| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 87 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 2013. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Performing arts high schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Urban high schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Community schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Educational change -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Educational innovations -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Documentary films.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
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| Genre |
Feature Films.
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| Added Author |
Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1114681 Kanopy |
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