teacher of the Year reviews the epigraphs from the chapters of his book, The Underground History of American Education. I’ve been reading the book (a heavy 388 pg. textbook), and find his writing much more exciting than his speaking.
