Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card
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DVD: Region Code 1DVD Release Date: 2008-07-08
Studio: HBO
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Summary: 5 Stars
This dvd will make you say wow!! I was not surprised by the students' responses and concerns about getting an education. I was born, raised, and still live in Murderland (Baltimore, Md). The reactions and responses by the people in this video are not edited or staged, even though I wish they were. This is, unfortunately, how life and education is viewed, not just at Douglass, but at a lot, if not all the city schools. It's always darkest, before the dawn. I feel bad for saying this, but in Baltimore, its dark, been dark, and the people are so used to the dark, that they have become immune. Not all, but most Baltimoreans would probably run from or doubt the light (the dawn), when it does eventually come. Please see this documentary, that is all I have to say.
Summary of Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card
The No Child Left Behind Act was created to boost academic levels of American students by setting standardized goals across the nation - and holding states, districts and schools accountable for performance. For urban schools in high-poverty areas, reaching these goals is a daunting task, and many now face the possibility of being taken over by the state - even being shut down. At Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, MD, the expectations raised by NCLB have reached a critical point. Academy Award winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond (I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School) offer a yearlong look inside a storied institution at a time when its very existence is in doubt. From cautionary profiles to triumphant tales, Hard Times at Douglass High serves as a reminder that education is inevitably an achievement of people, not policy.This disc is expected to play back in DVD Video "play only" devices, and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives.
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