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Following up on his first documentary, Two Million Minutes, Robert Compton searched "for the best high schools, in the hopes of discovering a solution to America's education crisis. Then, in one of the poorest areas of America, Compton discovered a school that teaches ordinary U.S. childre...

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Main Author: Kirkscey, Jonathan (Composer)
Corporate Author: True South Studios
Other Authors: Treharne, Dan (Producer, Film editor, Director), Compton, Robert A. (Producer), Barrett, Craig (Commentator), Keegan, Lisa Graham (Commentator), Block, Olga (Commentator), Block, Michael K. (Commentator), Gentile, James M. (Commentator), McGarvey, Carolyn (Commentator), Lee, Rob (Commentator), Griffiths, Medeni (Cinematographer)
Format: Video DVD Software
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed captioned.
Published: [Indianapolis, Ind.?] : True South Studios, [2009]
Subjects:
High school students > United States.
Education, Secondary > United States.
Education, Secondary > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Secondary > United States > Evaluation.
Educational indicators > United States.
Educational productivity > United States.
Education > United States > Evaluation.
Education and globalization > United States.
Public schools > United States.
Private schools > United States.
Educational change > United States.
Education and globalization.
Education > Evaluation.
Education, Secondary.
Education, Secondary > Aims and objectives.
Education, Secondary > Evaluation.
Educational change.
Educational indicators.
Educational productivity.
High school students.
Private schools.
Public schools.
United States.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Following up on his first documentary, Two Million Minutes, Robert Compton searched "for the best high schools, in the hopes of discovering a solution to America's education crisis. Then, in one of the poorest areas of America, Compton discovered a school that teaches ordinary U.S. children at an extraordinarily high academic level. This school demonstrates that American students are capable of competing with the best in the world academically, given the right curriculum, the right teachers, and the right inspiration and expectations for success. Despite the decline of public education, the decades ahead can be ones of prosperity and economic growth for the United States, provided the American people have the will and the leadership to embrace The 21st Century Solution."--Container.
Item Description:"Education's final exam"--Container.
Special features include: Craig Barrett extended interview; teacher's guide : a DVD-ROM PDF with questions for students; 6 minute cut of film.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; 16:9 format; access to Teacher's Guide requires DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader software.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Medeni Griffiths ; music, Jonathan Kirkscey ; executive producer, Robert A. Compton ; edited by Dan Treharne.