Excessive talking, fidgeting, or squirming. Often loses things. Difficulty remaining seated, playing quietly, or sustaining attention. Sound like your child? The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) lists these as the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Once diagnosed, these behaviors would make your child a candidate for Ritalin, Prozac, or both.... - [More]

Posted: April 23, 2013 in Documentary

WendyMcElroy.com | A standard legal definition of truancy is provided by A Quick Guide to Truancy Prosecution issued by Los Angeles County Education Coordinating Council. The Guide states “Any pupil subject to compulsory full-time education who is absent from school without valid excuse three full-time days in one school year or tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day without a valid excuse on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, is a truant.” After going through a warning process, chronic truants are often referred to a truancy court. In essence, this is a specialized family court in which parents and/or their truant children must explain themselves to a judge. Although such courts are relatively new, they have spread quickly.... - [More]

Posted: March 10, 2013 in Articles

LibertarianismDotOrg | George H. Smith’s lecture series on American history, given at Dartmouth College in 1983.... - [More]

Posted: December 26, 2012 in Videos

“There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others.” — Harry J. Anslinger, Sworn testimony before Congress in 1937 that led to their passing the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937.... - [More]

Posted: August 27, 2012 in Documentary

Santarchy | John Taylor Gatto was a teacher in New York city public schools for 30 years and was the winner New York City Teacher of the Year on three occasions. He has become an outspoken critic of the compulsory American education system and has some thought provoking things to say.... - [More]

Posted: August 17, 2012 in Videos

SchoolSucksPodcast | How government-run schooling contributed to the rise of socialism, imperialism and eventually fascism in Germany between the 1890s and 1940s.... - [More]

Posted: August 15, 2012 in Videos

Libertas.we | The notions of “school spirit” and “discipline” are so deeply intertwined with American public education today that they would probably survive even deep budget cuts. Having directly seen some of their effects, I now hope to educate the public regarding them.... - [More]

Posted: August 13, 2012 in Articles

JamesAltucher.com| My dad hit me when I got bad grades. Particularly when I was young and got a bad grade in “Conduct”. Happiness was an “A”. Even better: an “A+”. Sadness was an “F”. It was almost like a joke. Like the only way to get an “F” is if you tried to screw up almost as much as you tried to get an “A”.... - [More]

Posted: July 21, 2012 in Articles

Redpill | Exposing the many ways the public school system has failed children and our future by robbing students of all freedoms due largely to irrational fears. Children are subjected to endure prison-like security, arbitrary punishments, and pharmacological abuse through the forced prescription of dangerous drugs. Even with these measures, schools not only fail to educate students, but the drive to teach has become secondary to the need to control children.... - [More]

Posted: July 13, 2012 in Documentary

Stefbot | How do we know when we have arrived at a conclusion that is true, that is valid? How do we know if a question is even answerable? By what methodology do we go step by step to be sure we arrive at a correct answer?... - [More]

Posted: June 15, 2012 in Recommended, Videos