Robert Crayhon

Absolutely Wonderful Story of First Year Teachers, Jun 2 2004

The real world--that is what this movie (documentary) is about. No special effects--just human beings selflessly giving themselves to children in LA--and somehow surviving on 18K per year. This is an especially wonderful movie for anyone who is thinking of becoming a teacher. The understated love that every one of the teachers has for their children and their profession is what one really takes away from this movie. In that sense, this truly is a love story. And one can only hope that there are enough wonderful teachers like the ones portrayed in this movie out there working. The future of the country depends on them.

Superb--unlocks the dehumanizing trends in American life, May 14 2004

This book is not anti-capitalist. It is an outstanding discussion of why the search for profits above all else in this country can lead to a society where life and work are dehumanized. Ritzer's book offers solutions to help stem that dehumanizing tide, and those who want a better, more human America should read this book. Those who think that a cheeseburger and a shallow Hollywood movie with a roman numeral after it will find this book as useless as, say, Tolstoy.

A Book Every American Should Read, Mar 26 2004

The idea that, heaven forbid, there could be anything fundamentally wrong with America and the powers, seen and unseen, that run this country is an idea that is so utterly horrifying to some Americans that they have no place for it in their minds. Such people should not read this book. They should continue to go about their sheltered existences, thinking that everything America does is peachy-keen, precisely because AMERICA is doing it: that makes it right.

Those wanting an honest appraisal of what America does at home and abroad, however, could do no better than to read this superb and accessible book. Whether one agrees with Chomsky is not the point--the point is that he has ammassed… Read more