Paper Drive

Year Published: 1973

Description: 1973. "Miss Hendry orders her sixth-graders to confess that they cheated to win the all-city paper drive. The pupils protest that the second place school also cheated. (Open-ended valued film for children.) Home transfer from 16mm original. Print in care of Niagara Artists Centre. -- The 1970s ethics film "Paper Drive" depicts a school paper collection contest that raises questions about honesty and integrity among fifth and sixth graders. As students compete for a day at an amusement park, they discover that some of their peers are cheating to win. The story unfolds as they grapple with the implications of cheating, the pressure to win, and the importance of doing the right thing. Keywords ethics, integrity, competition, cheating, school, paper drive, 1970s, youth, honesty, responsibility

Complete Record: 1973. "Miss Hendry orders her sixth-graders to confess that they cheated to win the all-city paper drive. The pupils protest that the second place school also cheated. (Open-ended valued film for children.) Home transfer from 16mm original. Print in care of Niagara Artists Centre. -- The 1970s ethics film "Paper Drive" depicts a school paper collection contest that raises questions about honesty and integrity among fifth and sixth graders. As students compete for a day at an amusement park, they discover that some of their peers are cheating to win. The story unfolds as they grapple with the implications of cheating, the pressure to win, and the importance of doing the right thing.

Keywords

ethics, integrity, competition, cheating, school, paper drive, 1970s, youth, honesty, responsibility