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Quote from John Taylor Gatto,


"Growth and mastery come only to those who vigorously self-direct.
Initiating, creating, doing, reflecting, freely associating, enjoying privacy --
these are precisely what the structures of schooling are set up to prevent, on one pretext or another."
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By:

John Taylor Gatto (more quotes by John Taylor Gatto or books by/about John Taylor Gatto)


(1937-2018) American school teacher of 29 years, author, New York State Teacher of the Year, 1991

Source:

The Underground History of American Education, 2001

ISBN-10:

0998919101

Amazon Img URL:

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Categories:

Education, Independence, Knowledge, Learning, Privacy, Self-Determination, Statism

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