A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling
 

A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling

by John Taylor Gatto

In 1991, shortly after receiving both the New York State and New York City Teacher of the Year Awards, John Gatto resigned to begin a new career as an education reform advocate. In this collection of 16 essays, Gatto analyzes the problems of American education and suggests solutions for revitalizing the system — prescriptions that run counter to current trends. (read review)

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Anyone happy with public education in the U.S. would find this interesting and provocative. Anyone UNhappy with public ed in the U.S. would find this interesting and provocative.

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