This film weaves interviews of policy experts and the facts from the
lives and careers of several teachers. Students, families and
colleagues are also interviewed to tell more of the story about the
teachers. Rhena is a Harvard graduate barely able to make ends meet on
her salary. Jamie is struggling with the six week limitation on
maternity leave, she is exhausted getting up at night with her newborn
plus pumping milk every two hours during her work day. Erik loves being
a teacher, he's added coaching to make more money and works as many
hours as he can at Best Buy until he is laid off. Jonathan also loves
teaching but he goes into the family real estate business since he
cannot support his family on the salary.
The stories of these teachers are repeated across the country. One
comment from a teacher and parent was that his son is making more on his
first job money selling cell phones than teachers. Are we placing more
value on cell phones than the education of our children? It seems
education is the last when it needs to be the first. 3 1/2* (I liked
this movie)
81 min, Doc directed by Vanessa Roth and Brian McGinn with Eric Benner, Neil Cavuto, Matt Damon, Linda Darling-Hammond, Jonathan Deraman, Jamie Fidler, Rhena Jasey, Gregory Peters, Rachel Russell, Loran Simon.
Note: Blockbuster 3*, imdb 5.6 out of 10, 67% critic 68% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
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