Movie

The Ruling Classroom

The Ruling Classroom documents a social studies experiment played out by seventh graders in Mill Valley, California. The students reorganized their classroom as an imaginary country until the principal staged a coup and brought the classroom republic to a halt. The educational experiment was the brainchild of teacher George Muldoon, who suspended the normal social studies curriculum in order to let his students learn about government by constructing it for themselves.

Director

Peter Bull

Director

Alex Gibney

Status

Released

Release date

01/01/1980

Original language

English