Jaime Richards Jul 29 3 min Should we teach kids Fight Club's Raymond K. Hessel lesson? Yes. But I don't know how effective it will be. I tried it with high school juniors. But they were probably too young. I'm not sure it's...
Jaime Richards May 2 2 min Appreciating slow, constant change This is from the script of a little remembered, non-critically acclaimed 2001 movie (47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.5 out of 10 on IMDb)...
Jaime Richards Dec 26, 2020 1 min Selena Quintanilla's succinct summary of why we're here I've been watching Selena, the Series on Netflix. There's a short dialog in episode 4 that made me pause and rewind. Twice. I needed to...
Jaime Richards Dec 23, 2020 4 min From your students you'll be taught - four lessons from Amy Arthur: What's the best thing for being sad? You taught me once. Merlin: The best thing for being sad is to learn something. Arthur:...
Jaime Richards Dec 15, 2020 2 min The Mickey scene and what makes an elder worth listening to The best movie ever made was, of course, Rocky. More than any other movie, I've used it to teach. Not just for my students, either. The...
Jaime Richards Jul 18, 2019 2 min Movie Scenes that Improve Your Life... When the cheering stops (or never starts) -- an argument in s In Fighting With My Family, Saraya (Florence Pugh) scolds her pouting brother Zak (Jack Lowden). His dreams of becoming a big-time...
Jaime Richards Dec 7, 2018 4 min Want to be happy (or at least feel better)? BE BETTER! -- Watch this scene from ROCKY (the original) A relatively obscure scene from the original ROCKY changed my life - and it may have the same effect on you.
Jaime Richards Nov 26, 2018 3 min Movie scenes that boost our mental health -- THE WAITRESS "Nobody ever tells you beforehand how ridiculously hard it's going to be." That utilitarian line from the late Adriennne Shelly's...
Jaime Richards Oct 28, 2018 3 min How to Be Happy (Or at Least Feel Better) Watch This Movie Scene -- The Breakfast Club. Andrew: My God, are we gonna be like our parents? Claire: Not me... ever. Allison: It's unavoidable, it just happens. Claire: What...
Jaime Richards Oct 5, 2018 3 min How to Be Happy (Or at Least Feel Better) Watch This Movie Scene -- Titanic Rose: Go away! Jack: I can't. I'm involved now. You let go and I'm going to have to jump in there after you. In this scene from my...
