Reaction to John Gatto's "Against School"

After reading “Against School” by John Gatto, when he said, “…if I was bored it was my fault and no one else’s”, that really hit me like a ton of bricks. I could not have agreed more with that and I think that people should take on more responsibility for their learning. Yes, it can be boring but it is up to us (students) to make it fun and engaging. I also have to add that although we should be taking charge of our own learning it would also be great to have teachers pitch in as well. There are always different sides of learning and to have teachers to also be engaged could also very well be a learning experience for them as well. Besides the teachers, I also feel that parents should involve themselves in their child’s learning. Gatto also brings up that we should teach our children, “…to be leaders and adventurers, ...to think critically and independently, …develop an inner life so that they’ll never be bored. Urge them to take on the serious material….”, I think these are great ideas that parents should take note on. Learning truly starts within the home and I think it’s meaningful for a child to have parents be involved in their education. I think that schools try to fit their students into a square and expect them to be a certain way and in the shuffle, each student loses their individuality and their uniqueness.