Education has evolved beyond traditional and orthodox teaching approaches in today’s world. Gone are the days when utilising technology to teach was considered a pipe dream. As a result of this technical advancement, the current notion of using movies as a tool for teaching continues to attract more supporters with each passing day. With textbooks frequently failing to engage younger children, mixing learning with a source of pleasure appears to be the best approach to get the most out of them. While this strategy has its detractors, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

How movies can help in learning

   Using movies to educate might be difficult, but when done well, it has tremendous advantages. In contrast to writing, movies allow kids to learn visually. The film Gandhi, for example, enables students to see a reconstruction of Mahatma Gandhi’s life, a pivotal person in history. The visual snippets, rather than simply words,....