"For reasons that are both fair and foul - but mostly for fair reasons - we have come under the domain of a scientific-management system whose ambitions are endless. They want to manage every second of our lives, every expenditure that we make. And the schools are the training ground to create a population that's easy to manage."

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This quotation examines the core nature of Imagination as articulated by John Taylor Gatto. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Imagination provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

About John Taylor Gatto

John Taylor Gatto was an American author, school teacher and public figure. After teaching for nearly 30 years he authored several books on American schools. He is best known for his books Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, and The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling which promote self-study, unschooling and homeschooling.

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