This was an essay for the books. I was told before reading this essay that i might be offended of or bugged by this essay. The truth is that Michael Moore's "Idiot Nation" was a very interesting and also somewhat humorous. I found that as i read i felt like some of his points i agreed with, and others i wasn't so sure about. One thing about Michael Moores writing is i can tell how much he believes what he is saying, its as if i was right there having a conversation with him. Even though i didn't agree with some of what he said, i saw his point and where he was coming from.
"Forty-four million Americans cannot read or write above a forth-grade level". This fact was scary. I couldn't believe that as America the strongest and most powerful country in the world a good percentage of us can hardly read. He also went on to say how much TV we watch compared to the amount of books that we read. I liked how he talked about the teachers and they way that we treat them. Either the parents blaming their child's faults in school on the teachers or the fact that teachers are one of the lower paid professions.
Another point of interest was how he talked the politicians and the large factor that they play in the realm of the school system. Michael Moore made a point that those that are so worried about the students of today are the same people that are taking more away and cutting budgets at all the schools. It seems that the politicians are a big reason that those students who are they future of this country continue to decrease in their schooling. It seems to me that school is becoming more of a business then an institution for learning.
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