"This Guy's Dead": Seeking The Origins of the Dystopian Narrative of the American High School in the Popular Culture.

The article discusses the impact of the educational policies and practices reforms on public schools in the U.S. It examines how the educational system in the country was influenced by the compelling and dystopian political narratives constructed in 1980s, as told in the document entitled "A Nation at Risk," and the film "Teachers." Furthermore, it explains the meaning and concept of dystopian narrative to understand how it shaped the education system in the country.