The Great Connection Podcast: Episode 4
School’s Out! A Tribute to John Taylor Gatto
In this episode, we look at the work of John Taylor Gatto, well known activist and critic of compulsory schooling. We’ll discuss how putting John’s work under the lens of Love reveals some inspiring and empowering facts.
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Resources
John Taylor Gatto information, articles, etc. http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-am-no-longer-willing-to-hurt-children.html
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/
Dumbing Us Down, The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, © 1992 by John Taylor Gatto
The Ultimate History Lesson
http://theultimatehistorylesson.com
JTGatto: A Brief Note On Family, from Dumbing Us Down, pg. xv
“Since I refer frequently to the family in [my] essays…I want to make it clear that in my view each of us decides what “family” means in the arena of his or her heart. So far as I am concerned, no authority may presume to impose a centralized definition, a well-regulated orthodoxy, on the varied and vital entities that can be called ‘family.’ “
PDF Files
PDF File for Love’s 10 Positive Action Vectors, from The Technology of Love, Volume 1, by Charles E. Hansen.
PDF File for Chart: Love’s Basic Structure including 4 Causal Components, from TOL, C.E. Hansen
Birdman of Alcatraz clip; starring Burt Lancaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3igYt2wAks
PDF Chart for Priority of Needs from, The Technology of Love,Volume I, by Charles E. Hansen
John Taylor Gatto Recovery Project
http://theultimatehistorylesson.com/donate/
Thanks to Alexander Blu for the use of his music in the Intro and Outro sections of our podcasts.
Thank you so much for this very insightful podcast.
I think the work that John Taylor Gatto has done is very important work.
We have all been subjects in the compulsory school system and therefore have first hand knowledge of just how damaging it can be, and yet, we think it is normal to send our kids to the very same misery. Thanks to men like him, he points out not only the flaws in the education system, but the motives behind the system.
Thank you Cathy for this very well done podcast. The clip at the end is an amazing find!
Thank you for your comment and encouragement Darby! Yes, an understanding of the motives behind the school system makes the message all the more urgent.