Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling assertiveness UPC: 638348026385

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John Clare First Sight of Spring

and the other Pond People

a little girl decides to unpack her winter woolens from their decorated chest and hang them out on a line to air before winter comes

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling assertiveness UPC: 638348026385Throw off the shackles of formal schooling and embark upon a rich journey of self directed, life long learning After over 100 years of mandatory schooling in the U. S., literacy rates have dropped, families are fragmented, learning disabilities are skyrocketing, and children and youth are increasingly disaffected. Thirty years of teaching in the public school system led John Taylor Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory governmental schooling is