Dumbing Us Down
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Cover of the 2002 edition | |
| Author | John Taylor Gatto |
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| Cover artist | Diane McIntosh |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Education & Teaching, Current Affairs |
| Publisher | New Society Publishers |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | (paperback and hardcover) |
| Pages | 106 (paperback and hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-86571-448-7 |
| OCLC | 49304855 |
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (ISBN 086571231X) is a book by teacher John Taylor Gatto. It has sold over 200,000 copies 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.
External links
- The Odysseus Group Web site of John Taylor Gatto, reviews page for Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling