If you haven't seen Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed, http://www.expelledthemovie.com/, I highly recommend it. It is well done and interesting and is not biased. It exposes the facts about Academia in America and how little freedom people have to explore questions outside of the realm of accepted study.
I see the results of this lack of freedom at the high school level on a continual basis. The teachers are dogmatic about shoving their view down the kids throats. There is no concern for balanced teaching; however they would be the first ones to say they want kids to really think about the issues. But only if the kids beliefs line up with the establishment's point of view. I have had students harassed and degraded for bringing up an alternate view, and the teacher either sits and lets it happen or they lead the charge. It is one part of public education that absolutely disgusts me and it is one of the reasons I am training for a new career. Enough soap box, watch the movie. It is amazing.
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