Red Tails

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.

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Learn how First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt offered her support to their efforts.

In the war movie Dear John, the soldiers talk about the moments of high action and intense boredom. How do the soldiers deal with boredom in Red Tails? How do some of the men deal with the stress of being in a war zone? What other factors impact their feelings of self-doubt? How do they combat those?