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Is the movie A Beautiful Mind appropriate for 8th graders?

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Medellon

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I teach 8th grade math and am planning to show my students the movie A Beautiful Mind. It is rated PG-13 and I don't remember it being too risque. Do you think it is appropriate to show 8th graders this movie? Thanks.
 
There are a few sexually oriented scenes, but nothing 8th graders can't handle..


edit: have their parents sign a permission slip, as a past teacher myself I advise you protect your ass.
 
I'd be more worried about them understanding the movie. There wasn't anything really bad in it except for the part where he can't have sex due to the meds he's on.

amish
 
Outside of a few cuss words, nothing that couldn't be shown on prime time television.

Honestly though, other than a few blurbs here and there, it's more a movie for psychology students than math students IMHO.
 
Schizophrenic at a Psychological Clinic might scare some children. I wouldn't recommend that 8th graders watch this movie without a signed permission slip.
 
Send home permission slips.

Although, if it was my kid, I may very well not sign it. Not because of the content of the movie, but because you'd better have a good reason why showing my kid a movie is teaching him anything.
 
Originally posted by: notfred
Send home permission slips.

Although, if it was my kid, I may very well not sign it. Not because of the content of the movie, but because you'd better have a good reason why showing my kid a movie is teaching him anything.
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it teaches them that math people are crazy.
 
Well, I haven't been an 8th grader for awhile, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Maybe a little risque at points. I'd watch it yourself first.

From what I understand, the book portrays some aspects of Dr. Nash's life that may not be appropriate for 8th graders. But I haven't read it yet.
 
Originally posted by: human2k
Permission SLip!
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i hated those things in school 😛
 
Well I teach Saturday school to kids who are failing and tomorrow is the last day and I wanted to do something kinda fun. I don't really have time to give out permission slips, perhaps another movie that is math-related and possibly PG or G?
 
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Originally posted by: MainFramed
im 14 in the 8th grade, i seen it. i consider it fine.....
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Apparently you should have spent that 2 hours in your english class...

amish
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sorry, i usually dont pay attention to grammar here on AT 😉
 
Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
Id also recommend seeing "I am Sam" rather than A beautiful Mind.. it might be too intense for them and they wont understand it.
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Yeah, that's gonna teach them lots of math.
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I haven't seen A Beautiful Mind, so I can't say if it's math related or not, but I Am Sam definitely isn't. If my kid brought home a permission slip to watch that in math class, I'd send him back to school with a note allowing him to leave 2 hours early instead of wasting his time.
 
If you do it half the class is gonna make deposits in the spank bank come the end of the movie. J. Connelly 😀😀
 
Originally posted by: ergeorge
Well, I haven't been an 8th grader for awhile, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Maybe a little risque at points. I'd watch it yourself first.

From what I understand, the book portrays some aspects of Dr. Nash's life that may not be appropriate for 8th graders. But I haven't read it yet.
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Do you mean his homosexual tendencies and ability to communicate with aliens?
 
I really don't know how much the students would get from the film, not to mention it's quite long for an in-class film.

I taught 7th and 8th graders for a while, and I know their attention spans...

I really can't recommend another film at the moment, sorry.
 
Originally posted by: Medellon
Well I teach Saturday school to kids who are failing and tomorrow is the last day and I wanted to do something kinda fun. I don't really have time to give out permission slips, perhaps another movie that is math-related and possibly PG or G?
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Maybe Good Will Hunting?
I'd see that as a more positve film, and probably less controversial. There are some sex scenes there as well though.

I guess I'm not sure what kind of message you might be sending about math by showing a film where the primary issue is mental illness.
 
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