STILL NO BABY!!!!!!!

However, Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan has been assassinated.  She was the former prime minister and a voice of dissent in a country that has been looking increasingly unstable as of late.  With Osama Bin Laden most likely hiding somewhere in the mountains along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, this development is not a sign of good things to come.

Also, the Library of Congress has announced its inductees into the National Film Registry.  This means these movies will be preserved as examples of American cinema.  Among the lucky 25 are Back to the Future, 12 Angry Men, and Walt Disney’s “Three Little Pigs.”  Not every film inducted is a “classic”; some are picked for their historical value, such as “Our Day,” a short film depicting a family’s life in Kentucky in the 1930’s.

STILL NO BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days is a great movie about young people who stand up to an oppressive political regime.  In 1943, Sophie Scholl and two other university students were arrested for spearheading a passive resistance movement in Nazi Germany.  The three of them were tried, convicted, and executed within three days.  The film is at times demanding (most of the first half is set in an office with just Scholl and her interrogator), but watching Scholl’s refusal to back down is inspiring.  If you’re willing to watch a foreign film, check it out.

It was exciting to see your reactions to the film I Am a Promise.  The movie does a great job of raising a lot of educational issues in ways that might be different from how you would normally approach them.

Answer one of the following questions: 

1. Was principal Deanna Burney justified in her decision to leave? 

2. Are single-gender classrooms (similar to Mr. Coats’) a good idea?

3. After viewing the movie, would you be interested in teaching in a similar school?

Answer thoroughly, and respectfully respond to someone else!