The new public.
In fall 2006, former DJ, point guard and teacher turned first-time principal, James O'Brien, opened a small public high school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where 1/3 of residents live below the poverty line and the graduation rate is 40%. With infectious optimism, O'Brien and his team...
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| Online adgang: | A Kanopy streaming video |
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| Format: | Video |
| Sprog: | English |
| Udgivet: | [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014. |
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| Summary: | In fall 2006, former DJ, point guard and teacher turned first-time principal, James O'Brien, opened a small public high school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where 1/3 of residents live below the poverty line and the graduation rate is 40%. With infectious optimism, O'Brien and his team of eight undertook an unconventional approach and ambitious mission: Create a school with an arts-oriented curriculum that also emphasizes self-development, community collaboration and social change. Initially, the buzz from everyone was that this was a dream come true. But conflicts arose when untested idealism was challenged by long-standing realities far bigger than school. Over four years, this heartfelt verite film follows the journey of students, parents and educators striving to make a difference in the futures of young people whose lives are stark representations of our country's education and opportunity gaps. Through the prism of one inner-city public school, we witness complexities faced by urban public schools and communities everywhere. |
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| Emne beskrivelse: | Title from title frames. |
| Fysisk beskrivelse: | 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 87 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Adgang: | Access limited to authorized users. |