For more detail on the background of factory education and the reason for it, and a bit more details on alternatives, check out John Taylor Gatto's works. He's

For more detail on the background of factory education and the reason for it, and a bit more details on alternatives, check out John Taylor Gatto's works. He's a former NY state educator of the year who came to realize that school as we know it is bad for people. Transcript of one interview: http://www.ttfuture.org/files/2/pdf/gotto_interview.pdf http://www.ttfuture.org/files/2/pdf/gotto_interview.pdf mp3 of another interview: http://jari.podbean.com/mf/web/ja8dm2/LivingHero19--JohnGatto.mp3 http://jari.podbean.com/mf/web/ja8dm2/LivingHero19--JohnGatt... He also has a couple books in particular "Dumbing Us Down" and "Weapons of Mass Instruction".