From Netflix and Chill to Movies and Mental Health

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re you’re all too well aware yawn that for years teachers have used, or rather tried to use, failing quite miserably might I add, this method in classrooms. But when I look back oh so fondly at those moments (yes, that was sarcasm) only black and white images and very outdated documentaries come to mind, I never got to see something in the classroom that I would, or even could actually see in a movie theater.</p><blockquote id="1c0b"><p><i>If you do it right, you can turn a Hollywood movie into an effective way to teach, you just have to know the angle of each film and how to explain the topic. For example, Titanic, it can be

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a movie about a passionate romance on a ship and ends with an unfortunate accident, or it can be a way of explaining the difference in social class from 100 years ago, and boom: you have Sociology 101 delivered by Leonardo DiCaprio.</i></p></blockquote><p id="cc6b"><a href="https://mindsmatterinc.substack.com/p/from-netflix-and-chill-to-movies">Read more</a></p><h1 id="47d4">Want Even More?</h1><p id="c5c7">Grab the latest updates from Mindsmatter. Exclusive stories, mental health resources and more!</p><p id="e439"><a href="https://mindsmatterinc.substack.com/"><b>Click here to join the newsletter!</b></a></p></article></body>

From Netflix and Chill to Movies and Mental Health (Newsletter)

In my several years of teaching, I have discovered a very useful tool when I want to explain a concept or an idea: movies. Yes, yes, I know what you’re thinking, but hear me out! I’m sure you’re all too well aware *yawn* that for years teachers have used, or rather tried to use, failing quite miserably might I add, this method in classrooms. But when I look back oh so fondly at those moments (yes, that was sarcasm) only black and white images and very outdated documentaries come to mind, I never got to see something in the classroom that I would, or even could actually see in a movie theater.

If you do it right, you can turn a Hollywood movie into an effective way to teach, you just have to know the angle of each film and how to explain the topic. For example, Titanic, it can be a movie about a passionate romance on a ship and ends with an unfortunate accident, or it can be a way of explaining the difference in social class from 100 years ago, and boom: you have Sociology 101 delivered by Leonardo DiCaprio.