The War on Kids

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Today, please watch and respond to the film The War on Kids. As you view the film, please list key issues that the film attempts to present. How is the material presented to us? Is there a bias? What kinds of research/support are utilized by the filmmakers?

As film, how is the film visually compelling or interesting? What kinds of shots, transitions, music, and/or special effects (like animation) are used in the film to underscore key points or arguments? What viewpoints are missing from the film? Why do you think the filmmakers presented their material in the order in which they did? Which interviewees are necessary/unnecessary or thought provoking?

Keep track of some of these questions as you watch the film. You will be asked to comment and respond to some of these questions on the forum.

HOMEWORK: Please comment on the film. Use some of the questions presented above in your reflection. Use notes and/or research to support your opinions. Post is due by end of class Friday, Oct. 19.

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kaisean14 said…
The "war on Kids" documentary is really accurate and entertaining the way they provide the facts and the bias beliefs on modern Public school culture. And the effects and little stuff they throughout the documentary is really helpful because it's expressing knowledge in a more animated way and not just straight boredom. Which is good because I often fall asleep in documentaries. What made it more believable was the candid testimonies given by the some of thew school staff, students, and by standers that lived in the public school culture. What really shocked me was the school/Jail comparison done by the toddlers. Because similarities are so strikingly accurate that they even got confused. Even the audience got or will get confused. It also show's how the national public school climate has changed since the Columbine tragedy and how things are taken more cautiously and yet more brutal by the school system. The K9 Police sniff outs, the student holdups and the whole swat team-like situation. Some of things in schools don't even happen in prison often which is super shocking. It sucks because the school climate is getting worse are worse with every generation od students. We don't really have to deal with of the stuff but the students down the line probably will. But the way students are facing struggles and harsh inside and outside school, I can really see why they're going apeshit crazy.
*The reason why this is so early is because I sorta seen the documentary three times. So..yeah.
October 15, 2012 at 12:24 AM
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