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Gatto, John Taylor – Skole: The Journal of Alternative Education, 1995
The national socialization of children through public schooling involves "dumbing children down" so they are unable to use democratic machinery and traditions to defend themselves against a managed society. This practice also eliminates local control of educational goals and practices, allowing families to be replaced by the hired voices…
Descriptors: Centralization, Conformity, Democracy, Educational Objectives
