Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

Throw off the shackles of formal schooling and embark upon a rich journey of self-directed, life-long learning. Gatto’s radical treatise on public education continues to bang the drum for an unshackling of children and learning from formal schooling. Now, in an ever-more-rapidly changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it’s poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years. It will inspire new generations of parents and students to take control of learning and kickstart an empowered society of self-directed lifetime-learners.