The stories are nearly unbelievable: a middle schooler suspended for bringing a Tweety Bird keychain to class (because all chains are classified as weapons); another, for pretending a fast-food chicken strip was a gun; a third, for carrying ibuprofen in violation of the school’s strict policy against drugs—except, of course, for Ritalin. This documentary argues that measures intended to keep children safe have turned schools into prisons and that regimentation in the public educational system produces adults who are unable to think for themselves. Taking aim at “zero tolerance” rules, authoritarian teachers, the D.A.R.E. program and its devolution into a joke among kids, and more, the video posits that the mainstays of public education are worse than ineffectual—they may be downright harmful. With Henry Giroux (Stealing Innocence: Corporate Culture’s War on Children), John Holt (Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Agenda of Compulsory Schooling), and Laurie Couture (Instead of Medicating and Punishing).

Harry A. Sprague Library Collection

Education -- Aims and objectives -- United States, Public schools -- United States -- Evaluation, Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Education -- United States -- Public opinion, Education -- United States -- Philosophy, Education -- Curricula -- Standards -- United States, Students -- Civil rights -- United States, School discipline -- United States, School violence -- United States -- Prevention, School police -- United States, Education -- Standards -- United States, Education -- Demographic aspects -- United States, Children -- United States -- Social conditions, Child abuse -- United States

Soling, Cevin (director), Carr, Jeremy (producer), Fidrick, Dawn (producer), Carr, Jeremy (cinematographer), Carr, Jeremy (editor), Trum, Martin (composer), Stuber, Neil (animator), Soling, Cevin (producer), Spectacle Films, Inc. (producer)

01:35:51 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	publisher
Telephone	800-257-5126
Address	200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Email	[email protected]

2009-01-01

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