A path to why so many teachers want to get out of teaching, these days.

A very interesting view on our Education Systems and why they are going so very wrong for our children, but so very right for our Governments. Governments who happily carry on creating a society that no longer has the natural instinct to want to learn, to disobey, or to ask questions. Orwell knew why, and so does John Gatto.

John Taylor Gatto - State Controlled Consciousness

Here is the speech which was removed yesterday, for some reason, perhaps it was deemed too long to be on the board, so I'll link to it via the site itself, and when John talks of 'my' children, he is talking about his students:

Why Schools Don't Educate

"A former New York teacher of the year, Gatto is the most interesting writer on education today. He shows that our bureaucratic schools and our bureaucratic society get in the way of learning, and he often contrasts modern America with 19th century America, where family, work, and democratic self-government let people educate themselves."

Some of John's speeches