Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (Anniversary)

Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsary Schooling (Anniversary) After more than a century of mandatory schooling in the U.S., the system appears to be failing. Literacy rates are down, families are more fragmented than ever, and children's natural curiosity is being stifled. John Taylor Gatto, a former public school teacher, critiques compulsory schooling for its role in creating conformity over creativity.