DT 18: Be the change you want to see!
Story and video by Willie Woodson
Last semester, Life Learning Academy students viewed and reflected on a movie called Schindler’s List.
Schindler’s list is a 1993 film by Steven Spielberg. The movie tells the true story of Nazi party member Oskar Schindler who saved over 1100 Jewish people from concentration camps during the Jewish holocaust.
Students at LLA watched the movies in groups of 5-10 students with two staff members in a small screening room. The movie and discussion lasted most of the school day.
LLA principal Dr. Teri Delane screened the film for students to show an example of someone with the courage to step away from the majority and say that what the masses believe is wrong.
“The thing that creates change in people is to help them overcome prejudice,” Delane said, adding that there are “choices that we make -- with regard to violence, and regards to doing the right thing in your life everyday -- to see the change in our communities.”
The movie had a noticable impact on the students who watched it.
“My reaction to watching Schindler’s List was that I was amazed,” said LLA senior Mario Zambrano. “It touched me a lot, It made me think about where I come from, and it made me appreciate my life more... made me appreciate my freedom.”
“ I believe Schindler was actually right for what he did,” said LLA student Adriana Garcia, “because at one point in your life you have to stand up for what you believe in, and that’s exactly what Schindler did. Whatever he believed in, he stood up for it.”
Last semester, Life Learning Academy students viewed and reflected on a movie called Schindler’s List.
Schindler’s list is a 1993 film by Steven Spielberg. The movie tells the true story of Nazi party member Oskar Schindler who saved over 1100 Jewish people from concentration camps during the Jewish holocaust.
Students at LLA watched the movies in groups of 5-10 students with two staff members in a small screening room. The movie and discussion lasted most of the school day.
LLA principal Dr. Teri Delane screened the film for students to show an example of someone with the courage to step away from the majority and say that what the masses believe is wrong.
“The thing that creates change in people is to help them overcome prejudice,” Delane said, adding that there are “choices that we make -- with regard to violence, and regards to doing the right thing in your life everyday -- to see the change in our communities.”
The movie had a noticable impact on the students who watched it.
“My reaction to watching Schindler’s List was that I was amazed,” said LLA senior Mario Zambrano. “It touched me a lot, It made me think about where I come from, and it made me appreciate my life more... made me appreciate my freedom.”
“ I believe Schindler was actually right for what he did,” said LLA student Adriana Garcia, “because at one point in your life you have to stand up for what you believe in, and that’s exactly what Schindler did. Whatever he believed in, he stood up for it.”