Colloquium on English - Research Institute for Waldorf Education
Colloquium on English - Research Institute for Waldorf Education
Colloquium on English - Research Institute for Waldorf Education
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Films were also seen as useful to encourage discussi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> social issues. And the Band Played On was<br />
recommended as an effective way to begin a c<strong>on</strong>versati<strong>on</strong> about AIDS. Several schools have either shown<br />
or recommended Bowling <strong>for</strong> Columbine. For the Symptomatology block, films can be extremely helpful:<br />
Jung <strong>on</strong> Film is a remarkable resource, and the films of Jane Elliott, including Blue-Eyed, are excellent <strong>for</strong><br />
discussi<strong>on</strong>s of prejudice. Martin Luther King’s speech <strong>on</strong> film is more exciting than <strong>on</strong> the printed page.<br />
We all agreed that whenever films are used, the students need to be brought back to c<strong>on</strong>versati<strong>on</strong><br />
and writing.<br />
— compiled by Anne Greer<br />
Le<strong>on</strong>ore Russell and Joan Caldarera c<strong>on</strong>verse in fr<strong>on</strong>t of the new Dr. Bruce Barstow Science and<br />
Technology Building at High Mowing School, host of the <strong>English</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Colloquium</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
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