Teachers! What a noble job, it may not pay much which is why if you’re a teacher, you gotta do it cause you’re heart’s in it, not cause of the money. According to Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter Michael Schiffer who brought us LEAN ON ME, the inspirational teacher drama starring the great Morgan Freeman, has sold his next pitch to Alcon Entertainment. Titled SPEED BOYZ, nope, not about a gang of bikers. It’s another inspirational teacher movie about a real-life engineer-turned- math teacher Simon Hauger, who inspired a group of troubled Philadelphia high schoolers, launched an unorthodox curriculum in 1998 to improve their performance in math and science His students went on to win the annual alternative-fuel vehicle competition, where they beat teams from top universities with their electric cars. Can’t wait to see the movie
So I’m taking this time to list my top 10 favorite inspirational teacher movies. I didn’t include Dangerous Minds because frankly, I got distracted by how hot Michelle Pfeiffer looked as a teacher so I got inspired the wrong way.
I didn’t include 187 or Half-Nelson either because those were more gritty and focused on the teachers’ personal problems. There are some titles that didn’t make the list like Mona Lisa Smile or The Emperor’s Club, 2 movies which I didn’t find powerful enough and besides, if I mention all of them, it wouldn’t be a top 10 list now would it?! But if I miss out on any significant title, please do let me know… check out my list after this jump… Read the rest of this entry »
