So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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I first read Dumbing Us Down as a sophomore in college about 19 years ago. It was the first time I had been critical of my public school education. I was a "good" student but never felt like the qualities that were unique to me were recognized, valued and honed. I spent 13 years of my life going through the motions while enduring some heinous socialization experiences.
I hadn't planned on becoming a mother, but when I did my husband and I decided to NOT send our children to school. It was a very liberating decision that we haven't regretted. I directly credit having read Mr. Gatto's writings to our decision to take on our children's education. Thank you!
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Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
shimmerglimpse, September 3, 2009
I first read Dumbing Us Down as a sophomore in college about 19 years ago. It was the first time I had been critical of my public school education. I was a "good" student but never felt like the qualities that were unique to me were recognized, valued and honed. I spent 13 years of my life going through the motions while enduring some heinous socialization experiences.I hadn't planned on becoming a mother, but when I did my husband and I decided to NOT send our children to school. It was a very liberating decision that we haven't regretted. I directly credit having read Mr. Gatto's writings to our decision to take on our children's education. Thank you!
(6 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)