Top Ten Movies for Teachers

                            

Teachers change lives. These movies show good teachers making a difference just like you do. Keep up the good work every body.  What you do matters and it matters most now. 

Coach Carter  Ken Carter shows what happens when a teacher really believes in his students and is determined to make a difference.

Finding Forester: Once a teacher, always a teacher. You never stop caring about kids.

 Stand and Deliver  Jaime Escalante is an example of what happens when a teacher has high expectations in the face of opposition. 

Lean on Me Joe Clark takes back his inner city school. 

Music of the Heart A music teacher overcomes  discipline, apathy and opposition from parents to create a life changing music program.

October Sky  A young teacher helps a boy follow his dream and reach for the stars.

Up The Down Staircase An idealistic teacher confronts reality with courage and discovers her passion. 

To Have and To Have  A patient teacher who demands respect without being stern and creates a community of love and learning.

The Water is Wide    Pat Conroy's passion for his students bring out the best in him and them. 

To Sir With Love The timeless story of a teacher who changes the lives of his students and is changed himself in the process.