Review of Captain Fantastic (2016) by Yezo — 16 Sep 2016

I think this is one of the most inspiring movies in 2016. It talks about the problems today's society, from media to education. It brings up a strong argument. Everyone thinks kids should take today's standard education. And the movie highlights the point that an average kid today knows jack **** ****.

I do not imply home school is better than school but there is a major flaw in our current education systems.

Kids know nothing. They might know something but most important, we do not teach them to think. Kids don't do enough exercise, do not know how to survive, do not know discipline.

I like the movie to put that education to that extreme, to bring up the controversy. It is that to start a discussion. I would argue if the character is smart enough to incorporate both his home school with actual school. It will be too perfect and end the discussion.

What it brings out is if you teach your kids 'properly' i.e. to read, to think critically, to understand, there are a lot the kids can get from it (and the current education fails to deliver, the so call education experts can shut up, I do not care about your statistic, the fact is kids have a problem). However, it also demonstrates the other extreme of home school which is the lack of social interaction. I think this movie should spark a discussion on our current education system.

I believe in the state, people need to declare.

I declare I am working in a university. Teaching final year undergraduate and I can tell you how many useless undergraduates have been award a certificate and pumped into the society.

No offence, even the best universities in the world, (e.g. Oxford, Cambridge, Yale or Harvard, etc). These universities bring up great and smart graduates which will help to explore and develop knowledge. But in the meantime, there are a **** ton of dumb****s also graduate at the same time.