He is also an extraordinary teacher, once being named as teacher of the year for new york state. John taylor gatto taught millions to write their own scripts. He attended public schools in swissvale, monongahela, and uniontown, and the private catholic boarding school in latrobe, all towns in western pennsylvania. He has been a fierce advocate for selfdirected guerrilla education for decades, and is also the author of weapons of mass instruction and the underground history of american education zachary slayback is an entrepreneur, ivy league. John taylor gatto was born in monongahela, pennsylvania on dec 15, 1935. John taylor gatto is an american retired school teacher of 29 years and 8 months and author of several books on education. John taylor gatto and the home school movement a2z. John taylor gatto is the author of weapons of mass instruction. John taylor gatto is an internationally renowned speaker who lectures widely on school reform. See all books authored by john taylor gatto, including dumbing us down. John taylor gatto the purpose of schooling truth versus. In his 26 years of awardwinning teaching in new york citys public schools, gatto has found that independent study, community service, large doses of solitude, and apprenticeships with adults of all walks. John attended public schools in swissvale, monongahela, and uniontown, and the private catholic boarding school in latrobe, all towns in western pennsylvania. Dumbing us down by john taylor gatto chapter 1 youtube.
He taught for 30 years in public schools before resigning on the. Thanks to an old hip injury, john taylor gatto, age 65, walks with a slight limp. Gatto questioned the validity and relevance of standardized tests, the prison atmosphere of school, and the lack of relevant experience given to students. John taylor gatto s weapons of mass instruction, now available in paperback, focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rotememorization drills. Books recommended by john taylor gatto the ceo library. John taylor gatto i count john gatto among my heroes robertbly ive loved john gatto s work ever since i first encountered his astounding essays. John taylor gatto wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Big is an adjective former students use to describe gatto, who quit. Includes harvards list of what a welleducated person should be able to do. John taylor gatto was born in monongahela, pennsylvania, a river town thirtyfive miles southeast of pittsburgh where his grandfather, harry taylor zimmer, was the town printer in the days when printers still honored their descent from peter zenger. The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling and it is honest, insightful, and scathing. He advocates a restructuring of learning to better prepare students for life and to foster creativity and intelligence over rote memorization. John taylor gatto wrote this article for the wall street journal, july 25th, 1991. John taylor gatto books list of books by author john. The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling and it. Mar 31, 2009 john taylor gatto is a widelyrespected former teacher and the author of many nonfiction books on the problems of compulsory schooling. John taylor gatto has 23 books on goodreads with 31419 ratings. A schoolteachers journey through the dark world of compulsory schooling, the underground history of american education. Why schools dont educate the natural child project. After 26 years of teaching in the new york public schools, john taylor gatto has seen a lot. John taylor gattos weapons of mass instruction, now available in paperback.
John taylor gatto the underground history of american education book by santa barbarian. An advocate for school reform, gatto s books include dumbing us down. John taylor gatto the underground history of american education book. A muchsought after speaker on education throughout the united states, his other books include a different kind of teacher berkeley hills books, 2001 and the underground history of american education oxford village press, 2000. John taylor gatto has 23 books on goodreads with 31426 ratings. John taylor gatto s weapons of mass instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rotememorization drills. Copyright 2015 john taylor gatto, janet mac adam gatto all rights reserved. The world according to gatto education week teacher. A large book by john taylor gatto, 9 years in the writing, telling the previously. I accept this award on behalf of all the fine teachers ive known over the years whove struggled to make their transactions with children.
After being recognized as the new york city teacher of the year in 1990, john taylor gatto stood before the crowd and outlined the problems he saw with the current educational system. How john taylor gatto helped us regain our freedom to think. The hidden agenda of compulsory education internet. John taylor gatto after being recognized as the new york city teacher of the year in 1990, john taylor gatto stood before the crowd and outlined the problems he saw with the current educational system. Solving the crisis of american schooling by john taylor gatto 20020404 01jan1840. A muchsought after speaker on education throughout the united states, his other books include a different kind of teacher berkeley hills books, 2001 and the underground history of american education. He is an activist critical of compulsory schooling and of what he characterizes as the hegemonic nature of discourse on education and the education professions. Apr 15, 2010 discover book depositorys huge selection of john taylor gatto books online. Browse john taylor gatto s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Whether youre just now learning about john taylor gatto s work or well versed in it, this video series is a powerful and sharable resource.
The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling isbn 086571231x is a book by teacher john taylor gatto. Lewis and now this here little gem dumbing us down. He reveals the curriculum of public schools nationwide under the headings. Oct 30, 2018 john taylor gatto was a famous schoolteacher and writer whose essays and books asked people to question how and why schools operate as they do. Ken keseys one flew over the cuckoos nest monarch notes by john taylor gatto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gatto reveals the deadening heart of compulsory state schooling. He has been a fierce advocate for selfdirected guerrilla education for decades, and is also the author of weapons of mass instruction and the underground history of american education. The book proposes that radical change is needed to the american educational system to turn around the negative socialization that children receive. John taylor gatto is a retired american school teacher with nearly 30 years experience in the classroom, and author of several books on education.
John taylor gatto books list of books by author john taylor. Browse john taylor gattos bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. A muchsought after speaker on education throughout the united states, his other books. John gatto was a teacher in new york citys public schools for over 30 years and is a recipient of the new york state teacher of the year award. Gattos engaging book really needed a better editor, as it is repetitive and reads as if it was a series of different essays not very skillfully put together, but that didnt stop me from buying a copy to be sent to a friend former school teacher who also enjoyed reading it. Gatto s earlier book, dumbing us down, introduced the nowfamous expression of the title into the common vernacular.
It has sold over 200,000 copies and consists of a multitude of speeches given by the author. John attended public schools in swissvale, monongahela, and uniontown, and the private catholic. This video series is based on john taylor gatto s book, and arranged and edited by brett veinotte. He devoted much of his energy to his teaching career, then, following his resignation, authored several books on modern education, criticizing its ideology, history, and consequences. There have only been two books this year that upon finishing i was so impressed and blown away by that i felt the desire to reopen immediately and read again. John taylor gatto is a former new york public schoolteacher who taught for thirty years and won multiple awards for his teaching. John taylor gatto born december 15, 1935 is an american author and former school teacher who taught in the classroom for nearly 30 years. Confusion, class position, indifference, emotional dependency, intellectual dependency, provisional selfesteem, and one cant hide. John taylor gatto project gutenberg selfpublishing. John taylor gatto author of dumbing us down goodreads.
This speech is the first chapter of dumbing us down. Read john taylor gattos the underground history of american. Get a free, exclusive article, and future articles, from john taylor gatto, former new york state teacher of the year, titled. John taylor gatto the purpose of schooling truth versus disinformation. The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling, the underground history of american education and weapons of mass instruction. I discovered john taylor gatto when i when i read the book bomb the suburbs as a teenager gatto was a revolutionary educator and the author of an excellent history of modern schooling called weapons of mass instruction he was the kind of lifechanging teacher that transforms the lives of his students and empower them to realize their creative potential i recommend watching dead poets. John taylor gatto audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. John taylor gatto taught millions to write their own. Dumbing us down is a short book by john taylor gatto. John taylor gatto december 15, 1935 october 25, 2018 was an american author and school teacher who taught in the classroom for nearly 30 years. Now, in a changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, its poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years. John taylor gatto 1 december 15, 1935 2 october 25, 2018 was an american author and school teacher who taught in the classroom for nearly 30 years.
He was a participant in the harpers magazine forum school on a hill, which appeared in the september 2001 issue. John taylor gattos books give great insight into our public education system. Weapons of mass instruction john taylor gatto great. Discover book depositorys huge selection of john taylor gatto books online. John taylor gatto ultimate collection of works internet archive. The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling, and weapons of mass instruction. Titled dumbing us down, it was, of course, the seminal collection of john taylor gattos early lectureswritten after his departure from three decades of government, compulsory public education instruction. The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling, gatto exposes the hidden agendas of public schooling. John taylor gatto is worthy of a heros eulogy for his work as a true champion of children, as an insightful author on education, and as an awardwinning new york public school teacher. Mar 02, 2017 at some point in that tenyear span, i was given a slim tome by one of my colleagues.
John taylor gatto was an awardwinning public school teacher when he wrote much of the text for this book. John taylor gatto, one of the outstanding scholars and writers in the history of american education, is not only a truthteller about the corrupting and dangerous american compulsory school system. His book,dumbing us down, is a treatise against what. Sweeper in his grandads printing office, snow shoveler, lawn mower, koolade and comic book salesman, and delivery boy for the pittsburgh suntelegraph and uniontown morning herald, among. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling by john gatto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. My favorite writings by gatto are the ones about how, as a teacher, he helped individual students learn and grow by working with their interests and strengths.
A large book by john taylor gatto, 9 years in the writing, telling the previously untold story of schooling as not an altruistic enterprise of enlightened men to benefit their fellow man, but an effort by rich industrialists and eugenicists to preserve the hierarchical systems on which they were dependent. 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. In books such as tyranny of government schooling and dumbing us down. The origin and evil of compulsory schooling lewrockwell. John taylor gatto audio books, best sellers, author bio. Aug 25, 2018 dumbing us down by john taylor gatto chapter 1. The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling 25th anniversary edition. John taylor gatto is a former new york state and new york city teacher of the year and the author, most recently, of the underground history of american education. An advocate for school reform, gattos books include dumbing us down. Everything you know is wrong about schooling school was intended, on this continent, to be as it had been in northern germany, a fifth column into. He is best known for the underground classic dumbing us down. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books.
John taylor gattos most popular book is dumbing us down. John taylor gatto, upon winning the award for teacher of the year after 30 years in the classroom, delivered a speech that was so shocking that the reverberation is still being felt today. A schoolteachers journey through the dark world of compulsory schooling, and more on. A muchsought after speaker on education throughout the united states, his other books include a different kind of teacher berkeley hills books, 2001 and the. The book has since moved generations of education activists. A school teachers intimate investigation into the problem of modern schooling, and dumbing us down.