Delivering Another Standard January 5
There’s another “teacher movie” out, ‘Freedom Writers’ starring Hilary Swank. With mild reviews and what appears to be another formulaic “anyone can make a difference” plot, no teacher I know has plans to see it, at least while in theaters. Check out the NYT review.
A principal of a teacher friend at a public school in Manhattan showed her entire school the recently aired made for TV movie, The Ron Clark Story, based on the life of a Manhattan school teacher who was distinguished as Disney Teacher of the Year in 2001, and author of an inspiring rulebook for teaching success, The Essential 55.
With teacher movies making headlines yet again, it might be time to revisit some oldies, but goodies. Here’s a list of 25 of the more noteworthy, in no particular order:
- Stand and Deliver
- To Sir, With Love
- Lean On Me
- Blackboard Jungle
- Dangerous Minds
- Up and Down Staircase
- Coach Carter
- To Be, and To Have
- Mr. Holland’s Opus
- Dead Poet’s Society
- Man Without A Face
- Teachers
- Half Nelson
- Conrack
- GoodBye, Mr. Chips
- Miracle Worker
- October Sky
- Renaissance Man
- Born Yesterday (1950)
- Born Yesterday
- Educating Rita
- Back to School
- 187
- Finding Forrester
- Karate Kid