What inspiration.
I was touched and really inspired by this film—if only all classes could be so instructive and motivational for students! I found myself in a bit of disbelief and awe at how well-spoken some of the students were (as children) when they were interviewed—they were almost more well-spoken in their early years than they were as adults! I don't think I've heard such articulate language coming so easily from the students I'm working with.
While quite inspirational, the film got me to wondering how realistic developing that kind of love for Shakespeare and drama can be in today's classrooms. Especially when so much time and energy is now focused on student's testing abilities and their potential to make high marks on this or that exam.
Certainly, not all teachers have the same kind of passion for Shakespeare, but I would hope that we each have that kind of passion for *something* in our content. What a world it would be if we could each find the drive to teach a piece of our curriculum like that!
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Whether the subject is Shakespeare or grammar, I think the point is that a teacher's enthusiasm for the subject engenders the same in students, within reason, of course. I don't think that getting kids to appreciate Shakespeare,Shaw, and Sophocles is any different today than it was when Cullum did it in the 60's. We often look at the past as the halcyon days of yore. Then next generation will probably feel the same way as we do now.
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