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The Underground History of American Education
The Underground History of American Education
Author: John Taylor Gatto
ISBN-13: 9780945700043
ISBN-10: 0945700040
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: 412
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Oxford Village Press
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Underground History of American Education on + 15 more book reviews
This book is written like a series of essays that are not very coherently organized. It was written for a publishing co that got cold feet, so it looks like a self-published pre-edited version of a massive work on the history and current state of public school. It is full of fascinating facts, well-researched and referenced. But it doesn't read very well.

This book is available for free on J T Gatto's website. http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/
yarnovermama avatar reviewed The Underground History of American Education on + 3 more book reviews
This book could use some editing. It seems to go all over the place without completing a full thought. Having said that, it is FULL of references to back up the author's assertions and is very fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of public schooling.