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Title:

American teacher [DVD] / produced and directed by Vanessa Roth ; produced by Ninive Calegari and Dave Eggers.

Format:

[DVD] /

Publisher:

First Run Features,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Teachers.
Teachers--Job satisfaction.
Teachers--Salaries, etc.
Documentary--DVD.
DVD.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Roth, Vanessa.
Calegari, Nínive Clements.
Eggers, Dave.
Damon, Matt.

Notes:

Narrator: Matt Damon. Special features: bonus scenes; more interviews.

Summary:

See the stories of four teachers in different areas of the country, revealing the frustrating realities of today's teachers, the difficulty of attracting talented new educators, and why so many of our best teachers leave the profession altogether. Can we re-value teaching and turn it into a prestigious, financially attractive, and desirable profession? With almost half of American teachers leaving the field in the next ten years, now is the time to find out.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)768892096

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)