Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling

Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through The Dark World of Compulsory Schooling

“Gatto draws on thirty years in the classroom and many years of research as a school reformer. He puts forth his thesis with a rhetorical style that is passionate, logical, and laden with examples and…

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