Just checked out the book you recommended:
Underground History of American Education by Gatto
Read the Introduction and was very impressed by the research behind it. He is correct in every aspect and draws the proper conclusions. Ordered 2 copies and will keep one copy on my computer desk to humiliate the occasional idiot who wanders into FR. Thanks.
Fabulous! That was the point of my posting.
It took him ten years to write the book, and then he put it on-line for people to read for free. Great man.
You can search youtube for his video interviews. I think I’ve heard them all.
His speaking and writing is meandering and discursive, but as you say, he draws the right conclusions. On the plus side, it’s a style that’s easy to read, because it’s chock full of memorable anecdotes.