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  Book: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Authors: John Taylor Gatto Length: 106 pages Published by: New Society Publishers, USA Year of publication: 1992 The foreword for this non-fiction controversy, by Thomas Moore is enough to tell us about the author; John Taylor Gatto. Moore describes Gatto as his and his father’s inspiration. Gatto an award winning teacher, first worked as a copywriter and it would be interesting for you to read for yourselves what prompted him into school teaching. It is surprising in this case, firstly, that Gatto dedicated the book to his daughter and granddaughter instead of a student or teacher, as usually would have been, coming from a teacher, and secondly that the book is a strict criticism on the schooling system and the fact that it has been made compulsory. ‘…It should be seen as a book that wrote itself’ Gatto reveals in the acknowledgments section. All 5 chapters of this book are based off Gatto’s learn...

"If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” Jim Rohn  “If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it – teach yourself to be impatient.” Gurbaksh Chahal “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” Robert Kiyosaki “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”   Oscar Wilde “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”     Albert Einstein “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”     Mahatma Gandhi “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”     Eleanor Roosevelt “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”     Oscar Wilde “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”   Mahatma Gandhi “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate...

Hello people! after a long time I am back. Today I am publishing some quotes which I myself  have made please read and comment! “People say ‘The sky is the limit’, but  I've  also heard them say ‘The sky has no limits’.” “Give me sensible talk so that I can talk sense.” “Love ain’t obsession and obsession ain’t love. So love yourself only then can you love  others. But obsession takes you no where.”      “The key to imagination is reading books”  “Some things can’t be seen by the naked eye but wear the glasses of faith and they’ll be  visible.”                           “The future is unknown, t he past tempting so just go with the flow!"                                                  A Few Tips for Making Your Own Quot...

                 “Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” ― Apple Inc.  “I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” ― Oscar Wilde  “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” ― J.K. Rowling   “Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of ...