Michael Moore Idiot Nation Analysis

Nathniel Valdez
Professor Perez
English 100
15 February 2015
The people of America agrees that everyone should have a fair and free education. When school is done usually students are told that college is the next step. Many people agree that this move would help further increase the success of our nation. In the story “Idiot Nation” written by Michael moore, his opinion is opposite of most americans, he believes this nation is filled with idiots, thus the title of his story, Idiot Nation.
I do agree with Michael moore on most of his opinions. Most of the people in this nation are in fact idiots, as Michael moore addressed them to be, but not everyone in this nation are idiots. The nation’s poor educational system and the students not having
Many students in college cant even solve a simple algebra problem. So the students that are new to high school in these other countries have a higher education than most students in senior year in america. In these other countires, the schools teach their students the history of the united states of america. Sadly, these other counries that teach American history often find themselves having more knowledge about America than we do. Most students In other countries learn English as their second language. Moore says that “70 percent of those who graduate from America’s colleges are not required to learn a foreign language” (157). An important fact that back up moores belief that america is filled with idiots, is because most people in this nation don’t feel the need to even learn different languages and don’t see the advantage of learning a different language. If someone went on a vacation to the phillipines for example, would they not be irritated to find that, no one spoke English? And especially they would be thinking “foreigners better GET WITH THE PROGRAM” (157). This proves that Americans educational system needs to step up their game and learn from these other countries that are having much higher success
They would much rather be at home doing other things, or be with friends hanging out. Not only do Students think that way, but also it is the way the general population of America thinks. Most americans are lazy and don’t even think about reading a book, reading a book is like a joke to most americans. Instead of reading books and expanding knowledge, most americans would rather be at home and watch unnecessary shows on tv like The Kardashians or MTV. People know more about what happened at the Grammys than they do about whats going on in Ferguson. If Americans focused on more of the important matters in America rather than unimportant celebrity updates, then this nation would improve tremendously. Students that receive an education are very very lucky and often do not even realize it, especially in times like these when education is very expensive and hard to get. Instead of not caring about school and wanting to go home, students should take advantage on what they have now. Not taking advantage of your education is not just injuring yourself but also feeds the opnion of Michael moore that America is a nation filled with