Hey all, I will break out of my lurking here for one remark as I have read a lot on John Taylor Gatto and am familiar with his endeavors.
[Arlo] Nonetheless, I find complaints by armchair pundits to be dismissible, for the true to solution is involvement. The true problem is that the "public schools" exist at the edge of community, rather than within. As has been repeated here often, Platt, if you have an issue with the schools, volunteer some time, get in there and help. By simply bemoaning the issue here, you are expecting others to do you work. Gatto would be wise to look to the very successful public schools in Finland and Japan to balance the claims he makes. For example, one of his complaints revolve around the "rote" mannerisms of education rather than the creative, constructivist, and collaborative models that foster critical thinking (as in these other locations). [David] Arlo, I do not believe it is accurate to refer to Gatto as an armchair pundit. He taught in the New York City public schools for thirty years and was nominated New York State Teacher of the Year. With Respect David Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
