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.