nderclass," (Gatto) which breeds "people deprived forever of finding the center of their own genius," (Gatto) in order to "regulate the poor" (Gatto).
             Although Gatto has some strong assertions in his conclusion, his reasoning and evidence does not seem to hold true to the same mold. They are both plagued with false assertions and personal experiences which does not and cannot relate to everyone else's own experience. Gatto believes "we've had a society essentially under the central control in the United States since just before the Civil War, and such a society requires compulsory schooling, government monopoly schooling, to maintain itself" (Gatto). However, does this central control really require compulsory schooling? Some may conclude that compulsory schooling is everything that Gatto says it is not. Do teachers not encourage self-motivation? Is not homework done out of self-motivation? Is not it perseverance that keeps students from dropping out of school? Does not self -reliance exist when it is mandatory for you to rely on yourself to do your homework? Courage, dignity, and love are all things learned within school
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