SEC: Classroom Use of Videos

[George Anne Draper <Gdraper@WYNNE1.CRSC.K12.AR.US>]

I have a concern that needs expert help, and YOU are the
experts.  I am becoming concerned about the use of videos by
the faculty.  As a former classroom teacher, I appreciate the
value of a supportive video.  I encourage teachers to do what
my hero, Roger Taylor, says---show 10 to 12 minutes of a video
...never show "all."  We are on the 4 X 4 block, and some
people are taking up several days to show something like the
movie Holocaust which is three videos long. One American lit
teacher turned in a want list of 15 videos that "relate" to
American literature.  One class reads a Tolstoy novel so they
watch some videos of Russian literature. That is her study of
Russian literature.  We don't have a class in video. These are
English classes, and some are AP.  Two of those situations are
classes that I taught for 20 years, so I am not truly
unobjective. We need to encourage reading and discussion about
the reading.  Showing videos isn't, in my opinion, a way of
doing that.  My questions are (l)what is my role in this
situation and (2) how do I handle this situation in a positive
way?
Thanks for your continuing support.
George Anne Draper, librarian
Wynne High School, Wynne, AR
gdraper@wynne1.crsc.k12.ar.us

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