Educational documentaries are a good tool for teachers to improve their skills and knowledge, and can offer a better educational experience to their students.

Most of these documentaries, focused on how education is developed in different parts of the world, are meant to be seen by the teachers; which is not an impediment to also show to the students, which can lead them to think about the education they receive, and to develop an opinion based on the activities that take place in class.

The best documentaries on education

This is our selection of 7 of the best educational documentaries you should know:

  1. The Forbidden Education. A documentary film of a group of young people who did research in 8 countries of Latin America in which they presented different alternative educational proposals. An interesting documentary to discuss the foundations that support the school.

  2. La escuela olvidada (The forgotten school). A reflection on the role of the school going back to the school of the early twentieth century to know how it has evolved, including opinions on the education of the future.

  3. Between teachers. How teachers of any specialty and level can teach their students through self-knowledge. A documentary that teachers can see with students of Secondary Education.

  4. Teach me but nice. With different educational experiences alternatives to traditional learning models.

  5. The Finland phenomenon. Where you can see methods and educational proposals that are made in Finland, recognized as one of the best in the world in the education sector. The differences with other educational systems are shown to see how to improve.

  6. Gifted, east of the Gauss bell . A documentary where you can better understand the problems faced by gifted children and the difficult integration of these in the traditional education system.

  7. Être et avoir (To be and to have). The history of how the educational system works in rural France and how teachers from small towns are devoted to their students. Good education does not have to start from private or exclusive schools.

It is interesting that both teachers and students and people related to the field of education have access to and can see these documentaries, as it will contribute to all of us innovating in our classes every day.

There are many documentaries that deal with education, show existing educational proposals and proposing others, among many other issues and considerations that allow us to move towards a higher quality education. what others would you recommend?