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“A book that I just had to pick up as a new student teacher! His ideas are great and revolutionary though tend to get more dull as the book goes on. Only 100 pages, a very quick read. Even if you just pick it up to read a speech he gave called The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher you will be FOREVER changed!”
Wendy Bell wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A great read for anyone interested in youth rights.”
Hannah S wrote this review Monday, November 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Doesn't go quite far enough, but still an effective indictment of the public-school system, that teaches the kids less and less the more money we throw at it.”
Eileen M wrote this review Sunday, November 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Thought provoking, gets me fired up about education and homeschooling”
Nicole L wrote this review Wednesday, September 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“John Taylor Gatto won awads as a NYC school teacher. He is originally from Monongahela near Pittsburgh. Marc got into this one, too, especially networks vs. communities. The 7 lessons of a public school education: confusion, class position, indifference, emotional dependency, intellectual dependency, provisional self-esteem and one can't hide. He suggests some form of free-market system. He believes in less school, not more. Networks (boo) vs. Community (rah).”
Shannon C wrote this review Tuesday, July 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Gatto is to education what Jefferson was to democracy. Full of passion, beautifully written; this book may alter your memories of your own childhood. Read with care.”
Joana J wrote this review Monday, November 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not too far off the mark on many points. Definitely stuff to think about.”
Summer J wrote this review Friday, June 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is the book that convinced me to homeschool. Gatto is a public school teacher who won several "Teacher of the Year" awards, so you don't have to be suspicious of his motives. The book is based on an acceptance speech he made, in which he spoke about what he really teaches in school.”
Candice A wrote this review Wednesday, May 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Former public school teacher, voted NY State Teacher of the Year, tells how it really is. Changed my paradigm for understanding public school education -- even before I spent a day shadowing my son in high school.”
Jim Duncan wrote this review Saturday, February 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
