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John Taylor Gatto Quotes: The economy schoolchildren currently expect to live under and serve would not survive a generation of young people trained to think critically.
         

The economy schoolchildren currently expect to live under and serve would not survive a generation of young people trained to think critically.


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One of the first things a family tries to teach its children is the difference between good and evil, right and wrong. One of the first things our schools do is destroy that distinction.



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The primary goal of real education is not to deliver facts but to guide students to the truths that will allow them to take responsibility for their lives.



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Government schooling is the most radical adventure in history. It kills the family by monopolizing the best times of childhood and by teaching disrespect for home and parents.



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You need experience, adventure, and explorations more than you need algebra!



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Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist.



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Creative work and critical thought, which produces new knowledge, can't be conditioned; indeed, conditioning prevents these things from ever happening.



The premise upon which mass compulsion schooling is based is dead wrong. It tries to shoehorn every style, culture, and personality into one ugly boot that fits nobody.

The premise upon which mass compulsion schooling is based is dead wrong. It tries to shoehorn every style, culture, and personality into one ugly boot that fits nobody.





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