Excellent for use in the classroom

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2005)

I use this movie in my 9th grade civics class while teaching life's success principles - Rudy, at least in the movie, demonstrates all of these principles: Character, Courage, Contribution, Commitment and Caring. And the value of following your dreams. It's a fabulous movie for this purpose. We take the students through the definitions of these life success principles and have them write about how Rudy demonstrates these. Even though it's a football movie, all of the students are involved because of the drama's compelling nature. The ending, of course, is a great cheesy bit of work, but often leaves students, as well as teachers, in tears.