The Ultimate History Lesson Talk by John Taylor Gatto
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"Schools are to establish fixed habits of reaction to authority. This, of course, precludes critical judgment completely. It also pretty much destroys the idea that useful or interesting material should be taught..."
Rockefellers and School Education
John Taylor Gatto Ultimate Collection of Works
John Taylor Gatto books on archive org
Public Opinion (1922) by Walter Lippmann
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- https://archive.org/details/publicopinion00lippgoog/page/n6
- https://archive.org/details/public_opinion_1312_librivox
"Abraham Lincoln spoke against the mudsill theory, which would see that the farmer and his ilk always on the bottom floor of society. The mudsill theory says that the people who control capital will also be above labor for hire or slaves."
"Lincoln says those who espouse this theory don’t recognize that there are people outside labor for hire or slaves. The free laborer must be both good with his hands and his mind. That’s why, Lincoln said, education is so important."
The Difference Between Rhetoric And Dialectic
Uncle Tom's Cabin Or Life Among The Lowly (1853) by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Among the most "banned" books in the USA.
- https://archive.org/details/uncletomscabino00stowgoog/page/n14
- https://archive.org/details/uncletomscabin_1604_librivox
The dangerous classes of New York, and twenty years' work among them (1872)
by Brace, Charles Loring, 1826-1890
"From 1854 to 1929 an estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned, and homeless children were placed throughout the United States and Canada during the Orphan Train Movement."
Getting more and more convinced that the period of history around the turn of the 20th century was the absolute peak of humanity so far.
Addresses to the German nation (1923)
by Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, 1762-1814; Jones, Reginald Foy, b. 1882, tr; Turnbull, George Henry, b. 1889, joint tr
Tractatus theologico-politicus: a critical inquiry into the history, purpose, and authenticity of the Hebrew scriptures; with the right to free thought and free discussion asserted (1862)
by Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677; Willis, Robert, 1799-1878, tr
Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) by Jean Calvin
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- https://archive.org/details/instituteschris01calvgoog
- https://archive.org?query=creator%3A%22John+Calvin%22+institutes
The Descent Of Man (1896) by Charles Darwin
An essay on the principle of population, or, A view of its past and present effects on human happiness : with an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils which it occasions (1803)
by Malthus, T. R, 1766-1834
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (1859) by Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Burndy Library, donor. DSI; Henry Sotheran Ltd., bookseller. DSI; Edmonds \& Remnants, binder. DSI
Moby-Dick; or, The whale (1892) by Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
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- Foundations Their Power And Influence By Rene A Wormse
- Rockefeller File The Power of Foundations by Gary Allen
- Rockefeller Plan excerpted from the book Seeds of Destruction
- Tax-exempt Foundations - The_Hidden Evil
Foundations, America Foundations; Their Power And Influence Rene A Wormser ( 1958) by Wormser, Rene A.
The Leipzig Connection - The Systematic Destruction Of American Education (1993) by Paulo Lionni
Peirce, Pragmatism, and The Right Way Of Thinking Philip L Campbell (2011)
based on C S Peirce (1903)
The Impact of Science on Society (1953) by Bertrand Russell
Cybernetics Or Communication And Control In The Animal And The Machine (1948) by Norbert Wiener
Norbert Wiener Human Use Of Human Beings (1950) by Norbert Weiner
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- https://archive.org/stream/NorbertWienerHumanUseOfHumanBeings/NorbertWienerHuman_use_of_human_beings_djvu.txt
- https://archive.org/details/NorbertWienerHumanUseOfHumanBeings
New Atlantis (1660)
by Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626; H., R; R.H; Haines, Richard, 1633-1685
Principles of Psychology (1891) By William James
Common sense (1776) by Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
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- https://archive.org/details/autobiographybe00frangoog
- https://archive.org/details/franklin_autobio_gg_librivox
Leviathan (Books I and II) (1651)
by Thomas Hobbes
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- https://archive.org/details/leviathan00hobba
- https://archive.org/details/leviathan_1_2_0802_librivox
Soma Divine Mushroom Of Immortality (1968)
by Wasson, Gordon R.
MUSHROOMS RUSSIA AND HISTORY (1957) BY VALENTINA PAVLOVNA WASSON AND R.GORDON WASSON
Vol 1 -
Vol 2 -
- https://s3.amazonaws.com/watergd/newalexandria/archive/MUSHROOMS+RUSSIA+AND+HISTORY+Volume+1.pdf
- http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/MUSHROOMS%20RUSSIA%20AND%20HISTORY%20Volume%202.pdf
The Story of Civilization (1967) by Will Durant
The meditations of Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180; Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726; Zimmern, Alice, 1855-1939
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- https://archive.org/details/meditationsofmar00marc/page/n5
- https://archive.org/details/meditations_0708_librivox
The Aims Of Education And Other Essays (1942)
by Alfred North Whitehead
How To Train Your Flea (Or, How To Control Others)
How to Train Fleas
1 minute video. MUST-SEE!
The Trilateral Commission: The Crisis Of Democracy (1975)
By Michel Crozier, Samuel P. Huntington, Joji Watanuki
Hyperdemocracy - Could it be we have too much democracy? by Hugh Heclo
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Antony C Sutton Ultimate Collection
Rome and Jerusalem: A Study in Jewish Nationalism (1918) by Moses Hess, Meyer Waxman
Cathedral and the Bazaar (2001) by Eric S. Raymond
Principles of secondary education (1918) by Inglis, Alexander James, 1879-1924
Against School (2003) by John Taylor Gatto
How public education cripples our kids, and why
Tragedy \& Hope Documents
Trivium Method - 5 page summary of a the most useful learning tool ever created:
Creative-Problem-Solving
Logical Fallacies -
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/59477946/Trivium-Method-of-Critical-Thinking-and-
- https://www.scribd.com/doc/55849450/Logical-Fallacies-Intellectual-Self-Defense
Learning and the Trivium by Jarett Sanchez
Trivium: Subject, Method, Skill by The Next Step Podcast
Logical Fallacies
Jan Irvin In Conversation With Michael Labossiere
What would happen if everyone in society received an immunization against all of today’s media and political propaganda?
Logical Fallacies: A Beginner’s Guide
Notes on Informal Fallacies (2004)
By Professor Cynthia Bolton, Arizona State University
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Charles Darwin - on "the careless, squalid, uninspiring Irishman" "the inferior and less favoured race" according to his theories of evolution when applied to mankind and of course the "remarkable success of the English" (and French)
Logical Fallacies: A Beginner's Guide
The goose-step : a study of American education (1923) by Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
The "Appeal To Authority" Logical Fallacy
Foundlings and the Orphan Train
"Schools are Dangerous" - John Taylor Gatto
