Nope, Rock School - a documentary about a school that teaches kids how to be rockers. School Of Rock works too, though.
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School of Rock is about a private school, so it makes it harder to answer some of the questions. Am looking at Music of the Heart and Rock School to see if either would fit.
Thanks so much for the suggestions. It is amazing how challenging it has been coming up with ideas that fit the assignment and I'm the only one of the team offering suggestions.
Plus isn't School of Rock little kids?
It's been an ongoing bone of contention within the school systems forever.
This shouldn't be, either. It makes me crazy that budgets are limited to the point where it seems like it has to be a choice between arts and sports, and actually kids should have both if they can physically do them.
Now, I'm Captain PickedLast, but graphic and performing arts are physical and there's a lot of right-brain stuff going on in sports (I'm not counting baseball statistics, obviously).
Anyway, my basic point is More Money For Schools.
Center Stage might be a good recent choice, though I'd go with Fame as the better movie of that ilk.
I'd put the kids in School of Rock at 11-13.
The Boyfriend School.
I'd be remiss if I didn't say: S4 of The Wire (starting Sunday).
The Chorus is a great little movie, but the kids are elementary aged. Don't know if that makes a difference.
I'd be remiss if I didn't say: S4 of The Wire
It took me a few blinks to realize this wasn't a suggestion for Suzi.
It is! Wasn't the request for film about the education system? Given how realistically The Wire's handled everything else about the public sector, I strongly believe that this season will provide the most realistic depiction of inner-city education ever set to film.