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For educators...

posted 8 years ago by atheniangrudge
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I can see a few applications for using this film in the classroom (currently, it's available via streaming on Vimeo):

1. Some of the concepts are presented in ways that would be easier to access by my students
2. The inquiry process is nicely demonstrated whereby you have two learners in pursuit of a deeper understanding of an issue they care deeply about
3. It includes proactive ideas addressing unsustainable growth, like ecological economists pursuing a "steady state system" can be further pursued at all levels (local to global scope)
4. Also, it shows two brave and relentless souls actively engaged in problem-solving and citizenship.

There's just one part at around the 59-minute mark that's incredibly jarring whereby a man (whose face we don't see) physically threatens one of the ladies using shockingly vulgar language.

[–] ianmaxen 8 years ago

Agreed with your points. I was a little shocked that nothing was really made from the encounter with the unknown man threatening Hilda. On a positive note, I liked how the older gentleman a former professor explained the concept of expediental growth with the bottle and bacteria within an hour. An interesting documentary.