John Taylor Gatto Against School Analysis

Growing up I never really liked school, I did okay in all the subjects, but it wasn't my favorite part of the day. All throughout my k-12 education I always questioned why I had to go to school all year except summer, and especially why it had to be so early in the mornings. In the book “Rereading America” there is a passage titled “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto. In the passage Gatto asks “ Do we really need school? I don't mean the education, just forced schooling: six classes a day, five days a week, nine months a year, for twelve years. Is this deadly routine really necessary?[…] 2 million happy homeschoolers have surely put that panel justification to rest.” This passage is everything I've ever questioned throughout my whole education and condensed it into four simple sentences, and I completely agree. Forced schooling is unnecessary, half the time that I’d be in class the teachers would let us have free time, in that time I would’ve been able to sleep in longer on my bed and
They said they wanted to be doing something real not just sitting around.” I myself have given these excuses to why I was bored and didn't want to be at school between K-12. I currently work with children at an after school program where I help the students with their homework, help them improve their math and reading skills with activities. We also let them exercise with games that are meant to have kids moving throughout the whole game. Whenever we do something there is always one student who they claim they are bored because they don't like what the activity is or just are not in the mood to do anything since it’s after school but are forced to be there until 6pm or until a parent picks them