[Manic_Episode]

"..as a taxpayer and a parent, I don't want my dollars going for movies."

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It was a bootleg, for free, so no taxes were involved. As a taxpayer myself I appreciate free.

"It's the teacher's job to make the educational stuff interesting."

Ummm, isn't that what just happened? They took time out for a treat to break the monotony and keep things interesting.

As a parent I appreciate a Teacher who bends the rules a bit and thumbs his nose at the govt and big industries, that the little guys can have independence here and there, that we need not be sheep.

[visualops]

Trewhella also says that what really bothers him is how often teachers show non-educational videos in class, bootleg or not.

Ha! Just wait til they get to Middle and High School.

[csvset]

Anything involving the phrase, ‘’A friend hooked me up with it’’, probably is illegal, immoral and not suitable for young children. ;)

[mtbopfuyn]

While I understand some teachers might show more than their share of movies in class, I also can understand kids need some down time. Kids do need a break during the day. I’m more concerned why schools don’t have recess.

[NordP]

Excuse me...but I thought all the teachers were up in arms with how much information they have to cover in the school year, because we're testing our kids too much and they don't have time to give their students a well-rounded education???

Hmmm.....sounds like they've got extra time to me.

[Bob J]

Let me get this straight.

1. The teacher shows a film to young students for which he does not have permission.

2. It is a pirated copy that he got from a friend “who hooked him up”.

3. It was Shrek.

Why is this guy still teaching?

[Biblebelter]

The mistake here was the choice of the film. Instructional time is precious and valuable. Viewing a good film like reading a good book can be a very enriching experience. Because the teacher wanted to gratify the kids and get his own cheap reward by becoming their friend and hero, he chose a very popular and commercial film. A film that is easy accessible and if he does not show it to them, most will see sometime in the theater or on home video. What needs to be pointed out, this selfish act by this idiot teacher could have wrecked bonding experiences among parents and their children. I could manufacture a scenario where maybe a parent who did not have custody of their child was planning a special time to take the child to see this movie.

I think film can be an important part of the school curriculum, but real professional instructors would put planning and thought into choosing a film that could enlighten, inspire, and broaden and select afilm that is not as easily accessible as a Shrek film. This clown belongs in the cafeteria where could make decisions such as should I give them hamburgers on Monday and pizza on Tuesday or pizza on Monday and hamburgers on Tuesday.

[Minutemen]

"Shrek the Third"??

Great education for the children! Anyone else remember all the flickering 16 mm films we endured at school in days past: SCIENCE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY? time for the kids to learn something in school. Besides, the kids probably already saw the bootleg of Shrek on the net.

[RJL]

''I run a candy and toy store,'' said Trewhella.

Sounds like Trewhella thinks he missed a possible Shrek DVD sale.