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The New Schoolteacher
1995
9 min
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The New Schoolteacher describes the life of Ella, a young teacher in the 1850s. Not much older than the senior students in her charge, she is responsible for everything in the school from teaching all grades, all subjects, to discipline and housekeeping. It is a difficult job but Ella proves that she can do it and starts a baseball team too.
The New Schoolteacher describes the life of Ella, a young teacher in the 1850s. Not much older than the senior students in her charge, she is responsible for everything in the school from teaching all grades, all subjects, to discipline and housekeeping. It is a difficult job but Ella proves that she can do it and starts a baseball team too.
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directorJocelyn Rehder
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scriptJocelyn Rehder
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producerJoe MacDonaldKeith Packwood
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executive producerFloyd Elliott
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cameraMatt Grabe
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sound editingSerge Vendette
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re-recordingLouis Hone
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narratorMignon Elkins
Ages 11 to 15
School subjects
Media students can consider how gender representation in the film (the teacher, the challenging male student) influences their understanding of the topic. Have students compare today’s classroom (including technologies) with that in the film, and evaluate the differences. Students can research the 19th-century Canadian classroom: how and why did approaches to learning change? Design an ideal classroom to include the best of both “today” and “yesterday”; explain your choices.