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Licmycat (November 30th, 2008 @ 3:47 am)

I hope things change with Obama in, but the truth is they were trying to destroy our infrastructure by ignoring the invasion of Mexico into here. Why ELSE would they have ignoted all of it and wasted so much time and money? It's the only thing that makes sense.

LliasiAsbi (October 7th, 2008 @ 2:45 am)

Oh yeah, by the way, our school has been rewarded for all of this. Its called a Blue Ribbon and it has nothing to do with my education, or that of your own children. I don't understand why we get a ribbon when the seniors in my literature class can't grasp what a metaphor is. Frankly, its disgusting, and I'm pleased people like this man are speaking out against it. later

LliasiAsbi (October 7th, 2008 @ 2:33 am)

He is not lying about the detrimental effects NCLB has had on education. I literally fear going to school every day. I witness devastating ignorance, and sickening reinforcement of it. There are two surveillance cameras in each hallway, and four officers patrolling the school. We frequently have military personnel recruiting in our cafeteria during lunch periods. And mind you, I live in a small safe suburban white community! I despise ...

LliasiAsbi (October 7th, 2008 @ 2:32 am)

...school and I despise my teachers and administrators for punishing me when I express myself, and when I ask reasonable questions. I am even encouraged to dumb down my writing. This is no joke, people. It is scary as hell, and I promise that in the future, I will never allow my children into an American school. I don't know what the solution is, but I know that something needs to change right away. ---

killwhitey88d (August 27th, 2008 @ 4:55 am)

so then what do you propose?

iggypot (August 20th, 2008 @ 9:56 am)

Is friere really big enough to call his work a meta-narrative already? i think his work is still quite unrecognized and unexamined in american schools of education. as for a critical theory of education, it can be quite simple - don't demean or dehumanize your students - do not break them down , but build them up. kind of what yer getting at with 'potential of self agency' - my critique of NCLB is that it has made it harder than EVER to become a credentialed teacher - more money & paperwork req.

ManchuDan22 (July 28th, 2008 @ 9:37 pm)

"Political and moral imperative"? "Deskilling" (not even a word) teachers? You want to see what's wrong with education in the USA?? Well, you're looking at its face!! These kind of radical, Marxist demagogues are what has destroyed American Education; K-12. These jerks don't care about kids, they don't care if your child can read and write, they just want them to understand the "political and moral imperative". K-8 is FAILING to educate the students, and the H.S. can't fix it!

spinozacelt (June 11th, 2008 @ 9:50 am)

Nice words from mr Giroux :-)

MoochieMinks (March 28th, 2008 @ 6:57 am)

DON'T READ THIS I'M SOOOO SORRY EVRY1 If you do not copy and paste this onto 10 videos your mom will die in 4 hours

poneseven (March 23rd, 2008 @ 12:29 pm)

you must not go to a poor public school where the military calls your house to recruit you there because your info is public due to NCLB. Assuming students cannot be engaged through their understanding of the world because they might not be able to read grossly underestimates how sophisticated students understanding is of the world actually is. Crit Pedagogy can be nurtured through those everyday experiences that go from passive to actively engaged.

Glowwriter (February 29th, 2008 @ 10:47 pm)

I totally agree about NCLB. If I had my way, I'd get rid of testing as we know it and use other forms of assessment to measure learning. Who in the real world sits for an hour and takes a test? Get real! (but I still love George Bush, but for other issues)

fine1214 (January 11th, 2008 @ 2:59 am)

i watched the video and thought giroux was brilliant, but after reading amiegray's insightful comments i realize i was wrong. thanks for enlightening me.