Comments on: Brief History of American Compulsory Schooling

By: MarkSpizer

MarkSpizer — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:40:00 +0000

great post as usual!

By: denise

denise — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:07:07 +0000

This is a popular topic in our house. The Gatto book is good – it goes into this in depth. Quite the eye opener!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:40:41 +0000

I haven’t read it. I should. Thanks.

By: Arp

Arp — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:11:29 +0000

I’m no rabble-rouser – I’m just allergic to polite conversation

Gatto went into this in depth in ‘Weapons of Mass Instruction.’ I’d like to know more about some of the sources he referred to regarding the support in the US from industrialists and the like. I just finished a book, maybe it’s time to pick up WMI again.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:45:25 +0000

A little. I checked it out. Actually, I was there the first time he gave that speech. It’s a really good one.

By: Wendy Priesnitz

Wendy Priesnitz — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:28:37 +0000

Have you read John Taylor Gatto’s books? He goes into depth about this. He also has an article on this topic in the current issue of Life Learning.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:41:54 +0000

Bit of a rabble-rouser are you?

By: Arp

Arp — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:47:33 +0000

Learning about the history of compulsory ed in the US is eye-opening, and it certainly confirms so many of my intuitions and reasonings for not sending our kids to school.

Now talking to someone who does not want to hear this is a difficult task. I can clearly recall my teacher BIL’s face as I brought up this topic for discussion (I’m hoping to catch it on film sometime to tweet ).