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What can a classroom of first and
second graders in the whitest state in the union teach us about
respecting diversity and building community? THE WORLD IN
CLAIRE'S CLASSROOM documents a veteran public school teacher
and her class over the course of a year, with a focus on the
children's sustained, in-depth study of another culture. Within
this deep and textured exploration she continually focuses the
children's attention back on themselves in relationship to each
other, their local community, and the world. The film gives
the viewer an intimate portrait of this teacher, her creative,
community-oriented classroom and academically rich curriculum,
which integrates math, literacy, the arts, cultural competency
and conflict resolution. This exceptional documentary captures
a genuine, unselfconscious learning experience. It is joyful,
provoking and moving. |
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Viewer Comments:
"A most impressive, and moving, demonstration of how a
white teacher in a white community can give her children a
truly multicultural education." -Courtney B. Cazden, Harvard
Graduate School of Education
"Unlike many films about teaching which I have seen, this
film is beautifully crafted. The sound is clear and joyful;
the themes thread through, return, disappear, reappear; the
images are sharp and memorable. My experience as a teacher
of teachers has shown me that the film is a provocation and
an inspiration to experienced teachers and to teachers in
training. I won't leave home without it." -Heidi Watts,
Faculty Emerita, Education Department, Antioch New England
Graduate School "
". . . Claire is the teacher we all should have had, the
one we wish upon our children - - - even-keeled, nurturing,
humorous, determined, creative, and spectacularly committed
after 45 years in the primary school trenches. What we witness
is a classroom full of innovation, liveliness, and love. .
. Recommended for public libraries and academic collections
serving teaching programs." -
Video Librarian
"For teacher educators, this video is worth a hundred
texts, and that's much more than a thousand words." -Charlie
Rathbone, College of Education and Social Services, University
of Vermont
"The demonstrated teaching style serves as both an inspiration
and model for other educators and aspiring teachers."
-Booklist
"The dignity and respect granted to each student during
class discussions leads to the comment that 'justice and fairness
are not an abstraction' in the Westminster West SchoolÉ Highly
Recommended."- Charles
Greenberg, MC Journal: the Journal of Academic Media Librarianship
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