In 2012, Richard Grove conducted and produced a 6-hour video interview with John Taylor Gatto. For those who don’t have the time to read and digest J.T. Gatto’s excellent work in book form, this interview provides an alternative. I’ve found it to be ideally listened to at double-speed! That makes…

That the Amish have done so well puts a realistic base of possibility under the ideal of an independent citizenry as the proper goal of schooling. — John Taylor Gatto This article is a summary of the Amish part of J.T. Gatto’s speech: “What Does ‘Educated’ Mean?” If you’ve got…

This transcript is of an outstanding speech given by John Taylor Gatto on what it means to be truly educated. Copyright © John Taylor Gatto John gives his ideas on how education should be framed and what he thinks makes for an educated person. He also details the characteristics of…

Though satisfied with our children’s private school, three factors are motivating my wife and me to start looking into homeschooling, again. The Christian school our boys attend is having financial problems, their high-school is aiming towards the new common core SATs for college admissions, and SB-277 will soon involve our…