Movie Clips: Examples Of Teaching
Although in this movie, Julie Andrews isn't technically a teacher, she teaches the children quite a lot throughout the movie. I chose this movie clip because I believe that she is teaching music to the children in a way that is fun and exciting, which helps them to want to be involved. Since their mother passed away, the children's father has been extremely hard on them and said that there is no time for any fun. Since he is a captain, he is treating the children like they work for him. Julie Andrews ( Maria) decides to teach the children how to sing in a very unorthodox approach by taking them out on an adventure and making up songs for their enjoyment. I would say this is an extraordinary example of teaching because she makes it all about the children and if they are enjoying themselves.
In the movie Matilda, there is both examples of exceptionally good teaching and extremely problematic teaching. In this example we are going to look at the problematic teaching. In this video clip, the headmistress of the school 'Agatha Trunchbull' is patrolling the children outside. She tends to use scare tactics with the children to get them to do anything she wants. She is destructive, loud and aggressive and needs everyone to know that she means business. She is even physically abusive to the children. I chose this movie clip because is shows the exact opposite of how any teacher is supposed to treat their students or even another human being. In this video the children are all terrified of her and flinch whenever she speaks because she is always screaming at them. This video shows the way the children talk about her and the scary things that she does to the children. A child should not be terrified of a teacher/principal.