Movies About Teaching

Inventing Teachers (problem solving and discovering): Teacher heroes who use strategies in their classrooms that they have personally found get consistency positive results.

• To Sir With Love (1967) - Netflix
• Stand and Deliver(1987)

Knowing Teachers (law-giving and organizing): High standards and consistent rules.

     Law Givers

• The Paper Chase (1975) - Netflix
• Kindergarten Cop (1990)  - 

     Organizing

• Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
• The Marva Collins Story (1981)

Caring Teachers (orchestrating and care-giving): Exhibiting tremendous passion in their classrooms, both for their students and for the subjects and they teach.

     Orchestrating

• Music of the Heart (1999)
• Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

    Care-Giving

• Goodbye, Mr. Chips 
• The Beautician and the Beast (1997)
• Pay It Forward (2000) - Netflix

Inspiring Teachers (liberating and idealizing): Have a flair for making their subjects come alive.

• Dead Poets Society (1989)
• Dangerous Minds (1995)

Movies about Reform:

• Waiting for Superman (2010)
• The Lottery (2010) - Netflix
• The Cartel (2009) - Netflix

Other movies:

•  Chalk (2006) - Netflix
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