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"Children enter the world curiously hard-wired for creativity and imagination. After a few short years of school, something drastically changes for them. Why? There is an unmistakable and deliberate attempt to control the learning of young people who find themselves sitting in our schools. The industrial model for schooling has taken its toll and victims without remorse. It programs curious young minds to become helpless, dependent, and compliant. After years of observing and participating in some of these questionable practices herself, Evonne Epsey Rogers has decided that it's time to tell the truth about schools. Rogers tackles the "sacred school rituals" that are rarely questioned and widely accepted as normal. She offers commonsense solutions that challenge us to reimagine how we do school in this country. With strong conviction, passion, and a call to action, she encourages us to hear and listen to the voices of our children who are crying out for the freedom to learn."--Publisher's description.

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