Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, I absolutely love dressing up. I have, ever since I was a child. I love thinking of extraordinary costumes, and seeing what costumes my friends have come up with. I know that everyone doesn’t find Halloween joyful, and that saddens me, a little. I think it’s [...]
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John Taylor Gatto is a former New York State and New York City Teacher of the Year and the author, most recently, of The underground History of American Education. He was a participant in the Harper’s Magazine forum “School on a Hill,” which appeared in the September 2003 issue. Against School- How public education cripples [...]
The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher by John Taylor Gatto, New York State Teacher of the Year, 1991 Call me Mr. Gatto, please. Twenty-six years ago, having nothing better to do, I tried my hand at schoolteaching. My license certifies me as an instructor of English language and literature, but that isn’t what I do at all. What [...]
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