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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. Now, in a changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it's poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years.



Table of Contents

Foreword, by Zachary Slayback
Preface - About the Author
1. The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher
2. The Psychopathic School
3. The Green Monongahela
4. We Need Less School, Not More
5. The Congregational Principle
Extra Bonus Chapter: Against School
Afterword
Postscript 2005 - From the Publisher
Postscript 2017 - From the Publisher
Also available by John Taylor Gatto
A Note about New Society Publishers

Dumbing Us Down 25th Anniversary Edition

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      Publisher New Society Publishers
      Published 19 May 2017
      ISBN-13 9780865718548
      978-0865718548
      ISBN-10 0865718547
      Also in:
      Politics, Philosophy & Society Central / national / federal government policies Curriculum planning and development Sociology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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. Now, in a changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it's poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years.



      Table of Contents

      Foreword, by Zachary Slayback
      Preface - About the Author
      1. The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher
      2. The Psychopathic School
      3. The Green Monongahela
      4. We Need Less School, Not More
      5. The Congregational Principle
      Extra Bonus Chapter: Against School
      Afterword
      Postscript 2005 - From the Publisher
      Postscript 2017 - From the Publisher
      Also available by John Taylor Gatto
      A Note about New Society Publishers

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