Mandotim -- Gatto has pointed out the problem. Our education system produces dependants and providers. That is its primary role now. We all have "solutions," and I doubt that Gatto's are right, but he's ID'd the problem and that's a fine bit of work.

As far as Iserbyt, she RESIGNED from the Reagan cabinet and went public with internal documents. She EXPOSED the program to "deliberately dumb down" America's school kids. A hero.