Tag Archives: John Taylor Gatto

Ron Paul & the Dept. of Education

Ron Paul is in favor of doing away with the Federal Dept. of Education.  On his webpage, he says that education decisions should be made at the state, local and personal level;  that “parents should have the right to spend … Continue reading

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Too much socializing?!

You know we’ve done more than our usual amount of socializing when Maya says, “I think I need a break from seeing my friends.” The weekend was great, and extended into today.   3 overnights in a row for Maya, one … Continue reading

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Rethinking our views on education and success

Occupy Wall Street is getting a lot of press in New York and across the country.   Today I was reading through some (many) of the testimonials  on the web site We Are the 99 Percent.   What struck me like a … Continue reading

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S-S-S-Saturday night

The Lion King is back in theaters!  Joshua and I saw that movie together when we lived in our first apartment in Alphabet City.   We were on 2nd St. between Avenues A & B, and although there was a drug … Continue reading

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At the beginning of another great read

In A Life Worth Living, (John Holt’s selected letters)  Holt mentions a lot of other books;  books by George Dennison and James Herndon and Ivan Illich.    I’d read Illich’s Deschooling Society years ago, but other than that, the authors and … Continue reading

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If I could lead the revolution

In his book The Underground History of American Education, and again in  Weapons of Mass Instruction,   author, homeschooling advocate and former NYC Teacher of the Year John Taylor Gatto says that one of the main reasons that our public education … Continue reading

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The American Test

Maya is officially in her 5th year of education, according to the NY Dept of Ed, and as such, is required to take a standardized test and turn in the results, either with our 3rd or 4th quarter report.   We … Continue reading

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