The world’s most courageous teacher, John Taylor Gatto, has passed away. John lived a life-empowering young people to teach themselves. Named the New York State Teacher of the Year twice, John was a public school teacher for 30 years who then spent another 20 years as a world-renowned speaker giving over 1500 speeches in 9 countries.
The most courageous teacher: John Taylor Gatto passes away but his work lives on
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