American Teacher
Dedicated. Brilliant. Inspiring. Underpaid. Misunderstood. Scapegoated. There's a lesson here.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 14, 2012
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: First Run Features
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Vanessa Roth | |
Narrated by | Matt Damon | |
Director of Photography: | Daniel B. Gold, Arthur Yee & Steve Milligan |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 7/10 --
Vanessa Roth's documentary American Teacher positions itself as a rebuttal to those who make political points maligning American teachers.
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Playback:stl
Rating: 3/5 --
Convincing docu highlights underappreciated teachers.
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Common Sense Media
Rating: 5/5 --
This heartbreaking and essential look into the lives of those who put so much into educating other people's children ought to be seen by anyone concerned about the fate of the public school system, and the nation as a whole.
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New York Daily News
Rating: 4/5 --
A provocative documentary that sheds light on the reasons why teachers deserve higher salaries so they can flourish in the classroom doing what they love to do best.
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Spirituality and Practice
Rating: 4/5 --
As we watch the individuals in "American Teacher" struggle with the burdens the system places on them, it's hard not to feel like crying, both for them specifically and for our national culture.
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Los Angeles Times
Featuring a tedious procession of statistics, graphs and talking heads, American Teacher undercuts the forcefulness of its arguments with its underwhelming presentation.
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Hollywood Reporter
What's made powerfully clear is that we've reached a dire point of crisis that, while largely rooted in economics, is about so much more than dollars and cents.
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Village Voice
Product Description:
Oscar winner Matt Damon narrates this eye-opening look at the American education system, as viewed from the perspective of four dedicated teachers. Directed by Academy Award winner Vanessa Roth (THE THIRD MONDAY IN OCTOBER) and produced by Dave Eggers (AWAY WE GO), AMERICAN TEACHER aims to address the difficult questions about the broken public school system through honest dialogue with the people who strive to give our children a proper education. Every day, Jamie Fidler, Jonathan Dearman, Erik Benner, and Rhena Jasey each preside over a classroom full of children with unbound potential. But due to the fact that funds are in short supply and the hours can be grueling, it's a constant uphill battle. Perhaps even more troubling is the revelation that over three million American teachers will be eligible for retirement in the next decade, and that the current crop of college graduates are turning away from the profession in droves due to minuscule wages and a complete lack of prestige. Realizing that quality teachers are the key to a good education, Roth profiles four educators who have devoted their careers to the betterment of today's youth but recognize that the entire system could collapse at any moment.
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- Sales Rank: 107,357
- UPC: 720229914949
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