Watch the movie or TV show of your choice and think critically about the tacit and explicit messages about education, teaching, and learning that it contains. It will probably help if you make some notes as you watch the movie/TV show.
This is a discussion paper so just answer the question …should be clear and explained well the each answer..no grammar mistake please ..something around 300 words,,,Watch the movie or TV show of your choice and think critically about the tacit and explicit messages about education, teaching, and learning that it contains. It will probably help if you make some notes as you watch the movie/TV show. Afterwards, read Swetnam (1992) and consider your response to the movie/TV show in light of the questions and issues that she raises in her article. Some questions for you to consider:
· What kind of classroom instruction is portrayed?
· What is the relationship between teacher(s) and principal(s)? Between teacher(s) and parent(s)? Teacher(s) and student(s)?
· In what ways are the portrayals of teachers unrealistically positive?
· In what ways are the portrayals of teachers unrealistically negative?
· How might these portrayals affect societal expectations about teachers, schools, and the education system?
Post your response to your Week 10 discussion group ..
Some possibilities include, but are not limited to:
Films/TV Shows
Stand and Deliver (1988) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094027/ (Links to an external site.))
To Sir, with Love (1967) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/ (Links to an external site.))
Chalk (2006) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758738 (Links to an external site.))
Finding Forrester (2000) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181536/ (Links to an external site.))
Remember the Titans (2000) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210945/ (Links to an external site.))
School of Rock (2003) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332379/ (Links to an external site.))
Up the Down Staircase (1967) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062425/ (Links to an external site.))
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113862/ (Links to an external site.))
Dead Poet’s Society (1989) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097165/ (Links to an external site.))
Waiting for Superman (2010) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1566648/ (Links to an external site.))
Dangerous Minds (1995) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112792/ (Links to an external site.))
Lean on Me (1989) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097722/ (Links to an external site.))
Glee (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327801/ (Links to an external site.))
Mr. D. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2128016/ (Links to an external site.))
This list is in NO WAY an endorsement of the validity, accuracy, or appropriateness of how teachers and students are portrayed in media. In fact, I think that some of the titles on this list contain messages about teachers, students, and learning that are incredibly problematic. I have merely tried to provide a list of well-known, popular movies and TV shows that feature teachers and students prominently. There is a good chance that you have seen at least one of these movies or TV shows. There is, however, a difference between viewing media for entertainment purposes and critically examining media to deconstruct the messages it contains. Please watch something new (to you) for this assignment, or re-watch an old favourite with this class in mind.
You can find these movies through libraries and a variety of online video sources (e.g., Netflix, TV Station “Apps” and websites). Please be mindful of the MPAA rating (e.g, G, PG, PG-13, R etc.) of the movie you choose to view and make your selection in an informed way. If you choose to watch a TV show, please watch more than one episode.
comment:
There are many tacit messages that are present in what Dalton (2010) has called “the Hollywood curriculum.” On the one hand, it might seem absurd to spend any time thinking about the media portrayal of teachers. You might say, “Of course it’s inaccurate, it’s a MOVIE!” But on the other hand, Dalton raised the excellent point that “popular culture is an important and often overlooked source of social knowledge” (p. 3). In a course like ours, it makes good sense to analyse critically the messages that are being given about teachers, administrators and students.
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