ABSTRACT
A reason for offering film education is to develop the student's powers of discrimination so that they are able to distinguish the worthwhile from the trivial, the artistic from the banal. This chapter discusses three major goals. Firstly, it explores the ways that film is used by secondary school English teachers in Delaware County and Philadelphia as an adjunct to instruction. Secondly, it surveys the number and types of courses offered in film study and filmmaking in the secondary schools of Delaware County. Thirdly, it compares and contrasts the extent and degree of teaching about film as an artistic medium of communication by three groups: Delaware County English teachers; Philadelphia film coordinators, English teachers who use a film study guide; and Delaware County film teachers. The chapter also explores the number and nature of film study and filmmaking courses in the secondary schools of Delaware County through a survey of film teachers.
