My eighth graders had just finished studying The Hobbit. We’d followed Bilbo’s epic journey, we’d watched Peter Jackson’s awesome production vlogs, the girls had declared Kili the Dwarf “hot.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOGsB9dORBg] Twenty minutes remained in this particular class. “Let’s find our Hobbit names,” I said. I opened my laptop to a hobbit name generator site, got […]
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My Love-Hate Relationship with Movies
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of guest posting at Educlaytion, a blog by Clay Morgan, a talented pop culture guru and history professor. Each Friday Clay runs a Friday Flick Face-off, where he picks a theme and pits movies up against each other, with readers having the chance to vote for their favourite. For my […]
When Kids Hate Movies
Our six-year-old twins are afraid of movies. Not let’s-cuddle-with-our-blankets scared, but full-on, we’d-sooner-lie-down-in-a-pit-of-snakes scared. This is why. First, we tried Ratatouille. Now, I love the crew at Pixar, but this is not a movie for kids; well, at least not for my kids. By the time the opening credits finished rolling, Remy was lost in […]