Hi Nancy: Is this online? Can you give us the title of the piece?
thanks Annette Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Tipsfriends, > > The latest issue of Harper's has an article by John Gatto, a former NYC > teacher of the year, which is a serious indictment of American public > education. He > raises some points that I have been pondering out loud for a few months now > regarding the general propensity for mass public education to create boredom > > and stifle creativity. He suggests, at least indirectly, that compulsory > education may not be necessary for an educated populace. I am pretty sure I > agree > with him about this. > > Before anyone accuses me of raising the "insensitive teacher" spectre, I read > > it primarily as directed at the system of mass education and its possible > roots in civil indoctrination rather than civil enlightenment. I suspect that > for > the most part he sees the teachers as more oppressed than oppressive. > > Anyway, if any of you read this article, I would love to read your thoughts. > > I found it cogent and troubling. > > Nancy Melucci > Long Beach City College > Long Beach CA > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
