Over break, my family came across a movie on TNT that had just started. It was called McFarland, USA. We had no idea what it was about and the fact that we were all in the same room on a Saturday afternoon was pretty impressive. My oldest son was quickly drawn into the move and I wasn't far behind. What a great movie!
Here is the trailer for the movie.
Here is the movie in whole from Youtube. I am not sure if this legal but it is on Youtube.
It is a movie about a coach that starts a cross country team. But it is really a lot more than that. It is about how the family and community, which were very different, built relationships with each other.
I recommend watching the movie if you haven't.
Questions To Consider:
1. In the movie, the students/runners, called their coach "blanco" because his last name was White but also because he was one of the only white things around them. How would you adjust to moving into a culture that you could not relate or connect to? What would you do first to build relationships?
2. Coach White took action to get to know his players. He went to their cultural events, learned some Spanish, and worked in the fields with them. Are there ways that we could better assimilate ourselves in building relationships by doing?
3. How could a movie like this be integrated (or some parts of it) into our curriculum? What would you ask our students to think about in regards to this movie?
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