To understand what is behind the behavior of the adult, one must start with the child.

I find John Taylor Gatto's "Dumbing Us Down" to be a simple and straightforward place to begin to understand what effect the educational system has had on the populace. I don't know how to do a clicky thing but here is the address of his website http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/.


Also John Holt has very insightful thoughts about the American educational system and inspiring educational alternatives for children and adults. http://www.holtgws.com

These guys are dead on.

This is where it all starts and it is getting worse. Many well-meaning parents are playing right into it by choosing to drug their children instead of removing them from a harmful and crushing system.

Meanwhile a media campaign to portray homeschooling as damaging and "out there" is in full force. Worthy figures like Dr. Phil are right there, towing the line, using the most extreme and deviant examples of home based education to alienate their audiences from any reasonable consideration of the many feasible alternatives to the failing educational system.