The Teacher: authority or automaton?

Canada, 1962

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In our overflowing classrooms, are methods of mass production edging out traditional ways of education? This film offers a vocal sampling of opinion from across Canada. Teachers, administrators and high-ranking educators speak their minds freely about the problems facing education in Canada today.

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Credits

producer

Richard Gilbert

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Mort Ransen

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010633

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Classroom management

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Canada

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Evaluation

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - Attitudes

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Methodology

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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