Joseph Gatto, Former New York City Teacher Of The Year And...

John Taylor Gatto, former New York City Teacher of the Year and author of â€Å"Against School: How public education cripples our kids, and why,† believes that forced schooling essentially molds young minds into society’s servants. Gatto begins his argument by drawing on his own experience as a teacher and the history of schooling. He then demonstrates how schools turn children into consumers. Despite the fact that he believes that public education cripples young minds, he concludes by offering a solution. Although Gatto argues his point well by bringing in personal experience, background history, and effects, he generalizes many points, lowering his credibility. Teaching in the best and worst schools in America, Gatto himself experienced†¦show more content†¦Therefore, this lack of maturity leads children to believe everything they hear, stripping them of their independence, instead of independently thinking of something by themselves. Because everything is made more convenient, the demand for items, and more accessible, the kids are easily trained to become consumers by always wanting more. Concluding his writing, Gatto offers a fix to the traps of forced schooling. He advises to, instead, educate children to be independent leaders, speaking for themselves and within themselves. Throughout his years of teaching in the public schools, he finds geniuses are everywhere. Despite schools drilling and managing kids, Gatto believes the solution is to let kids manage themselves. While Gatto’s credibility leads the readers to subconsciously agree with all he writes, he over generalizes. While writing to students, he introduces bias by using words and phrases such as â€Å"wringer† or â€Å"deadly routine.† He generalizes by applying one thing to a whole subject matter. Gatto has only taught in Manhattan, but not everywhere in the United States. While many people may experience boredom, not everyone is diagnosed with it. Not all homeschoolers may be â€Å"happy,† as he states. The historical figures he mentions were not educated in the same way students are educated now; they were born of the selected type, genius or simply just lucky. He