Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
A harsh and honest critisicm of public schools, from the trenches. This book will certainly make you think twice about sending junior off to school. It’s a collection of essays and speeches, one of which Gatto delivered at (ironically enough) an awards ceremony where he won Teacher of the Year.