Schooltime TV
Scribbit, a mom-blogger in Alaska, wonders why her high school age daughter watches so much TV at school. The daughter watched Enchanted in English class and Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Ice Age and...
View ArticleEd reform at the movies
Whitney Tilson’s A Right Denied: The Critical Need for Genuine Education Reform will premiere in New York City on April 7. The documentary focuses on the “twin achievement gaps that threaten our...
View Article2010: Year of the education documentary
Four documentaries on urban schools are out this summer, reports USA Today. •Teached, directed by activist and one-time Teach For America corps member Kelly Amis: It tackles teacher tenure, bureaucracy...
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Movie math
Mathematics in Movies features clips of mathematics in movies. In The Full Monty, laid-off workers try to multiple 10 times 1,000 to determine whether stripping is profitable. Danny Kaye sings about...
View ArticleKids under 17 can’t see ‘Bully” documentary
Children under 17 won’t be able to see a new anti-bullying movie without an adult escort. Bully, which follows five victims and their families through a school year, has been rated R. Producer Harvey...
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A math prof consults on a movie
A Math Professor Consults on a Hollywood Movie is a fantasy by Ben Orlin on Math with Bad Drawings. “Where the bomb counts down from 10 to 1? That was well-done,” says the professor. “All the right...
View Article‘Children of the Common Corn’
After watching a trailer for Scarlett Johansson’s new sci-fi-ish movie, science teacher Paul Bruno has been coming up with ideas for Hollywood movies on education at #EduFictionMoviePitches. “The...
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The Disney Princess panic
Ariel is mute through most of The Little Mermaid. Princesses get fewer lines than their princes in most new Disney movies, according to a new research study reported in the Washington Post. Sidekicks...
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