The Answer Sheet: documentaries on education
Season of the education film: Do they help or hurt?
We are in the season of the educational documentary. There has been a lot written about several films, including "Waiting for Superman," but the real question is what happens after the final credits roll. Will there be any lasting impact?
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09:00 AM ET, 09/25/2010 |
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Movies and School Reform: Lessons from ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
By Frederick M. Hess. I can’t recall how many times over the years I’ve heard from school reformers, "We need our own ‘An Inconvenient Truth.’ " You know, a cinematic indictment of the educational status quo jarring enough to stir a lethargic public. Well, all of a sudden, we’ve got a whole bunch of them, and we’re about to see how much they matter.
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12:00 PM ET, 06/03/2010 |
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