....But Before Diving In HERE...FIRST: Let us FOCUS on the Title's Content and Context.....
HOBART ELEMENTARY is about a mile from Saint Michael´s Elemntary... The Catholic Grade School I attended! Now... Many years later...Having been an ENGLISH teacher myself for 50 years, there is nothing I find more inspirational than watching the burning intensity of passion for teaching displayed by people like Rafe Esquith and the pure joy of learning exhibited by his students in the classroom.
Truly gifted teachers comprehend the symbiotic nature of the teacher/student relationship! Working mostly with inner-city kids who speak a foreign language at home, Esquith demonstrates what can be accomplished when the bar is set high by someone who dares to be inspirational to children others complacently might have expected nothing more than being able to read at grade level!
Even If you have never been a teacher, certainly you've been a student...and this documentary will lift the hearts of both teachers and students alike!
ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!
HOBART ELEMENTARY is about a mile from Saint Michael´s Elemntary... The Catholic Grade School I attended! Now... Many years later...Having been an ENGLISH teacher myself for 50 years, there is nothing I find more inspirational than watching the burning intensity of passion for teaching displayed by people like Rafe Esquith and the pure joy of learning exhibited by his students in the classroom.
Truly gifted teachers comprehend the symbiotic nature of the teacher/student relationship! Working mostly with inner-city kids who speak a foreign language at home, Esquith demonstrates what can be accomplished when the bar is set high by someone who dares to be inspirational to children others complacently might have expected nothing more than being able to read at grade level!
Even If you have never been a teacher, certainly you've been a student...and this documentary will lift the hearts of both teachers and students alike!
ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!