Would you let your child watch this movie in his English Class?

Question

If your son/daughter's grade 11 english class was going to be watching the Classic "A clockwork orange" for their studies. If the teacher sends everyone a waiver for their parents to sign to sign if they allow them to see it, would you sign Yes for allowing them to see it or No you do not want your child to see it? This is for 16-17 year olds.

Answer 1

Well, do you trust that you brought up your child the right way? Do you think he/she can make their own decisions in life?  

If so, I think that you should sign "Yes".  If not, I think you should sign "No".  (You know, you are not going to be around forever.  You are going to have to trust your kids-that they know what they are doing-sooner or later).

Answer 2

no what possible educational value could that movie have?!?!? dont let your kids watch that movie. its pointless. there are way too many nude scenes in that movie

Answer 3

Why do we have movie classifications??? To give us an idea as to what is appropriate for different age groups. Why would a school even contemplate showing a movie to a bunch of students that couldnt even go to see it at a cinema. Schools have an obligation to look after our children. That movie is actually banned in Australia so why would they show it in school. No I would not let my daughter see that movie before she was 18. I would have to see the movie first and I would prefer to be there watching it with my daughter to discuss anything that she may be wondering about. This movie is not the sort of movie you would show in a school setting where immature minds will take apart the movie and glamorise the bad stuff with no true understanding of the meaning.

Answer 4

Oh my gosh, I would not allow it.  This movie was rated "X" when released, due to the amount of s*x, violence, and profanity!  Not only would I not sign the waiver, I would be complaining to the principal.

Answer 5

Yes. it's a difficult movie to understand and there should be some really interesting discussions in class. And by the time they are 16 they should be able to see pretty much whatever they want.

Answer 6

Yes, I would allow it.  I haven't seen the movie, but I doubt that it's any worse than what they've seen at home, the movie theater, or a friend's house.  The school just has to send out the permission slips so they don't get in trouble.  I'm sure a teacher wouldn't show an inappropriate film.

Answer 7

I might say yes, but only if my child had no problems with it.

Answer 8

no i think you should watch it before they do

Answer 9

my mom signed for me to watch an r-rated movie and i am in 9th grade. even if it is rated r, it has to be somewhat appropriate to show in a classroom.

Answer 10

Horrible vicious movie, I cannot bear to watch it in full and I am an  adult

Answer 11

Isn't that the movie with several rape scenes and lots of nudity in it?  That's totally inappropriate for high school.  I wouldn't sign a waiver for that.  And if my kid's teacher was going to be showing it, I'd have a talk with the principal about that teacher.

Answer 12

*** EDIT ***

After reviewing the details of Clockwork Orange on Wikipedia, I am changing my answer to a resounding NO!

The movie has more overt sexuality and nudity than I originally recall.  I also found out that the original release was rated X, which was changed to R after Kubric modified only 30 seconds of film.  Also according to Wiki, most DVDs contain the original X rated version while only older VHS tapes have exclusively the R rated version.  This potentially means that an X rated movie (for which under 17 couldn't be admitted at a theater even WITH a parent) is going to be shown in a public school.

As such, I could only recomend that such a film be studied in a collage setting.

*** End Edit ***

I must say that it's a bit iffy.

The movie has a lot of meat to it for an English Class to interpret and discuss.

But the movie also includes nudity and at least one rape (or nearly rape) scene.

Obviously not appropriate for younger children.  But for 16-17 year olds, you are going to get mixed answers.  

The movie is rated R so, some will argue that the 17yo could go see the movie without your permission.  Given that the 16yo are in the same 'group' as the 17yo, you can argue that it should be ok for them too.  But at the same time, you can also argue that it's not appropriate for a public school to be showing R rated films in class even if all the kids were 17-18 year olds.

Answer 13

I haven't personally seen that movie. But I would want to watch it first and it would also depend on what was in the movie and how mature my child was at that age.

Answer 14

if i wanted a 16-17 year old children to accept blindly what they were told, if i wanted to bring up a bunch of lemmings then no i wouldn't let them watch the film

its interesting but very quick what the children will pick up greatly depends on the ability of the teacher to interpret the ideas and concepts presented in the movie.

Its basically only a story about a totalitarian state and there supposed to be bad right?

Answer 15

My oldest daughter age 10 has already seen the movie.  At 16-17 yeah I'd sign.  It's a good story.

Answer 16

I saw it when I was that age but I don't see what educational merit would be gathered from it at that age...

I would ask the teacher what he or she wishes to convey to the students by watching the movie.  If they have some thought provoking age appropriate ideas, sure.  Let you kid watch it.  If they are just showing it because it is a "classic" forget it.  It is a great watch but I would suggest watching it first, either way.

Answer 17

Yes i would only because they are growing up, you cant be TOO controling and you do need to give them so leave way. If the child could handle the movie or not would be up to them but i would ask my kid if they want to watch it or not... if they say no then i wouldnt sign it, if they did then i would.

Answer 18

If I was a parent, I would ask my child if they were comfortable with it. When I was younger, my parents never restricted me from seeing R-rated movies, but I had no interest in watching them; I don't like gory or violent things, and I don't particularly like lewd sexuality in movies, either. In the end, if the child has no problem with the subject matter, I would allow him/her to see it; at sixteen, they should be allowed to make decisions like that. At the very least, the film should provide some interesting things for a teenager to discuss with a parent.

At my high school, for the record, they didn't require waiver slips to be sent out for R-rated movies. In middle school, however, they did.