John Taylor Gatto

About

From Wikipedia

John Taylor Gatto was an American author and school teacher who taught in the classroom for nearly 30 years. 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. He is best known for his books Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, and The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling, which is sometimes considered to be his magnum opus.

Other Resources

• en.wikipedia.org
• www.johntaylorgatto.com

Schools

Yeshiva University

Jewish University located in Manhattan

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University of California, Berkeley

Public research university in Berkeley, California, United States

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Hunter College

University in New York City

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Columbia University

Private Ivy League research university in New York City

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Cornell University

Private university in Ithaca

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University of Pittsburgh

State-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Reed College

Private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon

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Notable Works

• The Underground History of American Education

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