Student’s Name:______
Dear Parent or Guardian,
The following is a list of movies that may be utilized in the classroom. Please peruse the list. If you find a movie objectionable and you do not want your student to view it, please circle the movie title and sign below. If you would like to discuss the educational goals of the videos, please do not hesitate to contact me at . Otherwise, just sign below and have your student return this form to me.
Sincerely,
Samantha Jablonski
Videos likely to be implemented in class
Name / Rating / Why?Babyface music video “How come, how long?” / Not rated / Addresses domestic violence
Magic School Bus For Lunch / Not rated / Nutrition basics
Bill Cosby “Himself” / Not rated / Humor as a stress management technique
Truth about Drugs / Not rated / Drug information
Truth about Drinking / Not rated / Alcohol information
Smoking: Truth or Dare / Not rated / Tobacco information
Truth about Sex / Not rated / Sexual health info***
Life’s Greatest Miracle / Not rated / Fetal Development***
Sell Yourself, Job Interview video / Not rated / How to do a job interview
Table Manners / Not rated / Everyone needs to know good table manners
Supersize Me / PG-13 / Fast Food Nutrition
Mean Girls / PG –13 / Analysis of social groups and impact of emotional manipulation
Robots / PG / Analysis of real life economic issues as applied to a children’s cartoon.
The Corporation / Not rated / Analysis of Corporations and their business practices on the economy.
30 Days TV series / TV mature / Documentary of trying to make ends meet while working minimum wage jobs.
An Inconvenient Truth / PG / Environmental Science
***Only shown in the Health and Family Consumer Science courses.
Please take a moment to look through the videos on the back of this sheet. While not a part of the curriculum, they can be incorporated into the class as emergency substitute plans.
___ I object to some titles. Please refer to the circled movies and remove my student from the room when the video is being shown. I understand they will have an alternative assignment.
___ I don’t object to any of the video titles.
Signature of Parent/Guardian date
Title / Rating / Why?A Beautiful Mind / PG-13 / Analysis of life with mental illness
Parenthood / PG-13 / Utilized to create family genograms and analyze someone else’s family issues
Daddy Day Care / PG / Child development
Napoleon Dynamite / PG / Social analysis of deviation from the status quo
SUB VIDEOS