| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B+ |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | A- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 89 |
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| Video Release: | 19 Apr 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.
What kind of work and effort is usually required for a person to succeed on Broadway? What things were other characters in the movie doing to achieve their goals? How realistic is Sharpay’s experience?
How do Sharpay’s parents contribute to her lack of preparation for living on her own? What does she learn about herself? Is it difficult sometimes to see how others view us?

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.