The Underground History of American Education

A little background about the author - John Taylor Gatto:

He was named New York City Teacher of the Year in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991.

In 1991, he wrote a letter announcing his retirement, titled I Quit, I Think, to the op-ed pages of the Wall Street Journal, saying that he no longer wished to "hurt kids to make a living".

I read this book a few years ago and thought it was great, I highly recommend it to everyone.