Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling

By John Taylor Gatto

Book Overview

Compulsory schooling cripples imagination, critical thinking, and strips youth of their best qualities, producing a nation of employees. Weapons of Mass Instruction shows how to escape this trap and help develop more meaningful lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865716692
• ISBN13: 9780865716698
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

An eye-opener to the brainwashing we are all under the spell of

Gatto's brilliant literacy skills, coupled with an in depth history of how society has gotten to where we are today in regards to a severely failing educational system, blew the lid off my own sense of understanding about what is "right" and "best" and "should" be an education. It led to a deep dive into de-schooling myself as I took the plunge into home educating my own kids, initially for personal reasons, but after reading this book the reasons expanded to finding our own best path away from capitalist intentions designed to deepen our disconnection from family, community, and ultimately Self.