Dumbing Down America. The dumber they are, the easier they are to control and manipulate. For years the american educational system has been derided for becoming increasingly mediocre and inept at producing fully equipped graduates. Here's the reason.
'The true purpose of schooling, according to Gatto, is to produce an easily manageable workforce to serve employers in a mass-production economy. Actual education is a secondary and even counterproductive result since educated people tend to be more difficult to control.'
He has won the New York City Teacher of the Year award three times and the New York State Teacher of the Year award once during the final year of his career. In other words, this is someone who knows exactly what they're talking about.