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Title:
Dumbing us down : the hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling / John Taylor Gatto ; foreword by Thomas Moore.
Author:
Gatto, John Taylor.

Moore, Thomas, 1940- author of introduction, etc.
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Publication Information:
Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, ©2005.
Call Number:
LC131 .G38 2005
Abstract:
"Dumbing Us Down reveals the shocking reality of today's school system and has become a beacon for parents seeking alternatives to it. This special hardcover edition celebrates the fact that the book continues to be highly relevant in setting the agenda for a complete overhaul of how we educate our children - and for what."--BOOK JACKET.
Edition:
New cover ed.
ISBN:
9780865714489
Physical Description:
xxxvi, 106 pages ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes postscript from the publisher dated February 2005 (p. 104-106).

Edition statement from back cover.
Contents:
Foreword / by Thomas Moore -- Introduction to the second edition / by David Albert -- Publisher's note : from the first edition -- About the author -- The seven-lesson schoolteacher -- The psychopathic school -- The green Monongahela -- We need less school, not more -- The congregational principle -- Afterword : to the tenth anniversary edition -- Postscript [Feb.] 2005 : from the publisher.
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