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Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto is a short but powerful book. Honestly, I don’t know how anyone can read it and _not_ decide to homeschool, though that is not his intention.

Gatto is a former award winning school teacher turned truth teller about the compulsory school system.

I love all of his writings, but if you find his larger tome, The Underground History of American Education: A School Teacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling overwhelming, this one is an easier start.

I don’t know what else to say about it — it’s a must read for anyone who is, or is thinking about homeschooling.

It’s also an interesting read, just to think about your own schooling experience.

(Please note: the views of this reviewer do not necessarily represent those of The Community Co-op.)

(The reviewer also wishes to say that she understands that many people choose to use schools, public and private, and she respects the decisions of those parents who have made those decisions.)

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