Dumbing Us Down

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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

First edition
Author	John Taylor Gatto
Cover artist	Diane McIntosh
Language	English
Subject	Education & Teaching, Current Affairs
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	New Society Publishers
Publication date	1992
Media type	Paperback and hardcover
Pages	106 (paperback and hardcover)
ISBN	0-86571-448-7
OCLC	49304855
Text	Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling at Internet Archive

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (ISBN 086571231X) is a non-fiction book written by American teacher and political communitarian John Taylor Gatto. It has sold over 200,000 copies^[1] and consists of a multitude of speeches given by the author. The book proposes that radical change is needed to the American educational system to turn around the negative socialization that children receive.