"What did you learn in school today?" by Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger's rendition of the song, "What did you learn in school today?" is a criticism of what teachers are able to teach children. Although this song is over a half a century old, many people today see similar issues in the education system. By glorifying and romanticising war, a teacher may either directly or indirectly influence a child into thinking that way. Pete Seeger's song reminds me of the scene in the film "All Quiet on the Western Front", when the school teacher is telling the boys in class that joining the war effort is the only way to be patriotic. The teacher convinced many of his students to enlist, and they have a glorified idea of what war was going to be like, until they get to the trenches and realize they didn't even know or believe in what they were fighting for. I don't see the education system as the only reason children think this way, I also the the media and certain organizations put soldiers on a pedestal and tell children that if they work hard they can one day get that recognition.