| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Run Time: | 85 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 18 Jan 2011 |
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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.
Why does the illusion of purity make it difficult to question something? How does this attitude allow supposedly honorable people to get away with crimes?
The erroneous cause and effect connection between ice cream and polio depicts an interesting example of how theories and science can be proved wrong. What other examples of this mistaken link can you think of?
Do you agree with monetary incentives for students who do their homework and get good grades? Is that kind of inducement any different than the paychecks that working people receive for their efforts? What would motivate you to do better?
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
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