The Motivated Mind

7 Dangerous Lessons Taught In Schools

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John Taylor Gatto was a celebrated educator, named New York City’s Teacher of the Year three consecutive times, but after 30 years in the school system, he quit. He was tired of teaching a curriculum that he saw harm many kids. After quitting, Gatto wrote “Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling”. In this book Gatto argued that schools force educators to teach kids 7 dangerous lessons. In this episode, I discuss those 7 dangerous lessons taught in schools.

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