Barbershop

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

Although Calvin’s father was never financially well off, Eddie said he was rich because he invested in people. What things did he do to help others in his community? How could a simple thing like a haircut change a person’s prospects?

Reparation is a hot topic among the shop inhabitants. Rather than getting a handout, what things does Ricky feel people need to do to turn around their lives? Why does a dole sometime prevent people from overcoming personal problems or financial difficulties?

Calvin carries around a picture of Oprah’s guesthouse in his pocket. How did this “dream” keep him from appreciating what he had right in front of him? What is the difference between striving to improve our lives and learning to find satisfaction and contentment with what we have?