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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
    Publication Date: 19/05/2017
    ISBN13: 9780865718548, 978-0865718548
    ISBN10: 0865718547
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    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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