In any case, this movie's drama is far too heavy-handed for me. Why, oh why does Hollywood think we're stupid? Is it because we are? Maybe. In this movie, for example, when Son catches Dad with Girlfriend in Hotel, then when Dad and Son catch Younger Gay Son in Cabin, EVERYBODY has to overact, so that the audience will be sure to get the point that bad stuff is happening. Whether it's comedy, drama, suspense, sex, or any other genre, American movie makers assume American audiences have to be hit over the head with whatever they're watching or they won't get it. What movies from other countries often have that American movies almost never have is subtlety. I used to say European movies, but movies from South America, some parts of Asia, and even Mexico are now as good as European movies. The book adroitly interweaves this conventional history with the learning experiences of Americans who, because of economic circumstances, age, gender-based exclusion, or geographical isolation, were 'out of school.I have been spoiled by watching non-American movies. the traditional stuff of educational history. A striking feature of Kett's book is its careful inclusion of succinct accounts of. Kett has produced another distinguished volume. It should appeal to both scholars and general readers.' It is based on prodigious research and is a pleasure to read, for it combines a broad sweep and bold statement with delightful detail. 'As with Kett's other works, it is an excellent thematic study that blends intellectual and social history. Dorothy Ross, The Johns Hopkins University Especially valued will be Kett's attention to the special role of women, to class differences, and to the comparative history of popular education in the United States and Great Britain.' The book will be useful to students of American education and to historical and literary scholars of American culture. In the process, he also tells us an enormous amount about formal education, social aspiration, and cultural values over a span of more than two centuries. 'Opening new territory in social-cultural history, this important book uncovers a wealth of fresh and little-known material on non-formal education, a subject that no one before Kett quite realized is a subject.

Rites Of Passage by Joseph F. Kett