The War on Kids to Air May 6 on the Documentary Channel

Cevin Soling's documentary about schools and the repression of children has been shown around the world for over a year, but only recently has a cable channel in the United States decided to air it. John Gatto, Alfie Kohn, myself, and many other critics of conventional schooling are interviewed in it. You can watch The War on Kids on the Documentary Channel May 6 at 8 and 11pm ET/PT.

Fox News.com ran a story about the film yesterday, focusing on how Soling compares public schools to prisons. This is just one aspect of the film, but certainly one of its most telling sections.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/03/documentary-war-on-kids-compares-us-public-schools-to-prison-system/#ixzz1tuJWanhP

Comments

[Tango]

When I watched this ( which was on May 19, 2012 ) I had this sudden rush of relief.This is EXACTLY what I have been preaching for years. Being fourteen, I have been battling our school system since fifth grade. Each year the system and administration has declined, becoming more like a greedy hierarchy than a local school. This year, they decided to chose sports over education, instead of cutting a few unnecessary sports, they decided to get rid of a few teachers. And let me tell you, the BEST teachers, the ones that enjoy being there, the ones that are there to teach the next generation of thinkers, not for the extra three months off, and the closings throughout the school year. I hope that a bigger push on this documentary is made, and I will try and get our school administration to watch this. and maybe open their eyes on the same bulls*** they have been pulling this year.

Thank you.
~Tango~