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Anna Leonowens, teacher and tutor to the children of Mongkut, King of Siam, portrayed in the 1946 film Anna and the King of Siam, a 1956 film and a 1999 film both entitled The King and I, and the 1999 film Anna and the King; Mary Kay Letourneau, high school teacher, portrayed in the made-for-TV-movie All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau ...
Teachers is a 1984 American satirical black comedy-drama film written by W. R. McKinney, directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Ralph Macchio, and Judd Hirsch. It was shot in Columbus, Ohio, mostly at the former Central High School. The film is set primarily in a high school in Columbus, Ohio. The school is facing ...
Carried Away (1996 film) Carry On Teacher; Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman; Carving a Life; Cellular (film) Central Station (film) Chalk (film) Chalk n Duster; Cheers for Miss Bishop; Lo chiameremo Andrea; Child Bride; Children of a Lesser God (film) Children of the Night (1991 film) The Children's Hour (film) Chinnappadass; The Chorus (2004 ...
Detachment is a 2011 American psychological drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by Carl Lund. Its story follows Henry Barthes, a high-school substitute teacher who becomes a role model to his students and others.
The film takes the course of an entire school year and describes three teachers and one assistant principal. Mr. Stroope is campaigning for Teacher of the Year but many of his students are a little bit smarter than him. Mr. Lowrey is an introverted first-time history teacher struggling to find passion for his new profession.
Diafilm strip Dukane Record Automatic Filmstrip Projector Dukane Silent filmstrip projector Music captioned filmstrip set, titled "Composers of many lands and many times by Eye Gate House Inc 1954" The filmstrip is a form of still image instructional media , once widely used by educators in primary and secondary schools (K–12) and for ...
Front of the Class is a 2008 American docudrama film directed by Peter Werner that is based on the 2005 book Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had by Brad Cohen and co-authored by Lisa Wysocky, which tells of Cohen's life with Tourette syndrome and how it inspired him to teach other students.
The narrator closes the film by explaining that all of the students tested at least five grade levels higher, and that many of them went on to perform well in school throughout their lives. Westside Preparatory School eventually moved into its own building with 200 students and a waiting list of over 800.