“It only takes about 50 contact hours to transmit basic literacy and math skills well enough that kids can be self-teachers from then on.” – John Taylor Gatto [1]
“It only takes about 50 contact hours to transmit basic literacy and math skills well enough that kids can be self-teachers from then on.” – John Taylor Gatto [1]
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#1 Comment By LargeMarge On April 1, 2019 @ 9:02 am
Gatto. Teacher Of The Century. (He was pretty darn good for a government agent employed at government schools.)
His UNDERGROUND HISTORY OF AMERICAN EDUCATION is brilliant, and is required reading for home-schoolers.
#2 Comment By N S On April 1, 2019 @ 6:12 pm
Instill in your young ones, as well as any youngster, curiosity and the desire to read, anything, and the world is laid open at their feet.
#3 Comment By Jennifer On April 2, 2019 @ 6:53 pm
Should never limit the information a child receives. Expand their curiosities. Teach them about the market and investments. With so much knowledge they could earn a wealthy income and afford to buy gold!
#4 Comment By Vicki On May 25, 2019 @ 1:09 am
Not sure which book the 50 contact hours is from, but in Dumbing Us Down, Gatto mentions 100 hours to transmit reading, writing, and arithmetic to an eager and willing learner (p 13).