tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post1704574988994848731..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, by John Taylor GattoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-11603802006320403022011-07-14T17:46:29.863-07:002011-07-14T17:46:29.863-07:00New York State Teacher of the Year - Probably not ...New York State Teacher of the Year - Probably not a bad teacher. I don't think Gatto is a fearmonger. He thinks our kids deserve better.gonovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731194400029298160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-45720159020592573602011-07-14T15:29:17.700-07:002011-07-14T15:29:17.700-07:00The problem with our kids today is that we are tea...The problem with our kids today is that we are teaching them material, instead of teaching them how to learn. I am skeptical of alternatives to traditional schooling. From what I have observed, traditional schools are the lesser of two evils. I'm not saying that all alternatives are bad, but a lot of them are lacking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-39384007856811044982011-07-14T05:48:53.024-07:002011-07-14T05:48:53.024-07:00Just a thought, but that was 1991. Personally, I ...Just a thought, but that was 1991. Personally, I never taught that way, even in 1991. I also had only a few teachers myself who ever taught that way. I would imagine this author was either 1) a bad teacher himself or 2) jaded because of a really bad work environment.<br />Fearmongering. Yup. It's out there.The English Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982031308501442156noreply@blogger.com