I hope they didn't cut the scene where I get carried out of the school on the shoulders of the kids.

[raybear]

Hey look, they made a movie about me as a teacher. I guess two years have passed and we were due for another attempt at capturing the magic of Dangerous Minds.

Also, when did Hilary Swank become the dead ringer for Jennifer Garner?

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[sinsense.livejournal.com]

While I will keep an open (okay, slightly ajar) mind about the book, the movie -- as all teaching movies -- is pure annoyance. Valiant White Teacher! Hoodlum Colored Children! The True Meaning of Christmas Learning! Gahhhh. Though it will probably never happen, I dream of a movie where they show the sheer messy wackiness of teaching, with an inspiring end result.

The book for Dangerous Minds is hilariously entitled My Posse Don't Do Homework. It's actually a little more bearable than the movie, though she is really self-important and never fails, ever.

You might actually like Losing My Faculties, though. It's one of my favorite teaching books.