This course traces how popular films form an image of the teacher in the public eye. Starting from a historical review with excerpts from influential films like Goodbye, Mr. Chips and The Blackboard Jungle, the course covers educators in early childhood, middle school and special needs situations, in settings ranging from the one-room schoolhouse to the inner city public school. Films like To Be and To Have, The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, Conrack, The Miracle Worker, and Stand and Deliver also show models for creating environments that support learning; dealing with classroom discipline and external social problems; developing strategies for alternate styles of learning. This course may be used as an elective to fulfill the General Education requirement in fine arts. Prerequisite(s): none 5 quarter hours