Little Rascals and Alternative Education
November 15, 2009 at 8:54 pm | In AERO, Education Events, Education News | 1 CommentTags: AERO, John Demers, Little Rascals, Peak City Film Festival, Rusty Bucket Kids Club
by Jerry Mintz
Very rarely do television sitcoms about children talk about any kind of alternative education or homeschooling. Usually the kids go to public school and hate it, and nobody seems to question that. There is a big need for a TV show that presents educational alternatives and presents children as natural learners. Producer John Demers has created a new show that is supposed to come under the category of “edutainment.” It takes place in a real town, Apex, North Carolina, where Demers lives, and is called “The Rusty Bucket Kids Club,” and even stars two of his children. Among other things, the kids in this show have a chance to go back in time, and in one episode they meet a 15-year-old Abraham Lincoln who is a real life 17 year old homeschooler, Fayetteville’s Scott Taylor. These episodes will be shown at the first Peak City Film Festival – which starts Friday. It is a festival of family friendly films. They hope the show will be picked up by a major TV channel. The festival will premiere 20 new family-friendly films and shorts over three days at two sites. It attracted entries from all over the U.S. as well as Australia, Germany and South America. Jerry Mathers, who played the title character in the 1950s sitcom “Leave it to Beaver,” will receive a lifetime achievement award at the festival’s opening gala at Apex’s Halle Cultural Center. Demers also served as acting coach on feature films such as “Kindergarten Cop,” “Free Willy” and “Little Rascals.”
For more information see:
www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/story/190430.html and www.TheRustyBucketKidsClub.com
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My kids deserve more from their schools. They need the guidance and nurturing of a personalized curriculum. Now, after reading Lives of Passion, School of Hope, I know that schools can help build character and pay attention to their students.
Comment by Chrissy — November 30, 2009 #