Movies in the classroom Options

[impala454]

A couple of recent happenings spurred this topic. Curious what you guys think.

#1- http://www.khou.com/news/local/galveston/s...y.6f97d768.html
A teacher in a Clear Creek ISD high school showed Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" to her class. I heard this on the radio and one of the parents had called in, she said it was explained to her that the relevance of the movie to the ALGEBRA class it was shown in was the "charts & graphs" depicted in the movie. Pretty friggin pathetic if you ask me. There's no excuse for this kind of crap, and nothing to gain by it.

#2- http://www.kentucky.com/476/story/68870.html
A substitute teacher showed Brokeback Mountain to an 8th grade class.

The substitute asked a student to shut the classroom door at the West Side school, saying: "What happens in Ms. Buford's class stays in Ms. Buford's class," according to the lawsuit.

All I got to say is.. WTF

[Billy]

Brokeback mountain doesn't have too much guy on guy action (a tent scene which was a 'use your imagination about what happened' and a scene where the two made out for a little while so the wife of one of them could catch their homoness). And I don't remember any male nudity, though I do remember some female nudity. It is a rated R movie for good reason and should not have been shown in school. Though there are worse crimes and I really don't think the sub should lose her subbing priviledges.

You're mad, Impala, about Gore's movie because it shows a view you don't agree with. Well, now you know how Athiests and other Non-Christians feel when church organizations invade our schools to try to persuade them to follow their silly and most definitely incorrect beliefs. I agree, however, school is no place for politics nor religion (politics part 2). But since these rules are not clearly defined about what can and cannot be shown in schools, I do not think the teacher should lose his job. He should just get a warning (slap on the wrist). We're already having a problem keeping math teachers.

[impala454]

Brokeback mountain doesn't have too much guy on guy action (a tent scene which was a 'use your imagination about what happened' and a scene where the two made out for a little while so the wife of one of them could catch their homoness). And I don't remember any male nudity, though I do remember some female nudity. It is a rated R movie for good reason and should not have been shown in school. Though there are worse crimes and I really don't think the sub should lose her subbing priviledges.

even after saying "what happens in this class stays in this class" before showing the movie?

You're mad, Impala, about Gore's movie because it shows a view you don't agree with.

I knew one of you losers would say this. It has nothing to do with which movie it was. Nobody here can honestly say that that movie comes to mind when teaching algebra to high school freshmen. No more than having the kids listen to Rush Limbaugh would help teach geometry.

Well, now you know how Athiests and other Non-Christians feel when church organizations invade our schools to try to persuade them to follow their silly and most definitely incorrect beliefs.

hmm... which "church organizations" have invaded our schools?

I agree, however, school is no place for politics nor religion (politics part 2). But since these rules are not clearly defined about what can and cannot be shown in schools, I do not think the teacher should lose his job. He should just get a warning (slap on the wrist). We're already having a problem keeping math teachers.

There most definitely were clearly defined rules from this teacher's district, I posted them and you obviously didn't read them. I never said the teacher should lose their job, but disciplined for sure.

[James]

I knew one of you losers would say this. It has nothing to do with which movie it was. Nobody here can honestly say that that movie comes to mind when teaching algebra to high school freshmen. No more than having the kids listen to Rush Limbaugh would help teach geometry.

What the hell have I been saying then? Assuming that video has numerous charts and graphs, then yes, it has a place in a high school mathematics classroom. I'm sure we could find a way to fit Rush into a high school geometry class. It would just take quite a bit more work. It would be considerably easier to discuss him in a health class though.

[GOB]

I'm sure we could find a way to fit Rush into a high school geometry class. It would just take quite a bit more work. It would be considerably easier to discuss him in a health class though.

hiyo!



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has anyone here actually seen gore's movie? if so, would you be willing to confirm/deny whether there are enough charts and graphs to be shown in school?