Quotes by : John Taylor Gatto

Genius is an exceedingly common human quality, probably natural to most of us.

Self-knowledge is the only basis of true knowledge.

When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling.

Think of the things killing us as a nation: narcotic drugs, brainless competition, dishonesty, greed,....

It's like a malicious person lifting a photograph from the developing chemicals too early, and then pronouncing....

People who read too many books get quirky. We can't have too much eccentricity or it would bankrupt us.....

Trust in families and in neighborhoods and individuals to make sense of the important question, 'What....

Shouldn't we also ask ourselves what the consequences are of scrambling to provide the "most" of everything....

I feel ashamed that so many of us cannot imagine a better way to do things than locking children up all....

School is about learning to wait your turn, however long it takes to come, if ever. And how to submit....