
Unteachable
Seen it?2019 | 76 min | Documentary
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who love a true story told well. Expect to bring it up in conversation afterwards.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 1 hr 16 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Ng Meixi returns to Singapore having spent time in Mexico working with low-performing students. She joins a local school as a relief teacher but takes on a mammoth task: to pilot a new pedagogy to help students in the Normal (Technical) stream learn better. She reconfigures the classroom from a teacher-directed one to a community that aims to empower students as learners and tutors to each other. Will this work in Singapore’s result-oriented education system?
How it earned its rating
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- AwardsNot counted
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yong Shu Ling
- Damian NgHimself - Sec. 2 (8th Grade) NT Student
- Meixi NgHerself - Relief Teacher
- Chia Hai SiangHimself - Principal, Shuqun Secondary
- Meixuan Liang-LekHerself - Senior Math Teacher
- Wilfred LimHimself - Math Teacher