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flack about a movie

by blink

Jun 5, 2011

Do any of you get flack about showing a movie in class? I do a literature circle at the end of each year on Holes by Louis Sachar. I show the movie at the end. I've done this for years. Same school, same admin. I've had to get parental approval (which I have) because it's PG. This was always the rule. Today I got an email from my principal saying the "book is fine but let's think about the movie" That sounds like a NO to me. Any new trend I'm unaware of?

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Jo On 6/05/11, blink wrote: > Do any of you get flack about showing a movie in class? I > do a literature circle at the end of each year on Holes by > Louis Sachar. I show the movie at the end. I've done this > for years. Same school, same admin. I've had to get parental > approval (which I have) because it's PG. This was always the >...See More

Sep 1, 2011

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Pam Holes is a great book. It's not that great of a movie. Maybe you can just have them watch it for homework.

On 9/01/11, Jo wrote: > On 6/05/11, blink wrote: >> Do any of you get flack about showing a movie in class? I >> do a literature circle at the end of each year on Holes by >> Louis Sachar. I show the movie at the...See More

Sep 2, 2011

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Pil On 9/02/11, Pam wrote: > Holes is a great book. It's not that great of a movie. Maybe you > can just have them watch it for homework. > > On 9/01/11, Jo wrote: >> On 6/05/11, blink wrote: >>> Do any of you get flack about showing a movie in class? I >>> do a literature circle at the end of each year on Holes by &...See More

Aug 9, 2013

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blink This would be the ONLY movie I showed all yea, so whoever made that comment on not teaching is way off base. The point of showing the movie is a learning experience in itself. Compare/contrast, details, do the characters in the movie resemble the idea you have in your head about their appearances? Most kids agree that the book is always better than...See More

Aug 13, 2013

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Sara On 8/13/13, blink wrote:

I do show films - the kids love it and there's nothing wrong with it. Film is a viable medium - there are classes and courses devoted only to film.

But I'd never ask any principal 'why can't you just trust my good judgment?' Wow. That question alone will get you a 'no' and a curt one. There's nothing wron...See MoreOn 8/13/13, blink wrote:

I do show films - the kids love it and there's nothing wrong with it. Film is a viable medium - there are classes and courses devoted only to film.

But I'd never ask any principal 'why can't you just trust my good judgment?' Wow. That question alone will get you a 'no' and a curt one. There's nothing wrong with a principal wanting to watch a film that the students will be shown. Now he may not have done that but for whatever reason he doesn't want you showing this film.

So show another. Go on youtube and punch in Holes or anything else you might be reading. There are often dozens of clips of things to use. The kids like visuals and they are valid teaching material.

And I'd agree - the movie isn't as good as the book and the kids have likely seen it. I use the book too but overall it's grim as well as clever - the idea of kids sent to a desert prison camp - let's call it what it is - and a warden who puts rattlesnake poison on people causing tremendous pain - this is not uplifting.

And consider that at my school as our principal checked out mentally more and more every year more and more movies were shown and rather awful ones. Parents can sign permission slips up the wazoo but they can still come in screaming later. We had a history teacher showing the most awful gory movies. Maybe it's good that you have a principal who still seems to care.

> This would be the ONLY movie I showed all yea, so whoever made that > comment on not teaching is way off base. The point of showing the movie > is a learning experience in itself. Compare/contrast, details, do the > characters in the movie resemble the idea you have in your head about > their appearances? Most kids agree that the book is always better than > the movie (in many cases of what they've read/seen) so what better way > is there to get kids reading?? > > > On 8/09/13, Pil wrote: >> On 9/02/11, Pam wrote: >>> Holes is a great book. It's not that great of a movie. Maybe you >>> can just have them watch it for homework. >>> >>> On 9/01/11, Jo wrote: >>>> On 6/05/11, blink wrote: >>>>> Do any of you get flack about showing a movie in class? I >>>>> do a literature circle at the end of each year on Holes by >>>>> Louis Sachar. I show the movie at the end. I've done this >>>>> for years. Same school, same admin. I've had to get parental >>>>> approval (which I have) because it's PG. This was always the >>>>> rule. Today I got an email from my principal saying the >>>>> "book is fine but let's think about the movie" That sounds >>>>> like a NO to me. Any new trend I'm unaware of? >>>> >>>> Almost every kid has seen Holes the movie even if they didn't >>>> read the book, and IF THEY JUST READ THE BOOK, why do they >>>> need to waste and hour and a half of class time watching a >>>> movie? >>>> >>>> Maybe schools are getting back to TEACHING kids instead of >>>> having them have so much wasted class time. >> >> >> It sounds to me as if copyright is not the issue. Parents don't care >> about technicalities like copyright. >> >> It sounds like the issue is that there is growing backlash against >> teachers using videos and movies in class. It is perceived as the >> teacher wanting an "easy" day without doing any teaching. I've even >> heard some students express this belief. The principle seems to be >> sensitive to this criticism.

Aug 23, 2013

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