Finding movies to show in my ethic class is the hardest part of preparing. I think it's cool to show movie clips and then discuss them, but it takes a lot of time (and some money) to find just the right clip. Last week I wanted to find a clip about the clash of cultures, but none of the movies I checked out worked so I didn't show any. I was frustrated about that.
This week I'm talking about sexual morality, but I have no idea what to look for. Ideally I want to find a 10-20 clip relevant to our discussion, but sometimes I have no idea how to find the right clip.
I do find that discussion cases work well. I find a true ethical dilemma usually from a news story and then ask students questions about it. They love to share their opinion (who doesn't?) and it gets them ready for our discussion. I love to get people talking. And I admit it, the more heated the better!
Posted by Tim at June 8, 2004 11:57 PMHey, Tim! Hope that all is well w/ you. =)
I don't know how much preparation the students have to do for each discussion, but how about also assigning them to come up the w/ movie clips? That would not only lessen the burden on you to come up w/ great clips, but it would also provide opportunities for the students to bring their take on the issues. As the saying goes, two heads are [most often] better than one. ^.^