![]() Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling $24.95 A no-holds-barred assault on institutionalized compulsory education in America. Even without the many citations this book would ring true; with them Gatto's case becomes very formidable. Essentially Gatto makes the case that the system of compulsory education we have in America today is not a natural system representing the accumulated wisdom of the ages about youth, learning and instruction; instead Gatto maintains the system is an unnatural construct hatched, implemented and perpetuated by self-serving persons and institutions with identifiable roots in Prussia and German pragmatism and America's Progressive Era. This particular work by Gatto is marred by his repeated usage of letters previously written by him to various personages, and by Gatto's dependence on referring the reader to other books to learn more about fundamental points; points he chooses to not argue to completion on his own. I would rather this book be ten times as long and Gatto make his case to me directly and completely; not through sharing letters he has written on certain subjects, and by referring me to other books. ![]() Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling $12.95 I read this book a few years ago and my mind carries with it some of the book's most cogent points. I especially think about the illusion that our schools are really 'communities.' Instead, they actually divide and alienate us. A must read for deep thinkers. ![]() YuGiOh Gold Series 2 2009 Single Card Compulsory Evacuation Device GLD2-EN046 Common $0.25 YuGiOh Gold Series 2 2009 - YuGiOh Gold Series 2 Singles! Return 1 monster on the field to its owner's hand. |
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