Educating Your Child in Modern Times: How to Raise an Intelligent, Sovereign & Ethical Human Being

John Taylor Gatto
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A priceless compilation of essays for parents concerned about their child's education. John Taylor Gatto gives some insights into the 'dumbing down' of America through government schooling; Hamza Yusuf Hanson delves into the traditional and spiritual reasons for an education, Nabila Hanson speaks to the timeless wisdom of delaying formal education, and Dorothy Sayers, sheds some light on what a 'real' education might look like.
Genres: EducationParentingNonfictionPhilosophyTeachingIslamSociologyPoliticsChildrens
98 Pages

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