[Arthur McGowan]

John Taylor Gatto says most parents would never believe how arbitrary, meaningless, and even casual the grades are that teachers come up with. How many children have been beaten, starved, shamed, and otherwise tortured because of bad grades. How many children have been abused because they came home with a B+ rather than straight A’s???

School is one vast hoax. Government school is the worst version of the hoax.

[happyhomemaker]

I totally agree with you about how random grades can be. Plus the schools are filled with incompetent teachers...especially in math. I honestly think we are destroying our kids by the push for grades. This poor kid already thinks he is stupid and hates school. I think John Taylor Gatto should be required reading for every parent who thinks "school" is good for their kids.

Dumbing Us Down The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling http://www.amazon.com/Dumbing-Down-Curriculum-Compulsory-Schooling-ebook/dp/B0097CYWW4