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12 Movies on Inclusion For Teachers, Students & Parents
Here’s ScooNews’s April movie suggestion list regarding Inclusive Education.
While the schools are shut and the kids are stuck at home, let’s make these rather unexpected holidays full of fun for our little ones. How about watching some movies together?
This month, we’re discussing the importance of practising Inclusion in schools and how it can teach the next generation to be kind and compassionate towards those who may look or think differently (people with Physical or Intellectual disability) than a majority of them.
ScooNews has made a long list of movies that teach us about Inclusiveness. These meaningful movies are categorised into two sections – for teachers & children – depending on the viewer’s discretion.
FOR TEACHERS:
The Miracle Worker: The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Smile Pinki: A destitute Indian child meets a social worker who makes it possible for her to obtain free surgery to cure her cleft lip.
Misunderstood Minds: This documentary takes a deeply moving and personal look into the lives of five children (and, their families) who are struggling with unique learning differences.
Including Samuel: It is a highly personal, passionately photographed film that captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion.
Paa: Story of 12-year-old Auro, who is raised by his gynaecologist mother, suffers from a rare genetic disorder called progeria.
Black: Debraj, a stubborn teacher, helps Michelle, a girl with visual and hearing impairment, explore her potential as she takes on the challenge of graduating college.
FOR CHILDREN:
Finding Nemo: The endearing protagonist Nemo, a clownfish, has a physical disability (one of the fins hampers his mobility). But in Nemo’s world, being different is normal.
Educating Peter: Story of a special-needs student with Down Syndrome and his inclusion in a standard third-grade classroom.
I have Tourette’s but Tourette’s doesn't have me: Documentary film featuring children between the ages of six and thirteen with Tourette syndrome.
Ian: An animated film showing a boy with a disability determined to get to the playground despite his playmates bullying him.
Iqbal: A boy with hearing and speech disability dreams of playing in the Indian cricket team. When his condition hinders his selection, he asks a retired coach to train him.
Taare Zameen Par: Ishaan is criticised by his parents for his poor academic performance and is sent away to a boarding school. Ram, an art teacher, however, realises he has dyslexia and helps him uncover his potential.
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