How exactly does it undermine that?
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I recommend this book, or anything by John Taylor Gatto.
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Have you read it? Any TLDR before I get it? Seeing as he is not a neutral figure and his assertions are from the 50s, I’m a bit more skeptical.
My wife has read the book and highly recommends it. Here is an excerpt from the author to give you a taste https://youtu.be/0tH_t5HDhHc
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Yes, I have it and read it. Both John Holt and John Taylor Gatto were school teachers who questioned whether or not what they were doing was actually helping kids. Holt focused more on infants learning, Gatto focused more on government schooling. TLDR from the back of the book.
Watched an interview with Holt, unimpressed with his logic. He sounds compelling at times when speaking truths but then makes irrational connections between things he doesn’t understand. I can see why people would listen to him, he is impressionable, collected and says a lot of accurate things but sadly draws the wrong conclusions imo.
My overall take is that he is too aggressive in his stance and that parents should decide for themselves what to do - and if they don’t like traditional schooling that’s fine too.