John Gatto

The article was definitely different. I agreed with some parts of it and I thought other parts were kind of crazy. I agree with him when he talks about how school is boring and that most teachers aren't very smart. The school system seems to go at the slowest students pace while I believe that it should go a little faster than the average student's pace. This will keep the students more interested and require them to take learning into their own hands. Most of the teachers that I have had were good and tried to keep the class interesting, but there were a few that were boring and stupid. The boring teachers always had to highest fail rate of all the teachers; students just don't want to learn if they aren't interested. I disagree with Gatto when he compares school to Prussian education. The public school system provides a lot of social opportunities for the students and can be fun. It also prepares students for the corporate job market by having a set schedule with set deadlines. The problem with the school isn't the system, it's the amount/usefulness of the information taught and how well the teachers do their jobs.