A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
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Author: John Taylor GattoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04
ISBN: 1893163407
Number of pages: 230
Publisher: Berkeley Hills Books
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Book Review: Fellow teacher sees some things differently
Summary: 3 Stars
I just happened upon this book and another by JTG, "The Underground History..." There are some really good points in both for each of us to consider, but two things spring to mind:
1) So many of the examples come from public schools where kids arrive with so many odds already stacked against them. I have taught for 17 years in similar schools. When I first read that he had gotten fed up and quit, I thought, wow, tell me more! I have been seriously thinking about this. What finally pushed him over the edge? How does he feel about it? Was it the right thing to do? What is he doing now?
AND...
2) Quitting after 30 years is called RETIRING. Though this doesn't lessen the impact of his words and thoughts, once I read them, knowing he had quit was what attracted me to read the books in the first place because it's so rare. Teachers hardly ever quit after the first five years. For all the reasons he lists. I thought I'd be reading about someone who left mid-career and what happened to him.
Just some things to point out. You rarely read about a teacher or school in an upper middle class, well-funded public school system. Hmmm. wonder why?
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