Dumbing us down the hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling

Contains essays and speeches in which John Gatto, a teacher in Manhattan's public schools for twenty-six years, explains why he believes public schools are failures, and discusses what children need to get a valuable education.

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Main Author: Gatto, John Taylor
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, c2005.
Edition:Special collector's ed.
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