critical Pedagogy

This was a very interesting research based article. I was amazed at how they approached their classroom; their approach is more to give the opportunity to teach with a student attractive focus. They turned their approach away from modern education styles to reach their dynamic. Using the text as well as the movie to give them an insight. “These young people are also able to come together as members of a common culture, a youth popular culture that frequently transcends race and class.” The only way they believed their students would understand is to show them in a new way. They used  “the film text as  great equalizer” for students to understand the social issues of the book “A Time to Kill.” Even the students at the time stated that they could relate to the feelings of carl Lee, the main character. “Their willingness to identify with the text enables them to bridge heir worlds with the film text and to embrace the text at a critical level.” They were able to connect with the book when they could see the actual characters come to life. “It is important to state up front that we watch film, not merely as entertainment, but as an intellectual activity.” The film opened up a new opportunity for the students and it was beneficial. Books always play a key role in any child’s education and teachers always find ways to teach them but now a days students are focused more on the real life and relation side of any book which is why I believe that movies, plays, or any other sort of real life reenactment helps relate to any piece of literature when done well. These teachers took a great approach to teaching and I am excited to see that there are more creative ways that teachers are learning to teach off of and that it is beneficial for students. They approached it with the mindset of leaning and let the students in on their goal which allowed them to have the mindset of actual learning.