John Taylor Gatto (born December 15, 1935) is a retired American teacher with nearly 30 years of classroom experience. He is an author of several books on education and an activist who critiques compulsory education. Gatto highlights the significant gap between adolescence and adulthood, as well as what he describes as the dominating nature of the discourse concerning education and teaching professions.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Taylor Gatto belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Monongahela
Place of Death: New York City
Educated At: Hunter College | Reed College | Yeshiva University | University of Pittsburgh | University of California, Berkeley | Cornell University | Columbia University
Occupation: essayist | pedagogue | teacher | writer
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 15, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 15, 2025 |
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| Sun | 22 Sagittarius 48 | 23 Sagittarius 58 | 23 Pisces 56 |
| Moon | 28 Leo 43 | 6 Scorpio 26 | 4 Sagittarius 55 |
| Mercury | 25 Sagittarius 49 | 4 Sagittarius 52 | 2 Pisces 8 |
| Venus | 8 Scorpio 0 | 18 Sagittarius 42 | 26 Aquarius 25 |
| Mars | 6 Aquarius 37 | 0 Capricorn 18 | 16 Aries 24 |
| Jupiter | 7 Sagittarius 57 | 23 Cancer 18 | 23 Sagittarius 8 |
| Saturn | 4 Pisces 52 | 25 Pisces 20 | 14 Pisces 17 |
| Uranus | 1 Taurus 50 | 28 Taurus 29 | 3 Taurus 13 |
| Neptune | 16 Virgo 45 | 29 Pisces 22 | 15 Virgo 9 |
| Pluto | 26 Cancer 57 | 2 Aquarius 15 | 25 Cancer 16 |
| Rahu | 13 Capricorn 46 | 13 Pisces 1 | 9 Capricorn 0 |
| Ketu | 13 Cancer 46 | 13 Virgo 1 | 9 Cancer 0 |
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