Title: Portlandia

Date: 2012

Media type: Television

Format: Episode

TV Season-Episode: Season2,Ep.4

Category: Internal Dynamics in Families, Parenting

Keywords: family relationship, parenting styles

Rating: TV-14

Audience(s): College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Brendan and Michelle Marston worry about getting their young son Grover into a well respected pre-school. As the sketch progresses it becomes more and more apparent that Grover’s parents are probably too concerned with his education and may be a bit over involved while still managing to be distant from him.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Why are Grover’s parents so concerned about Grover’s educational career at such an early age? Though this clip is tongue in cheek what points does it raise about our society when considering our relationship to education and the perceived benefits of being schooled at one place as opposed to another?

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Google Play, Itunes, ifc.com/shows/portlandia

Contributor: Ian Brunzell-Looney