1. Does Dangerous Minds promote or challenge stereotypes of urban youth? Give two reasons for your answer.
2. Why do you think this movie is called Dangerous Minds?
If you had to give the movie a different name, what would you give it?
3. How believable is this movie? Explain your answer with three good reasons why it is or isn’t believable.
4. Dangerous Minds was shot 29 years ago. Things have changed over the past decades. How do you think LouAnne would be accepted today given her rather unconventional style? How would students, parents, colleagues, administration, and community members respond to her?
5. What is the most significant thing you have learned from watching the movie?
6. Do you think that a film like this should be used as a model for beginning teachers? If so, explain why? If not, explain why?
7. What does the film tell you about constructions of race and schooling in American culture?
8. How is Summit like the school in the movie? Are there any similarities? What are they?
9. What is Summit High's biggest cultural challenge?
10. Is culture at Summit good or bad? How can we change? Should we?
2. Why do you think this movie is called Dangerous Minds?
If you had to give the movie a different name, what would you give it?
3. How believable is this movie? Explain your answer with three good reasons why it is or isn’t believable.
4. Dangerous Minds was shot 29 years ago. Things have changed over the past decades. How do you think LouAnne would be accepted today given her rather unconventional style? How would students, parents, colleagues, administration, and community members respond to her?
5. What is the most significant thing you have learned from watching the movie?
6. Do you think that a film like this should be used as a model for beginning teachers? If so, explain why? If not, explain why?
7. What does the film tell you about constructions of race and schooling in American culture?
8. How is Summit like the school in the movie? Are there any similarities? What are they?
9. What is Summit High's biggest cultural challenge?
10. Is culture at Summit good or bad? How can we change? Should we?
