"The great purpose of school can be realized better in dark, airless, ugly places.... It is to master the physical self, to transcend the beauty of nature. School should develop the power to withdraw from the external world."
William Torrey Harris, US Commissioner of Education from 1889 to 1906
I found this quote in a post at The Memory Hole titled The Educational System Was Designed to Keep Us Uneducated and Docile
One of the most fascinating books I've read in the past year is The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto. The whole book is available to read free online at his web site.
It helped me get back in touch with my bitter inner first grader.
No comments:
Post a Comment