how to become a good sheep

[bluegreen17]

Well-schooled people are conditioned to dread being alone, and they seek constant companionship through the TV, the computer, the cell phone, and through shallow friendships quickly acquired and quickly abandoned. Your children should have a more meaningful life, and they can.

-from 'against school' by john taylor gatto

a very interesting article.

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[allogenes.livejournal.com]

Gatto is an interesting guy--he got me to read Ben Franklin's autobiography. Gatto thinks that it provides a foundation/framework for better education. :-)