Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling - John Taylor Gatto

Written by John Taylor Gatto
Format: MP3

Written by: John Taylor Gatto
Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins

Format: Unabridged

Release Date:05-09-12
Publisher’s Summary

Thirty years in New York City’s public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. With over 100,000 copies in print since its original publication in 2002, this book is collection of essays and speeches and contains a description of the wide-spread impact of the book and Gatto’s “guerrilla teaching”.

About the author: John Gatto 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 Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher’s Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling, A Different Kind of Teacher, and The Underground History of American Education.
“Required reading to see why kids hate school”

What made the experience of listening to Dumbing Us Down the most enjoyable?

This book is a collection of essays that were written by a highly decorated teacher discussing the ways he was ashamed to a pert of the American schooling process- I keep remembering him talking about how he would grant permission for a child to use the bathroom knowing they did not have to go- that they just wanted water to move around but he would consider this a kind of favor to be repaid, He mostly talks about how the current system kills the natural curiosity of children and ensures that they will despise learning and intellectual topics. For those wondering the only semi solution given is home school and there really is not a lot of advice in there for people who want to start homeschooling

What other book might you compare Dumbing Us Down to and why?

There are some good movies that follow this theme– The War on Kids, The Cartel -and- Waiting for Superman.

If you could give Dumbing Us Down a new subtitle, what would it be?

The broken format of your kids’ school

“If you have kids … its a must read!!”

Would you consider the audio edition of Dumbing Us Down to be better than the print version?

well is the second time i read it …but the audible was good to listening book

What did you like best about this story?

all the story is an aye opener …it change my life…now i read books ….i mean i love to read books ….I see life very in a very different way…

Any additional comments?

a must read!!!!!!!!!!!!

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