John Taylor Gatto 13 June, 2007
It was quite surreal to hear John Taylor Gatto speak at the NHED Conference in Brisbane in May. Having read articles and books of his over a period of a few years, it all sounded so familiar but far more real. It has been good to see John Taylor Gatto in the Aussie media whilst he was in Australia. A little radical for some, but perhaps a real wake-up for those still debating classroom control, homework and class sizes…
Check out this interview on Radio National. Scroll about five-sixths of the way across the Breakfast Show to find the education section.
Also, this article in The Age.
And a couple of years ago I wrote this for Stepping Stones magazine.