Idiot Nation Essay

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America's education system at this point in time has become blurred and unattained to. Michael Moore, author of Idiot Nation, is one of the few that has noticed the problem that is going on and makes important point on why this is happening and how it can be helped. There is a specific audience that Idiot Nation is directed towards which includes students and people who can make a big difference such as the president or political representatives. The language used in the essay is descriptive and subjective but also has a lot of hard evidence and facts. People have lost sight of the true value that education holds and do not realize how easy it is to make a difference. Michael Moore probably views political leaders in America as the biggest idiots of all. Two senators, Joe Lieberman and Herbert Kohl were blaming MTV’s “Jackass” for, “the massive failure of American education” (pg. 124 Moore). The senators and other politicians believe that the reason for Americans stupidity and failures in schools is because of the shows and influences like Jackass. Moore disagrees with this though, “... the odds are good that you’ll find overflowing classrooms, leaking ceilings, and demoralized teachers.” (pg. 124 Moore). This draws the attention of how terrible some public schools can be due to the lack of money and budgets they receive from the government. Instead the politicians, “ ...build another bomber than to educate our children.” (pg. 124 Moore). It is clear that the politicians are trying to find excuses for their own mistakes. The lack of attention on schools has led to a decline in the students performance, so then the politicians turn to things like Jackass to put the blame on. Moore believes that they could be using budgets more wisely, opposed to wasting it on pointless bombers. This is why Moore is so un-fond of politicians in general because they are able to do
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