My daughter had a project in English where they had to watch a short movie called Harrison Bergeron and answer some questions about it. If you hadn't read the book, this is what it's about.
In the year 2081, the 211th, 212th, and 213th amendments to the Constitution dictate that all Americans are fully equal and not allowed to be smarter, better-looking, or more physically able than anyone else. The Handicapper General's agents enforce the equality laws, forcing citizens to wear "handicaps": masks for those who are too beautiful, loud radios that disrupt thoughts inside the ears of intelligent people, and heavy weights for the strong or athletic.
The story ends with one guy (Harrison Bergeron) standing against the government by removing all of his handicaps on TV and tricking the government official (U.S. Handicapped General) to murder him on camera for the people to see.
I am not sure how I should feel about that. Are they trying to push that ridiculous level of "equality" crap in education or are they trying to teach that everyone is not equal and the government is trying to force their will upon us and make those that are better worse to appease the lesser ones?
It feels exactly like what is going on in this country right now. So hopefully the teacher is using this in the right way as an example of what happens with to much government control.