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David Rodriguez | The Education Conspiracy And The History Of Forced Schooling
John Taylor Gatto, New York State Teacher of the Year, and Open Source Learning
John Taylor Gatto served as a teacher in New York City for 30 years, winning State Teacher of the Year twice before becoming a prominent whistleblower against compulsory education. Gatto describes teaching as an art of "sculpting" to reveal a child's inner genius rather than painting on a blank canvas. He popularized the term "open source learning," arguing that teaching is a function that can happen anywhere, not just in a professionalized institution.