{"id":341,"date":"2009-01-26T11:47:17","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T19:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leftyparent.com\/blog\/?p=341"},"modified":"2009-01-26T11:56:33","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T19:56:33","slug":"john-taylor-gatto-on-the-keys-to-an-elite-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leftyparent.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/26\/john-taylor-gatto-on-the-keys-to-an-elite-education\/","title":{"rendered":"John Taylor Gatto on the Keys to an Elite Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to Evie Montoya&#8217;s comment about the John Taylor Gatto video&#8230;here is the YouTube video introducing the Gatto piece I mentioned and presenting the first three of the fourteen things that they teach kids in elite prep schools that are generally not taught in public schools&#8230;.<br \/>\n[youtube]http:\/\/de.youtube.com\/watch?v=11g9Tnmvo3Q[\/youtube]<br \/>\nIt is an interesting list, including&#8230;<!--more--><br \/>\n<br \/>\n1. Developing ones own theory of human nature from history, philosophy, theology, literature and law.<br \/>\n2. Having a strong experience with the act of literacy, that is writing and public speaking.<br \/>\n3. Understanding the major institutional forms, including courts, corporations and the military.<br \/>\n4. Learning the forms of good manners and politeness.<br \/>\n5. Doing extensive independent work.<br \/>\n6. Participating in energetic sports to learn physical grace and presence.<br \/>\n7. Learning how to gain access to any institution or important person.<br \/>\n8. Taking responsibility for some important community service or leadership opportunity.<br \/>\n9. Developing a personal code of standards in production, behavior and morality.<br \/>\n10. Becoming familiar with the master creations in the arts and literature.<br \/>\n11. Developing the ability of accurate observation and recording, including drawing ability.<br \/>\n12. Dealing with personal challenges of all sorts to push ones own envelop.<br \/>\n13. Developing a habit of caution in reasoning to conclusions.<br \/>\n14. Practicing constant development, testing and refinement of ones own judgment.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s Gatto presenting items four thru six&#8230;<br \/>\n[youtube]http:\/\/de.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZoES3TtZ5eo[\/youtube]<br \/>\n&#8230;seven thru twelve&#8230;<br \/>\n[youtube]http:\/\/de.youtube.com\/watch?v=4D63gLLnk94&#038;NR=1[\/youtube]<br \/>\n&#8230;and thirteen and fourteen.<br \/>\n[youtube]http:\/\/de.youtube.com\/watch?v=_czhBo9NN6s&#038;NR=1[\/youtube]<br \/>\nAnd here is a link to the site where you can download these and a whole series of other Gatto videos&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edflix.org\/gatto.htm\">www.edflix.org\/gatto.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From my experience listening to and reading Gatto, I find him to be quite the character, the provocateur, and at times maybe a little full of himself.  Regardless, I think his thoughts and ideas are worth listening to and wrestling with.  There is no one else I have encountered in alternative education circles that is quite like him. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to Evie Montoya&#8217;s comment about the John Taylor Gatto video&#8230;here is the YouTube video introducing the Gatto piece I mentioned and presenting the first three of the fourteen things that they teach kids in elite prep schools that are generally not taught in public schools&#8230;. 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