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Kids’ Videos for Our Children

by Brent Leavitt on 20 December 2011 with No Comments

From time to time I get thinking about what makes for appropriate content in a kids’ movie or film. What defines a “kids’ movie” or what makes for “family-friendly” entertainment. I find that the answer to that question to be … Read More

Choosing Good Family Movies to Watch, Part 2

by Brent Leavitt on 23 September 2011 with No Comments

In a previous blog post, I set out a premise for how to choose good family movies. The final point in that brief introduction to the topic was that we can choose to be choosy in our movie watching habits. … Read More

Why We Need to Teach Our Students Movie Making

by Brent Leavitt on 8 September 2011 with 2 Comments

The media landscape into which our children are being brought up is vastly different from any other generation of children, even including my own generation (which was only 20 years ago). Is our education system reforming quick enough prepare our … Read More

Teaching Kids to Become Movie Makers

by Brent Leavitt on 1 September 2011 with No Comments

Meet Joe Summerhays: Did you catch what it is that Mr. Summerhays does for a living? As early as fourth grade, he is teaching children throughout New York to become movie makers!

Netflix Reviews for Children’s Films

by Brent Leavitt on 25 August 2011 with No Comments

We had an experience in our home yesterday that gave me pause for reflection. Our three-year-old son just got done watching a video for an hour because my wife needed a nap. Afterwards, my wife informed me that he didn’t … Read More