"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." | by: | 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 |
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