Quotes by John Taylor Gatto

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When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling. — John Taylor Gatto
I urge you to examine in your own mind the assumptions which must lay behind using the police power to insist that once- — John Taylor Gatto
Genius is an exceedingly common human quality, probably natural to most of us. — John Taylor Gatto
Shouldn't we also ask ourselves what the consequences are of scrambling to provide the "most" of everything to our child — John Taylor Gatto
Self-knowledge is the only basis of true knowledge. — John Taylor Gatto
I feel ashamed that so many of us cannot imagine a better way to do things than locking children up all day in cells ins — John Taylor Gatto
Individuality, family, and community are, by definition, expressions of singular organization, never of "one-right-way" — John Taylor Gatto
Children learn what they live. Put kids in a class and they will live out their lives in an invisible cage, isolated fro — John Taylor Gatto
School is about learning to wait your turn, however long it takes to come, if ever. And how to submit with a show of ent — John Taylor Gatto
Think of the things killing us as a nation: narcotic drugs, brainless competition, dishonesty, greed, recreational sex, — John Taylor Gatto
In a home school, the kid does 95% of the work. But in a school system, since it's an indoctrination system, a teacher h — John Taylor Gatto