[quote=CA renter]Neither one of us knows about the particular circumstances, nor do we know what prompted the teachers to say these things. Again, I’m not justifying it and have never said these types of things to either my students or my own kids (unfortunately, many parents do). But we need to know the context in order to ascertain what was going on at that given moment with the teacher and your wife.
FWIW, some movies are incredibly educational and can explain certain concepts in a way that a teacher never can. These movies often incorporate technology and can utilize some of the world’s most knowledgeable speakers who can present the information in a truly unique and relevant way. Again, not saying kids should just sit and watch movies, but you and I don’t know what was going on in that classroom. (And I’ve shown perhaps one movie/year in my classroom, if that.)[/quote]No, I might not have been there but my wife and cousin were. There’s a reason why they remember those incident and those teachers so clearly a couple of decades later. And let me tell you, it wasn’t because they were inspired.
If a movie can do a better job than a teacher teaching, then why they hell are we paying so much for teachers? We can just sit them in front of a TV for 8 hours and they can learn everything there for a lot cheaper.
