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Author | John Taylor Gatto |
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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.