Responsibility and Education – Quote by John Taylor Gatto

„Children allowed to take responsibility and given a serious part in the larger world are always superior to those merely permitted to play and be passive.“

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John Taylor Gatto was an American teacher and school critic known for his critique of the traditional school system.

John Taylor Gatto emphasizes the importance of responsibility and active participation in children's development.


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John Taylor Gatto quote about responsibility and education

John Taylor Gatto (1935–2018) was an award-winning American teacher, author, and critic of the public school system. He was known for his sharp critique of traditional schools and advocated for alternative educational approaches. Gatto questioned the mechanisms and goals of the schooling system and promoted self-directed learning.

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"Growth and mastery come only to those who vigorously self-direct. Initiating, creating, doing, reflecting, freely associating, enjoying privacy-these are precisely what the structures of schooling are set up to prevent, on one pretext or another." John Taylor Gatto
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"...there must be a sequence to learning, that perseverance and a certain measure of perspiration are indispensable, that individual pleasures must frequently be submerged in the interests of group cohesion, and that learning to be critical and to think conceptually and rigorously do not come easily to the young but are hard-fought victories." Neil Postman
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John Taylor Gatto quote about children, education, and the habits taught by large-scale organizationsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Children learn what they live. Put kids in a class and they will live out their lives in an invisible cage, isolated from their chance at community; interrupt kids with bells and horns all the time and they will learn that nothing is important or worth finishing; ridicule them and they will retreat from human association; shame them and they will find a hundred ways to get even. The habits taught in large-scale organizations are deadly." John Taylor Gatto
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Quote by The Libertarian Pilot about following state rules and teaching children new valuesCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"We were raised by people who dutifully follow the rules of state power. We were brought up to follow the rules & not question the state. But now malicious people make the rules. It's time to teach our children something different." The Libertarian Pilot
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