Book The Underground History of American Education
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The Hidden History of American Education tells the story of the US school system from its very beginnings to the present day. The author, John Taylor Gatto, analyses various periods and philosophical movements in education and in American (and partly world) history in an extremely thorough manner, as all processes in society are closely interconnected. He exposes the problems of modern education and shows how, when, and why they arose. All of Mr Gatto's statements are supported by numerous facts from his own experience, the experience of his students and colleagues, and historical examples.
The Hidden History of American Education can be a good basis for those who want to understand and then overcome the shortcomings of modern schooling - not only in the United States, but also in Ukraine, because some problems are common, and some we are borrowing right now.
John Taylor Gatto is a tireless advocate for improving and enhancing the US school system. He has been a teacher in New York City for 30 years. He has been repeatedly recognised as the New York City Teacher of the Year and later as the New York State Teacher of the Year. In 1991, shortly after receiving the latter award, he retired from teaching. Since then, he has been researching and relentlessly exposing the shortcomings of the modern school. In 1997, John Gatto was awarded the Alexis de Tocqueville Prize for his contribution to the cause of freedom.
John Gatto has given about 800 public speeches in 50 states and 8 other countries, as well as numerous books on the problems of schooling. He is the subject of the documentary Classrooms from the Heart.
His dozens of essays and hundreds of lectures - at the White House and at coffee meetings with parents who have chosen to home-school their children, from small towns in the United States to Beijing - have had a profound impact on rethinking the goals and objectives of schools and on the lives of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of students. He lives in New York City.