With over 70,000 copies of the first edition in print, this radical treatise on public education has been a New Society Publishers' bestseller for 10 years! Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little …
"Thirty years of award-winning teaching in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compuslory govenment schooling has nothing to do with education, doing little but teach young people to conform to the economy and the social order. Dumbing us dow…
Thirty years of award-winning teaching in New York City's public schools led [the author] to the sad conclusion that compulsory government schooling has nothing to do with education, doing little but teach young people to conform to the economy and the social order--page [4] of …
A new look for a radical bestseller!
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.
"Dumbing Us Down reveals the shocking reality of today's school system and has become a beacon for parents seeking alternatives to it. This special hardcover edition celebrates the fact that the book continues to be highly relevant in setting the agenda for a complete overhaul o…
"New 10th anniverary edition."--Cover
