: Returning the responsibility of education to families.
: Gatto asserts that 19th-century American social engineers adopted the Prussian system to ensure a manageable citizenry that would not question authority. John Taylor Gatto - The Underground History of ...
: Encouraging children to engage with the "real world" through apprenticeships and self-directed study. Core Thesis Restated : Returning the responsibility of education to families
: Customizing education to the child’s interests and local community needs rather than a national curriculum. John Taylor Gatto - The Underground History of ...
: He argues the system was funded by powerful industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller to create "human resources" for a planned industrial economy.