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Weapons of Mass Instruction

by John Taylor Gatto · Recommended by 3 people on 3 podcasts

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Read weapons of mass instruction by john gatto new york teacher of the year and whistleblower.
Tim Pool · Timcast IRL · Jul 2020 Listen at 1:56:34

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There's a great book called Weapons of Mass instruction and it's basically like you know it's an I've never it's like a book it's the only book I describe as aggressive and it basically like talks about like how schools are totally broken and it's actually by an ex teer so that one's I thought was really good that I'm.
Anand Sanwal My First Million · Jun 2024
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It came from a 2009 book called weapons and mass instruction.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2023

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Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto is a critical examination of modern public education systems written by an experienced classroom teacher and whistleblower. Anand Sanwal recommended the book on My First Million during the episode titled $100M Founder Reveals The Secret To Making Data Profitable, describing it uniquely as aggressive and highlighting its critique of how traditional schools are broken and rigid. Tim Pool also mentioned the book on Timcast IRL during the episode featuring Portland Democrats Have Surrendered, Agree To Federal Governm, where a super chat commenter suggested reading it because the author was recognized as a New York teacher of the year. Additionally, Joe Rogan brought up the title on The Joe Rogan Experience during an episode with Tony Hinchcliffe and Brian Redban, noting that the text originated from 2009 and served as a reference point for discussing the foundational history of public schooling. Across these appearances, the book was noted for its unconventional perspective on institutional education and its challenge to standard schooling models.

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Anand Sanwal there's a great book called Weapons of Mass instruction and it's basically like you know it's an I've never… 1
Recommended
“there's a great book called Weapons of Mass instruction and it's basically like you know it's an I've never it's like a book it's the only book I describe as aggressive and it basically like talks about like how schools are totally broken and it's actually by an ex teer so that one's I thought was really good that I'm”
Tim Pool read weapons of mass instruction by john gatto new york teacher of the year and whistleblower 1
Recommended
“read weapons of mass instruction by john gatto new york teacher of the year and whistleblower”
Joe Rogan it came from a 2009 book called weapons and mass instruction 1
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“it came from a 2009 book called weapons and mass instruction”

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