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Extraordinary Discourse 120 Special: Elephants In The School System

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Elephants In The School System The theme of schooling has played a part in this mural since the beginning: here it surfaces as the dominant theme for the duration of this associational documentary. So here are the great educational mavericks, those powerful defenders of children who saw and named the elephants in the school system. Links: The Ultimate History Lesson, five hours with John Taylor Gatto School Sucks Podcast John Holt on YouTube A. S. Neill on YouTube 1 What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine?  What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine?  I learned that Washington never told a lie, I learned that soldiers seldom die, I learned that everybody's free, That's what the teacher said to me, And that's what I learned in school today, That's what I learned in school. 2 What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of mine? What did you learn in school today, Dear little boy of