2014 Resolution: Stop Watching Feel-Good Teacher Movies is an excellent article in The Atlantic.

I have several other similar indictments of how teachers are often portrayed in film that can be found at The Best Places To Learn About (And View Video Clips Of) Teachers In The Movies, but Joshua John Mackin really does do an exceptional job in this article (including making ed policy connections).

Here’s an excerpt:

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