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4.5
This documentary is of superb quality. I love how the producer intertwines the history of public school together with the story of the used bus he bought off Craigslist. The Scottish accent is great and he has an awesome sense of humor. There are many great guests in this film, including my favorite, John Taylor Gatto. (For those interested in the history of public school in America, read Gatto's "The Underground History of American Education," and "Weapons of Mass Instruction; you can also find Gatto on YouTube.) I bought Indoctrination along with another Gunn film about media's affect on children, Captivated. I gave both five-star ratings, but enjoyed this film more. Indoctrination is hard-hitting, speaks truth to power, and from my own research on the subject matter, is factually correct.This film is a must-see for all Christians. If you know a Christian who has their kids in public school, buy this documentary for them as soon as you finish reading this review. People who follow Jesus and believe the Bible need to know that, once they subject their children to government-run schools, they are playing Russian Roulette with their childrens' souls; but when it comes to public school, there are numerous chambers and only one of them is empty. This documentary points out what believers innately believe: if you send your children to public school, the odds of them being corrupted by the world far outweigh the odds of them converting worldly kids to Christ. How many public school kids do you know that got saved from the testimony of a Christian classmate? One? Two? But we all know scores of Christian children who fell into drugs, alcohol, sex, violence and atheism.The way I see it, Christians are afraid to pull their children out of public school for two reasons: 1.) they are afraid that they are not smart enough to teach their kids, and 2.) they mistakenly believe they can't afford it.1.) As this film points out, public school kids are not learning anything. My wife and I have four college degrees between us, and I am finishing up another this year. When I look around at my fellow students, I am shocked about how little college kids know these days. Clearly, they are learning very little in public school. Do not take my word for it. I challenge you to enroll in one freshmen class at the university or community college nearest to you. You will discover that 1.) the material is easy and dumbed-down and 2.) 95% of the students are dumb as rocks. I am not trying to be mean here--these are just the hard, cold facts. Once you see how easy college is, it will boost your confidence that you can teach your kids better than the public schools are teaching everyone else's.2.) Everybody can afford to homeschool. Again, I am not trying to be mean here, just brutally honest. The reason people can't afford to homeschool is because they value material goods over their childrens' well being. Homeschooling requires a situation where one parent does not work. Unfortunately, these days two parents have to work because they choose to pay for a mortgage on a house and keep up on payments on two new vehicles. The bottom-line is that they covet houses and cars that are out of their price range. They could afford to live on one parent's income if they rented a trailer or apartment, bought used cars, and did not eat out everyday. So what is it going to be parents? Getting in debt for material junk so that you both have to work? Or living a simpler lifestyle so that you can protect your children from the horrors of government schools?
