Class act
Description
From the executive producers of Super Size Me and Director Sara Sackner, this program examines the deplorable atrophy of arts education in America's classrooms by contrasting the crisis with the story of one very dedicated, inspiring high school drama teacher: Jay W. Jensen, who over a 50-year career touched the lives of many with the transformational power of the arts. Renowned pupils-actor Andy Garcia, film director Brett Ratner, songwriter Desmond Child, and sportscaster Roy Firestone, to name only four-speak out alongside Alfie Kohn, author of The Schools Our Children Deserve; Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; Robert Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts; Richard Deasy, director of the Arts Education Partnership; educators, administrators, and school board members; and students. A lucid argument for the vital importance of arts education in the American public school system.
Runtime
88 min
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=38704
Similar Films
Sharing your great practice. 3D maps, coordinates and bingo. 3
Healthy living. Aerobic dance, PSHEE, food production
Wriggling
Kellington. Engaging under-achievers
Too much talk
The Bottom line in education. 1980 to the present
Lesson starters. Story-writing
Site-Specific Architecture. Homes By Design
Infant-Toddler Learning Environment
Primary ICT kit
Random reading
Resource review. Primary MFL 2. 8
Primary English
Timeline
Slumber