This on-going series presents films and speakers in order to advance discussion about the future of education and education reform. Themes covered in this series include charter vs. public, integration vs re-segregation, multi-cultural curriculum, home-schooling and other alternative sites of learning, access to institutions of higher learning and the future of education professionals.
Box office open for advance ticket purchases Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 12-6 & from 1 hour before until the end of all events. During these hours, knock on the window if door is locked. Only ticket holders arriving 15 minutes before showtime can be guaranteed a seat in the theater. Overflow seating available for sold out shows.
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Friday,
April 1st
at 7:30 pm*
(Encore
presentation of Waiting for Superman Saturday,
April 2nd
at 4:30pm, before response film Inconvenient Truth about Waiting for Superman)
Harlem Homegrown (meets Continuing Ed?) Films made for, by or about Harlem
Waiting for Superman Dir. David Guggenheim, 2010, 102 min.
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the foundation of Waiting for Superman. By embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools as well as critiquing the role of unions this film explores some of the approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools.
Film Website>
* Panel Discussion: Speakers TBA
Saturday,
April 2nd
Continuing Ed? Ongoing film and speaker series to advance discussion about the future of education and education reform
4:30 pm
Waiting for Superman Dir. David Guggenheim, 2010, 102 min.
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the foundation of Waiting for Superman. By embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools as well as critiquing the role of unions this film explores some of the approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools. Film Website>
7:30 pm*
The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman
Dir. The Grassroots Education Movement, 2011, 55 min.
A group of New York City public school teachers and parents from the Grassroots Education Movement wrote and produced this documentary in response to the Davis Guggenheim's film, Waiting for Superman. The Inconvenient Truth provides a critique of an increasingly free-market driven education system, the undermining of teachers unions and the overall faith in the idea that charter schools are just what the country needs. This film highlights the real-life experiences of public school parents and educators inside schools and in our society and takes a holistic look at education reform.
Film Website>
*Panel Discussion with the Grassroots Education Movement
Other Speakers TBA
(Encore presentation of Inconvenient Truth about Waiting for Superman
Sunday,
April 3rd
at 5:30pm)
Sunday,
April 3rd
at 5:30pm
Continuing Ed? Ongoing film and speaker series to advance discussion about the future of education and education reform
The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman
Dir. The Grassroots Education Movement, 2011, 55 min.
A group of New York City public school teachers and parents from the Grassroots Education Movement wrote and produced this documentary in response to the Davis Guggenheim's film, Waiting for Superman. The Inconvenient Truth provides a critique of an increasingly free-market driven education system, the undermining of teachers unions and the overall faith in the idea that charter schools are just what the country needs. This film highlights the real-life experiences of public school parents and educators inside schools and in our society and takes a holistic look at education reform.
Film Website>
343 Malcolm X Boulevard / Lenox Avenue (between 127th and 128th Streets)
Suggested Admission: $10 (unless otherwise noted). The box office is open 12 - 6pm Monday - Friday and 1 hour before all showtimes till event end.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
