Charlotte Iserbyt - The Dumbing Down of America EXCERPTS

SovereignBlade Says:

Jul 20, 2010 - I'm in love !

unityemissions Says:

Jul 31, 2010 - Are you out of your mind?! She was a senior director of education, and has first hand experience with a lot of what's she's expressing in this film. Brainwashed idiots use terms like "paranoid schizophrenic". Shame on you!

traccan Says:

Aug 14, 2010 - What a hateful bitch.

planetery Says:

Sep 19, 2010 - Nope. You're just asleep.

bapyou Says:

Sep 20, 2010 - "Nope. You're just asleep."Your comment only makes sense if one thinks Karl Marx or his brilliant writings as negative. I do not. And, in fact, it is right-wingers who are asleep; especially working-class right-wingers who are completely ignorant of the history of working class struggles and their close relationship with true leftist movements in America and elsewhere. Working class "conservative" is an oxymoron.Read Marx. Guaranteed not to make you "dumb."

planetery Says:

Sep 20, 2010 - This has nothing to do with Marx. She's talking about a forest. You're talking about a tree.See, you're just blase about it because you think there ISN'T a plot to destroy America. BTW- Marxist ideals are used to sell the working classes on an even more classist state than in capitalism. If you dig far enough, you'll see the same people behind both sides in all cases. Usually bankers.And I'm not right wing OR working class.  Back to your ivory tower now...

bapyou Says:

Sep 27, 2010 - @planetery"This has nothing to do with Marx."Oh bullshit. This is nothing more than a mild form of red-baiting. Old American pastime. Been going on since the October Revolution.

RedBeetle Says:

Oct 20, 2010 - Are you a victim of public education?Are you, for example, oblivious to basic grammar, logic, history,philosophy, and Calvinism?It's time to start studying.Visit my channel page!

edchaos2 Says:

Dec 24, 2010 - shes right it is marxist. what do you think social studies is.. its the study of social science. which was created by carl marx

failblorg Says:

Dec 30, 2010 - yes but how can you tell the difference between the true leftist movement and the false leftist movement. couldn't they just infiltrate you as an enemy within?

bapyou Says:

Dec 30, 2010 - This is sheer stupidity. If you want a serious analysis of American education -- particularly at the university level -- read Chris Hedges' 'Empire of Illusion.' The standardized testing this old shrew speaks of was developed by conservative administrations, the entire thrust of which is to discredit, defund, and privatize public schools. It's a for-profit scam. These people need their knee-caps busted. Quit scapegoating teachers and fund schools adequately.

TheBadgeOfThe45 Says:

Jan 8, 2011 - More reasons for home school, to hell with these atheists thay're out of control, can we try now Seperation Of Marxism and State? I guess not, the good news is people in 2010 woke up in a way that from 20,000 parents doing home school in 2008, in dicember 2010 the polls show 2 million families are doing home school, thats great news and i hope the numbers goes up by the end of 2011, enough is enough and nobody can help, these Marxists want our public schools? they can have them with out students

Frederf220 Says:

Jan 14, 2011 - The character of humanism is misrepresented here. The inescapable facts of the human (individual, by extension collective) experience MUST dictate the social imperative. This outstrips dogma and tradition immeasurably in its potential to accurately determine the answer to the question "What is best for human beings?" Any process but rationality will fail in the pursuit of an answer.Atheism, Soviet, etc. used in the pejorative show the (insufficient) width of mind and bias behind the analysis.

MsCookie1995 Says:

Jan 31, 2011 - Shes so right how widespread is drugs,sex with anyone,they add these stupid drug education,sex education,and its rampant,they actually introduce subjects to our children and then its everywhere its disgracefull.

ElmahdiiEl Says:

Jun 26, 2011 - You Americans are so gullible. No, you won't accept communism outright. But we'll keep feeding you small doses of socialism until you finally wake up and find you already have communism. We won't have to fight you; we'll so weaken your economy until you fall like overripe fruit into our hands.—Nikita Khrushchev (1968)

Drago19930713 Says:

Jul 4, 2011 - So... Agenda: no military, no sovereignty, tolerance, no religion... And government. Okay, take the government out- its perfect. All world united, all peaceful, no more bullshit indoctrinations. Maybe finally we would turn to what humans can do best- make technology, which would support our lives and take care of us. I'd say it would be perfect. But then again, people who grew up in old age, and used to old system dont want that. Dont want the change and fear it like fire...

dragonessly Says:

Jul 16, 2011 - id love to pay my taxes to pay welfare for a dude in china

dragonessly Says:

Jul 16, 2011 - i wonder by bush's grandfatehr if she's referring to Prescott Bush or .. Alastair Crowley...

Drago19930713 Says:

Jul 17, 2011 - Oh yes, its horrible to aid someone rather than yourself, yes... Its absolutely horrifying. OMG its against CAPITALISM! Against strongest bullshit system ever created. It must be very wrong... Actually I understand why everything is going downhill, now... Values that matter...

eyeswideopen1993 Says:

Aug 29, 2011 - You completely miss the point. It's about being controlled by the government.

Drago19930713 Says:

Aug 30, 2011 - was there a time when people werent controlled by authorities?

rob60201 Says:

Sep 18, 2011 - Such a sweet lady, but so off her rocker.

AnonymousEconomist Says:

Jan 20, 2012 - She does make a good point, but she sure doesn't understand Ronald Reagan. She discredits herself by lumping all the Presidents together as a product of a particular group think. She's insulting the intelligence of the American people.

pinkzeppelin1982 Says:

Mar 14, 2012 - She worked FOR Ronald Reagan..

photonrayswaves Says:

Mar 19, 2012 - They're not against religion because it's true, just because it's a competing form of brain washing as is your warped idea of homeschooling.