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Autore |
Gatto John Taylor |
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Titolo |
Weapons of mass instruction [[electronic resource] ] : a schoolteacher's journey through the dark world of compulsory schooling / / John Taylor Gatto |
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Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society Publishers, c2009 |
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1-282-46569-4 |
1-55092-424-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Compulsory - United States |
Educational sociology - United States |
Education - Aims and objectives - United States |
Education - Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Contents; A Dedication for the Family Builders; Prologue: Against School; Chapter 1: Everything You Know about Schools is Wrong; Chapter 2: Walkabout: London; Chapter 3: Fat Stanley and the Lancaster Amish; Chapter 4: David Sarnoff's Classroom; Chapter 5: Hector Isn't the Problem; Chapter 6: The Camino de Santiago; Chapter 7: Weapons of Mass Instruction; Chapter 8: What is Education?; Chapter 9: A Letter to My Granddaughter About Dartmouth; Chapter 10: Incident at Highland High; Afterword; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<div>The transformation of schooling from a twelve-year jail sentence to freedom to learn.</div> |
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