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The War on Kids to Air May 6 on the Documentary Channel

Cevin Soling's documentary about schools and the repression of children has been shown around the world for over a year, but only recently has a cable channel in the United States decided to air it. John Gatto, Alfie Kohn, myself, and many other critics of conventional schooling are interviewed in it. You can watch The War on Kids on the Documentary Channel May 6 at 8 and 11pm ET/PT.

Fox News.com ran a story about the film yesterday, focusing on how Soling compares public schools to prisons. This is just one aspect of the film, but certainly one of its most telling sections.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/03/documentary-war-on-kids-compares-us-public-schools-to-prison-system/#ixzz1tuJWanhP