Who Will Teach Your Child?
| Who Will Teach Your Child? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stanley Jackson |
| Written by | Stanley Jackson |
| Produced by | Gudrun Parker Tom Daly |
| Narrated by | Percy Rodriguez |
| Cinematography | Grant McLean |
| Edited by | Stanley Jackson Gudrun Parker |
| Music by | Clarke Da Prato |
Production company | |
Release date | 1948 |
Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Who Will Teach Your Child? is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Stanley Jackson and released in 1948.[1] The film is about the importance of proper training for elementary and high school teachers,[2] mixing commentary with dramatic enactments of various potential classroom incidents acted by real Ottawa-area students and teachers.[1]
The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 1st Canadian Film Awards in 1949.[3] The film was also named by Scholastic Teacher magazine as one of the ten best films about education distributed in the United States in 1949.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Documentary Film On Pupils And Teachers". Ottawa Citizen, December 8, 1948.
- ^ "Film Board's Picture About Teaching Fails". Winnipeg Tribune, November 27, 1948.
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 5-7.
- ^ "Ottawa Films Are Selected". Ottawa Citizen, April 27, 1950.
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