After reading the article, i could definitely say that i have the same view of school as Gatto does. Basically, he views schools as somewhat of a blockage for students to really push themselves and being able to discover their full potential. Because school doesn't necessarily work for the favor of the student's interests, students come to school not really caring about what is offered and instead just waste their time, although it's NOT completely their fault. If you're not interested in something, you're not interested in it, period. You can't shove a topic into someone's mind and expect to force them to like it (unless they are weak minded, but that isn't everyone).
One of Gatto's "rules" states that students should "stay in the class where they belong", This says a lot to me. Gatto, like me, believes that students should be in classrooms in which the topic is appealing to them, like they actually WANT to listen rather than just sit there and wait for the time to pass them by. It almost strikes me that some adults agree with the same educational beliefs as students.
I failed Spanish class last year and that cost me a credit. My aunt couldn't believe spanish class, a class that she believed should be an elective, was costing me a grade. After talking for a while, she had the same beliefs as read in Gatto's "6 Lessons", which basically sum up that students deserve a say in what they are taught for the sake of taking what they learn and keeping it with them for the future, rather than forgetting 4 years worth of classes a month after graduating.
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