It's elementary [videorecording] : talking about gay issues in school / directed by Debra Chasnoff ; produced by Helen S. Cohen and Debra Chasnoff ; Women's Educational Media.
It's still elementary : the movie and the movement.
Notes:
Originally produced for video in 1996. Book ("It's elementary : talking about gay issues in school. A guide to community organizing, professional development and K-8 curriculum", c2008, The Respect for All Project) is edited by Cristy Chung and Michael Courville. DVD-ROM feature (disc 2): PDF version of the accompanying book. Features: Students, teachers, principals parents from six elementary and middle school.
Contents:
Disc 1. It's elementary : talking about gay issues in school [original version] (c1996, 78 min.) -- It's still elementary : the movie and the movement / director, Debra Chasnoff ; producers, Debra Chasnoff, Sue Chen ; editors, Kate Stilley Steiner, Kathleen Dargis, Shirley Thompson ; camera, S. Leo Chiang, Johnny Symons, Fawn Yacker ; music, Miriam Cutler (c2007, 47 min.) Disc 2. It's elementary : talking about gay issues in school [educator training version] (c1997, 37 min.) -- "About the Respect for All People Project" (7 min.) -- deleted scene from It's elementary (5 min.)
Summary:
"Takes cameras into classrooms across the U.S. to look at one of today's most controversial issues: whether and how gay issues should be discussed in schools ... Makes the case that all children are affected by anti-gay prejudice and that adults have a responsibility to address it. Showcasing teachers leading non-judgmental discussions with students about gay and lesbian people, the film demonstrates that students are eager to have honest conversations and learn about differences and respect"--Container.
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