My HS exsperience vs Gatto

My high school teachers were a mix of confusing, by the book, and just plain weird. The "confusing" teacher tended to like their subject but not have the practical skills needed to control a classroom. The "by the book" teacher could control their classrooms but they stifled creativity. The "just plain weird" teacher seem to be the most fun as well as the best balance of discipline and actual learning. Gatto summerises in his paper the apparent inability of the US school system to encourage each students potential. Instead he believes we stifle our students and attempt to mold them into what we think society needs, a small percent of skilled laborers and a large, docile workforce. Fortunately this has not be my experience with teachers as a whole. I have had enough teachers who are willing to let their students mold themselves rather then shape them into little suit wearing office drones.Gatto makes some good points about the US school system but the way he presents his ideas comes off with a little too much fire and brimstone for my taste. If you want to persuade someone to change a system as large and complex as the US school system you need to use honey, not threaten them with hell.