idiot nation

Some of the evidence that Moore offers to support his contention that America is a nation of idiots, by stating that only 11 percent of the American public bothers to read a daily newspaper, beyond the funny pages or the used car ads. This is great reflection of Moore’s attitude and style of grabbing the reader’s attention. With a little sarcasm, Moore can relate to the readers in simple terms. By calling America a “nation of idiots” is an effective way of getting us to listen. The way Moore sees it, schools use various tactics to educate its students and politicians have sued different forms of engaging the public, but the public is not interested.
4. In Moore’s view, he believes that the “stupid white men” that lead this country are responsible for the sorry state of American schools. Moore focuses a good chunk of this selection on former President George W. Bush and his incompetence, as well as other govt officials who are representing the people in legislature. Moore seems enraged that budget cuts are being directed at the education system, shutting down libraries, over-crowding schools, and under-paying teachers. Schools are some of America’s most important tools, and that they are being taken advantage of. Americans should feel to all have the resources to go through the education system, and put their children in school too. Moore would like to see teachers appreciated and paid more for undertaking one of the most difficult jobs, he wants competent people running our nation, and he wants children to be given equal opportunity to get as much out of their education as possible.
5. Moore believes that the corporate involvement has taken away the true meaning of education that it is embarrassing to ask a classroom of students to name the date of the Declaration of Independence was signed or the birth date of this country. Students are not learning and understanding the main concepts that are needed for their own educational level. With educational institutions short on federal funding, they turn to the next best source, corporate giants seeking new and future consumers. It is no wonder that students are being taught a skewed education through the media and ads in their schools. But I also believe that Moore is degrading most Americans for having an interest and knowledge of the entertainment part of the nation. I say volunteer “teachers” and tutors from corporate ranks should play in American public schools because it is a different environment for students, so with different techniques and different strategies, they are grasping in a variety of different ways they can learn and teach themselves.
6. Moore suggests that individual students learn the material and if there is no one to teach “us” this material then how would we know how to rule the world and make the important decisions of this country. Whatever the cause may have been back in elementary, all I wanted was to finish my work and move forward with my life. Now, as to college, I’m a little more wise about situations, I want to spend more time to fill my brain with information, and as for that, to make wise decisions.