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    Teachers

    I have found your site's lesson plans and background information very useful, and have recommended it to my faculty. ... I like the lesson plans with numerous links to pertinent web sites. I also think the feature in which you point out possible problems is good in that it warns teachers of factors that may upset parents, but which the teachers may not have foreseen for themselves. -- Jean Power e-mail November 20, 2002.

    I want you to know how delighted we were when we looked at your web site this year and found out that you had added the Character Counts to your lesson plans. Our school has decided to use this for our character builder this year and your additions will make it wonderfully easy to tie our films in with the required lesson plans. All three of our music teachers use "The Music Man," "The King and I," "Fiddler On The Roof," and all of the Composers Series during the school year. ... I told everyone in the teacher's computer training about your site. I'm sure they will enjoy it as much as we do. --- Patsy Elliott, Aikin Elementary, Paris, TX --- e-mail August 28, 2002.

    Today I struck gold!! I found your web site!! I teach language arts in an adult education program that is pretty much an alternative to alternative ed. Most of my students are between the ages of 16 and 19 and have not been successful in traditional or alternative classrooms. Many are court ordered to be in our program. My budget is pretty much nonexistent and I supply most of the materials and movies that I use. My students are not readers, so I find that the use of movies is a very important tool to help them better understand the society we live in and their role in it. I teach all day and two nights a week and the time required to put together a lesson plan for each movie is very limited. I feel that I can do so much more now that I have found your wonderful materials .... -- Laurie Ann Kirby e-mail December 30, 2002.

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    Through your web site I also discovered the Josephson Institute of Ethics web site. The Institute offers very valuable guidelines for making ethical decisions, understandably written yet avoiding any orthodox opinion. Alfred Wehner, Germany --- e-mails dated December 22, 2002 and January 28, 2003

    ... especially after September 11th it is very important to find movies that promote harmony and understanding between the world's religions. ... I think this site is amazing and I really like what you are trying to do. Krishnan Unnikrishnan - e-mails October 13, 2002 and February 1, 2003.




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