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John Taylor Gatto Quotes

This was once a land where every sane person knew how to build a shelter, grow food, and entertain one another. Now we have been rendered permanent children. It’s the architects of forced schooling who are responsible for that Picture Quote #1

The premise upon which mass compulsion schooling is based is dead wrong. It tries to shoehorn every style, culture, and personality into one ugly boot that fits nobody Picture Quote #1

The shocking possibility that dumb people don’t exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to you. Yet that is my central proposition: the mass dumbness which justifies official schooling first had to be dreamed of; it isn’t real Picture Quote #1

You either learn your way towards writing your own script in life, or you unwittingly become an actor in someone else’s script Picture Quote #1

Child labor becomes a label of condemnation in spite of its ancient function as the quickest, most reliable way to human independence Picture Quote #1

The primary goal of real education is not to deliver facts but to guide students to the truths that will allow them to take responsibility for their lives Picture Quote #1

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There isn’t a right way to become educated; there are as many ways as there are fingerprints Picture Quote #1

The truth is that schools don’t really teach anything except how to obey orders Picture Quote #1

Do we really need school? I don’t mean education, just forced schooling: six classes a day, five days a week, nine months a year, for twelve years. Is this deadly routine really necessary? And if so, for what? Don’t hide behind reading, writing, and arithmetic as a rationale, because 2 million happy homeschoolers have surely put that banal justification to rest Picture Quote #1

Government schooling is the most radical adventure in history. It kills the family by monopolizing the best times of childhood and by teaching disrespect for home and parents Picture Quote #1

Children allowed to take responsibility and given a serious part in the larger world are always superior to those merely permitted to play and be passive Picture Quote #1

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This was once a land where every sane person knew how to build a shelter, grow food, and entertain one another. Now we have been rendered permanent children. It’s the architects of forced schooling who are responsible for that (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) The premise upon which mass compulsion schooling is based is dead wrong. It tries to shoehorn every style, culture, and personality into one ugly boot that fits nobody (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) The shocking possibility that dumb people don’t exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to you. Yet that is my central proposition: the mass dumbness which justifies official schooling first had to be dreamed of; it isn’t real (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) You either learn your way towards writing your own script in life, or you unwittingly become an actor in someone else’s script (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) Child labor becomes a label of condemnation in spite of its ancient function as the quickest, most reliable way to human independence (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) The primary goal of real education is not to deliver facts but to guide students to the truths that will allow them to take responsibility for their lives (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) There isn’t a right way to become educated; there are as many ways as there are fingerprints (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) The truth is that schools don’t really teach anything except how to obey orders (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) Do we really need school? I don’t mean education, just forced schooling: six classes a day, five days a week, nine months a year, for twelve years. Is this deadly routine really necessary? And if so, for what? Don’t hide behind reading, writing, and arithmetic as a rationale, because 2 million happy homeschoolers have surely put that banal justification to rest (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) Government schooling is the most radical adventure in history. It kills the family by monopolizing the best times of childhood and by teaching disrespect for home and parents (John Taylor Gatto Quotes) Children allowed to take responsibility and given a serious part in the larger world are always superior to those merely permitted to play and be passive (John Taylor Gatto Quotes)

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