IDIOT  NATION-­‐-­‐MICHAEL  MOORE  

OUTLINE  

 

TOPIC:  

Degrading  quality  of  U.S.  education  system    

 

TOPIC  SENTENCE:  

The  political   leaders  and  the  people  who  vote  for  them  neglect  the  education  system  of  the  country  and  make  it  less  a  priority.  

   

SUPPORTING  DETAILS:  

People  are  currently  engaged  with  triviality.    

There  are  forty-­‐four  million  Americans  who  cannot  read  and  write  above  a  fourth  grade  level-­‐functional  illiterates.  

The  mere  99  hours  a  year  an  average  American  adult  spends  reading  a  book,  compared  with  1,460  hours  watching  television.  

 

The  U.S.  representatives  don't  even  have  the  wide-­‐ranging  knowledge  about  the  world  or  even  their  own  country.  

Bush  spoke  proudly  of  having  been  a  mediocre  student  at  Yale.  

A  proud  tradition  of  being  represented  by  ignorant  high-­‐ranking  officials.  

 

Media   creates   the   state   of   triviality   that  makes   people   become  more   ignorant   and   have   a   shallow  knowledge  

40  percent  of  556  seniors  at  fifty-­‐five  prestigious  American  universities  did  not  know  when  the  Civil  War  took  place.  Meanwhile,  almost  all  of  them  can  answer  such  trivial  question  such  as  "who  is  Snoop  Dog"  or  "who  are  Beavis  and  Butt-­‐head".  

 

Moore's  experience  of  the  education  

He  is  a  college  dropout.  

Moore's  experience  when  he  got  involved  in  education  system.  

 

The  poor  facts  about  the  teachers  condition  in  the  U.S.  

Teachers   are   the   politicians'   favorite   punching   bag;   the   politicians   blame   on   the   teachers   for   the  degrading  quality  of  American  education.    

Despite  those  teachers  who  incompetent,  vast  majority  of  teachers  are  dedicated  educators  who  have  chosen  this  underpaid  profession.  

Few   of   Americans   choose   this   profession,   thus,   the   shortage   of   national   teachers   force   some   school  system  to  recruit  teachers  outside  the  U.S.  

Seven  thousand  veteran  teachers  will  have  retired  and  60  percent  of  the  new  teachers  hired  to  replace  them  are  uncertified.  

 

Neglected  and  abandoned  schools  in  U.S  

American   schools   are   literally   falling   apart,   1999   one-­‐quarter   of   U.S   public   schools   reportef   that   the  condition  of  at  least  one  of  their  buildings  was  inadequate.  

Almost  10  percent  of  U.S.  Public  schools  have  enrollments  that  are  more  than  25  percent  greater  than  the  capacity  of  their  permanent  buildings.  

In  NY,  almost  15  percent  of  the  eleven  hundred  public  schools  are  without  full-­‐time  custodians.  

 

Neglected  and  abandoned  libraries  in  U.S  

Bush  cut  federal  spending  on  libraries  by  19  percent  reduction  in  his  first  budgent  proposal.  

Richard  Nixon   changed   the   rules   of   spesific   funding   for   school   libraries   in   1974   to   be   spent   by   states  however  they  chose.  

Kids  deprived  of  access  to  good  libraries  are  also  being  kept  from  developing  the  information  skills  they  need  to  keep  up.    

 

The   U.S.   corporations   "generously"   support   and   sponsor   the   schools   and   education   by   subtlety  commercialize  their  products.  

CK  and  Nike  sponsor  the  high  school  sport  teams.  

Pizza  hut's  program  encourages  children  to  read.  

Chambell's  Soup's  program  of  providing  America's  children  with  free  school  equipment  by  buying  their  products,  so  we  can  participate  the  donation  program.  

Coca-­‐Cola,  Pepsi,  and  Dr.Pepper  competitive  promotions.  

The   schools   are   not   just   looking   for   ways   to   advertise;   they   are   also   concerned   with   the   students'  perceptions   of   various   products.   In   some   schools,   companies   conduct  market   research   in   classrooms  during  school  hours.    

Companies   have   also   learned   they   can   reach   this   confined   audience   by   "sponsoring"   educational  materials.  

 

Conclusion:  

By   giving   some   tips   to   the   U.S.   students   of   how   to   be   a   student   subversive   instead   of   a   student  subdervient  

1.  Mock  the  vote  

2.  Start  a  school  club  

3.  Lauch  your  own  newspaper  or  webzine  

4.  Get  involved  in  the  community  

 

Idiocy  in  America  is  not  a  mere  intellectual  factors  but  caused  by  igno