August 10, 2004
New Teaching Paradigm
Though I may be a little late on this, I think I've found a new teaching paradigm for Chattanooga schools--The School of Rock.
This was by far the greatest movie I've seen in the last couple of years, even with Jack Black's over-the-top acting, and I think it really says a lot about how kids learn--by doing, by playing, by wanting to have fun.
I think I will try this out with my class this Fall at UTC.
Posted by cmwillis at August 10, 2004 10:14 AM | TrackBackI can't say how well this would work in American schools (with their gun, drug, and football problems), but in China I've really hit on an idea that works. Pick a simple, yet powerful idea from a movie that's at least 10 years old. I went with the students standing on the desk thing from Dead Poet's Society. Find a way to warp this brilliant idea into your class and pawn it off as your idea.
p.s. If you're thoughtless enough to show your students the movie that you ripped your idea off of, just tell your students you came up with the idea before Robin Williams did.
Posted by: Dale at August 15, 2004 5:33 AM