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1、PraiseforWEAPONSOFMASSINSTRUCTIONJohnTaylorGattohasbeenaheroofmineforyears.Hehasthecouragetochallengeaneducationalsystemthatisobsoleteandoutoftouchwithreality.Yearsago,hegavemethecouragetospeakoutandwritemybooks.Itrustthisbookwillgiveyouthecouragetospeakout.-ROBERTKIYOSAKI,author,RichDa
2、d,PoorDadForover20yearsJohnTaylorGattohasbeenworkingtirelesslytoteachusthetruthaboutoureducationalsystem-thatcompulsoryschoolingdoesnotworktofosterademocraticwayoflife!-MARYLEu~,FounderoftheAlbanyFreeSchoolAllofGatto'swordsshine.Let'shaveGattoasUSSecretaryofEducationandthen,thistime,hec
3、anblowitallup!-GEORGEMEEGAN,authorofTheLongestWalkandworldrecordholder,longestunbrokenmarchinhumanhistoryWeacceptMrGatto'sinvitationtoanopenconspiracyagainstforcedschoolinghereinEuropeaswell.Thevirtuesofthisbook,itspreciseideas,realisticproposalsandsharpconscience,classitamongthebestwor
4、ksofThoreau,Jefferson,HumeorDiderot.Amasterlybook.-TheKadmosParisMagazine,Paris,October2008.InWeaponsofMassInstruction,JohnTaylorGattopointsoutthefollyofthebusinessofAmericaneducation,especiallystandardizedtesting.Listenup,forchildren'ssake!-WENDYZEIGLER,artistandformerstudentofJohnTayl
5、orGatto.Ithappensrarely,butwheneverIdoreadanewspaper,listentotheradio,orwatchtelevision,onavarietyoftopics,Ifindmyselfwondering,"How?Howcanthishappen?Howcanpeoplebesogullible?"Gattohasanansweranditisdisturbingaswellascompelling:20thCenturyUSeducation.Hisargumentrenewsgratitudetomyfather
6、forhavinggivenmethechancetododgefullimmersioninthehomogenizingmachine,andmakesmemoredeterminedthanevertopassthisgiftofbecominganindividualontomyownchildren.-TANIAAEBI,authorofMaidenVoyageandworldrecordholder,firstcircumnavigationoftheworldbyasolofemalesailorIrunaschool.JohnGattoismycons
7、cience.Hehastaughtmetohateschoolandlovelearning.Thisbookwilldothatforothers,andweneedthem!-BECKYELDER,NorthfieldSchoolofTheLiberalArtsJohnTaylorGattoexplainshowcompulsorypublicschoolstrainchildrentobeemployeesandconsumersinsteadofleadersandachieversinafreeAmerica.-PHYLLISSCHLAF