Do 'war' movies have a place in the classroom even if they have some historical inaccuracies?
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- Ms. Duke
- I am in my fifth year as a Social Studies teacher at Coventry High School and I love my students and my subject. I received my BA in History from ECSU and will complete my MA in American History at CCSU this spring. My areas of focus are military history and modern terrorism, the Antebellum Era, and the Civil War.
yes. even if a movie has some inaccuracies they are still based on the real battles and fights that took place in history.
ReplyDeleteyes, just because a movie has inaccuracies does not mean it cannot teach people about the battle because most likly the movie is based on a true story. there is always some historical things you can teach people about the battle.
ReplyDeleteYes. They give a brief overview of what a war or battle is like. But if it changes the outcome of a battle it is unacceptable. Only minor inaccuracies are okay, not changes in history.
ReplyDeleteIf they have a linear line of truth like based on a true story or have some random facts of history thrown in, then I believe so. The historical inaccuracies in movies are usually close to the real thing or easy to spot so its not like kids will be completely idiotic and take it for the truth.
ReplyDeletei think war movies can be beneficial even though they are innacurate. I learn better by seeing things that i am interested in or that catch my attention. movies are a great way to learn for kids who are visual learners instead of reading books. I lost track when reading books and usually completely forget what i read so if i can watch it happen instaed of reading it, it helps me and all students that learn like i do.
ReplyDeleteThey do have a place in the classroom, only if the students are capable of picking out what the inaccuracies. This also depends on what the inaccuracies are. If the movie is completely wrong, obviously it shouldn't be shown. The inaccuracies in the Patriot for example (the color of the British Cavalry coats, the names of characters etc.) were minor and had a place in the classroom because we were able to understand the movie.
ReplyDeleteYes, because finding the historical inaccuracies will show that we actually know the correct information to point out the wrong ones in a movie.
ReplyDeleteEven if only to show the inaccuracies of a movie, it can still give students tht learn visually a good image of the places and lifestyle of the time period being studied.
ReplyDeleteEven if there are some historical inaccuracies the movie allows for a better understanding of the period. The metaphor a picture is worth a thousand words applies to this situation. Watching the movie allows for a better grasp of the time and war than can be acheived in a lecture or discusion. besides why not watch Mel Gibson distroy british patrols one by one.
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ReplyDeleteyes war movies do have a place in the classroom....even with historical inaccuracies, because they give a visual example of what battles and such were like in that time period.
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