I share with you today The Ultimate History Lesson with John Taylor Gatto. This discussion is in 5 parts and I have posted the first hour and linked to the other parts. It was produced by tragedyandhope.com. The subject matter includes the history of the education system and it's attempt to stifle curiosity and teach students to memorize facts instead of teaching them how to be rational, logical, and critical thinkers. There is also an important discussion on the Trivium Method. John Taylor Gatto was a teacher for many years and has been a lecturer at the Cato Institute.
This should be very useful to home schooler's and if your children are in the public schools, then this should act as a catalyst to get them out of the public schools.
Enjoy!
[video=youtube_share;YQiW_l848t8]http://youtu.be/YQiW_l848t8[/video]
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4_KjUiqg0Q
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exGYyV7yMpY
Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xgYQM5S7as
Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30fxRwkBbHc
This should be very useful to home schooler's and if your children are in the public schools, then this should act as a catalyst to get them out of the public schools.
Enjoy!
[video=youtube_share;YQiW_l848t8]http://youtu.be/YQiW_l848t8[/video]
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4_KjUiqg0Q
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exGYyV7yMpY
Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xgYQM5S7as
Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30fxRwkBbHc
