Synopsis
When, due to the well-meaning fears of parents, a high school social studies teacher is charged with teaching communism, she explains why she teaches about communism and why she believes it important that students know the facts about subjects they discuss in current event.
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- Running time
- 26 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
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★★★★★ · Communism! · donwert · 2012-01-15
Interesting little film dramatizing the plight of a high school teacher charged with "teaching Communism" in her class, when what she was doing was teaching ABOUT communism so students would be better prepared to combat it. The idiot parents making the chages, and the equally stupid board of education, can't figure out the difference. Thgis kind of thing was all too common during the McCarthy period when the film was made. Sufice it to say, the dolts depicted in this film would no doubt be "Tea Party" types today. There's no dope like a right-wing dope.
★★★★★ · pretty darn good · pheret · 2010-11-28
ok, kinda hokey and the overall scene background is sorta dull, but considering the date it was made (52), the issues mentioned were really relevent then and, as already mentioned, today.