Discipline and Self-Control

Year Published: 1967

Creator: Office of Economic Opportunity: Project Head Start

Complete Record: A training film produced to help elementary school teachers deal with unruly students. Narration describes the lessons that the film intends to portray. African American and white boys ages 5-7 in a classroom playing with both Black and White teachers. CU on white teacher smiling, MS of same teacher giving special attention to white and black girls. CU of white teacher reading to black students who are sitting in her lap. Montage of teachers doing interactive school activities with racially integrated students : building models, picking up toys and putting them away, reading, drawing, finger painting. MS of male White shop teacher in a workshop with a black child. MS of the same teacher building a ramp for several black boys’ race cars. Boy using a saw in shop class. CU of the back of a white teacher’s head as she reprimands a student out of frame. On screen text reading “Preventing Trouble” begins next section. Children in small school yard on jungle gym, tricycles and running in circles. Many children stirring the contents of a large silver bowl in cooking class. Children have a water fight with turkey basters. CU of crying boys, shots of two black boys fighting, MS of white teacher disciplining black boy while making physical contact with him; holding his arms. CU’s of children’s faces smiling, a black girl sucking her thumb. On screen text reads “Dealing with Trouble.” MS’s of teachers maintaining control of students while students all engage in different activities. Black children work together to cook with white instructor. CU’s of children’s drawings. CU’s of children dancing with their teachers.