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John Taylor Gatto Quotes: When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling.
         

When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling.


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The primary goal of real education is not to deliver facts but to guide students to the truths that will allow them to take responsibility for their lives.



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Government schooling is the most radical adventure in history. It kills the family by monopolizing the best times of childhood and by teaching disrespect for home and parents.



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Creative work and critical thought, which produces new knowledge, can't be conditioned; indeed, conditioning prevents these things from ever happening.



The premise upon which mass compulsion schooling is based is dead wrong. It tries to shoehorn every style, culture, and personality into one ugly boot that fits nobody.

The premise upon which mass compulsion schooling is based is dead wrong. It tries to shoehorn every style, culture, and personality into one ugly boot that fits nobody.





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