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By: Bailout Nation » Nanny Nation: NYT/Freakonomics Review

Bailout Nation » Nanny Nation: NYT/Freakonomics Review — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:21:35 +0000

[...] go any easier on the ratings agencies, a stance which has caused him some headaches. In a recent blog entry, he wrote that he butted heads significantly with McGraw-Hill, the book’s original publisher and [...]

By: The Nanny Nation - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

The Nanny Nation - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:55:34 +0000

[...] doesn’t go any easier on the ratings agencies, a stance which has caused him some headaches. In a recent blog entry, he wrote that he butted heads significantly with McGraw-Hill, the book’s original publisher and [...]

By: bitpuddle

bitpuddle — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:10:45 +0000

Was excited to read this, but I’m a bit disappointed to see that no Kindle version is available.

Regardless, congratulations on maintaining integrity and getting this published as you wanted it published.

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:56:42 +0000

CaptiousNut,

good of you to mention JTG. John Taylor Gatto is a Man. And, He Knows.

LSS: the NEA, and their fellow-tavelers, are Bogus, and we wind up paying for our own Brainwashing..

By: Whammer

Whammer — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:16:26 +0000

Having been out of college for a long time, I am astonished at the current prices folks are mentioning here.

Back then (late ’70s), you could often buy used textbooks. It’s not like intro courses in physics, math, chemistry, blah blah, change very much……

By: CaptiousNut

CaptiousNut — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:53:50 +0000

The textbook publishers are very much a co-conspirator of Big Media, Big Business, and Big Education – and therefore aligned with Big Government.

The same thing happened to John Gatto. A large publisher commissioned him to write a book on *The Underground History of Education* but then ultimately decided not to publish it – saying that his findings would “embarrass friends of the house”.

http://marginalizingmorons.blogspot.com/2009/02/muzzling-john-gatto.html

Though, BR, Gatto did the right thing and put his book on the web for FREE!

http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm

That book fundamentally altered my life. I strongly encourage y’all to read it – though admittedly, the fact that is was censored ought to be a much, much bigger endorsement.

By: Pat G.

Pat G. — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:11:10 +0000

@ben22

Thanks, I must have missed that. I’ll look forward to the schedule.

By: a guy called john

a guy called john — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:47:00 +0000

No mention of Aaron Task?

By: ben22

ben22 — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:55:10 +0000

Pat,

I think Barry said not too long ago he was going to do book signings so I’m sure he’ll post a schedule when he goes on tour.

By: Pat G.

Pat G. — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:53:45 +0000

My wife would say that the setbacks in its printing were meant to be so that it was published when it was. If you follow… So, how do we go about getting an autographed copy?