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 For
parents, educators, and lawmakers, the promise of preschool
is that children will enter school ready to learn, but, in reality,
the results are mixed. In America, most parents have to pay
for preschool, and quality varies. In France, as in most European
countries, high quality preschool is a universal right guaranteed
to all children. In this one-hour broadcast, the experiences
of four families reveal the range of preschool education available,
from an expensive private school, to uneven federal and state
programs, to an innovative big-city approach. The challenge
ahead is to determine if and how a consistent level of preschool
can be offered to all American children, particularly when public
schools are themselves in need.
Original
airdate: October, 2002 (Running time: 60 minutes) |
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Our
schools have a lot of computers--more than 4,000,000 of them--but
unfortunately most schools use computers in limited capacities.
"Promises, Promises" presents explanations for this shortsightedness:
narrow, rigid thinking; misguided policies; obsolete buildings;
and inflexible schedules.
Original
airdate: October, 1994 (Running time:
56 minutes) |
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Is
it is possible to create world-class schools that turn a profit?
FRONTLINE and The Merrow Report join forces with The New
York Times to investigate the intertwined fortunes of Edison
Schools and its charismatic, controversial leader, Chris Whittle.
Through interviews with educators, administrators, and observers
on both sides of the debate -- including Whittle himself, this
program explores whether the larger-than-life Whittle is Edison's
biggest asset or its greatest liability. (Running
time: 56 minutes) |
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When
school budgets are cut, the arts seem to be the first to go.
At an alarming rate, art programs are vanishing from our nation's
public schools.
(Running time: 56 minutes) |
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School
Crusade:
A Tale of Urban School Reform
In
1994, Philadelphia was one of the worst school districts in
the United States. Looking for a radical change, the city hired
an untested superintendent, a lawyer with a background in theology,
David Hornbeck. Hornbeck's "Children Achieving" program was
designed to trim the bureaucracy, add kindergarten, introduce
technology, create a new testing system, and hold teachers accountable
for student learning. But Hornbeck's dream and the reality turned
out to be two different things. |
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This
program outlines the principal ideas behind Hornbeck's "Children
Achieving" program and the obstacles to its implementation.
It shows how Hornbeck's honeymoon with the city turns sour as
heavy opposition develops, politicians block crucial funding,
and an angry teachers union threatens to strike.
Original airdate: September, 1997 (Running time:
56 minutes) |
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In
this segment, Hornbeck's program attracts the support of IBM,
which introduces a comprehensive technology program in three
schools, including Clara Barton Elementary. But not all goes
smoothly. Hornbeck invokes a little-noticed provision in the
teacher union contract which allows him to declare some schools
"educationally bankrupt." He singles out Olney High School and
orders the transfer of 75% of its teachers, which outrages students
and some teachers.
Original airdate: September, 1997 (Running
time: 56 minutes) |
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Besides the advantages of enhanced picture and sound quality,
DVD's flexibility and interactivity make the School Sleuth
DVD an excellent teaching and training tool. Includes
extended interviews with education experts, 14 thought-provoking
National Public Radio interviews with notable educators, a
Facilitator Guide with rating scales that parallel the program's
topics,and a special message for Parents. |
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 Private
Detective Merrow explores five aspects of schooling: safety,
the academics, the physical environment, the adults in the building,
and a school's sense of purpose. School Sleuth offers at least
25 practical measures of excellence in education and shows there
are many ways to evaluate schools beyond standardized test scores
and college acceptance rates.
Original airdate: November, 2000 (Running
time: 56 minutes)
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The six heroes in the program-- a social worker
in Dallas, a librarian in Los Angeles, a conductor in Washington,
DC, a youth worker in Milwaukee, a grandmother in Orlando, and
a principal in Indianapolis-- represent some of the most caring
adults in America.
Original airdate: August, 1996 (Running time:
56 minutes) |
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This
documentary explores the question of how- and where- children
are learning their moral values. At the same time, we ask what
message our schools are sending if they try to avoid the issue
entirely. Are our schools, as one observer said, becoming "...morally
dangerous places" for children? Can school be the MEETING
GROUND instead of the BATTLEGROUND on which to work out our
differences?
Original
airdate: 1994 (Running time: 56 minutes) |
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The average person has to go job-hunting eight times during
his or her life, The average person will change careers at least
three times. In other words, don't waste your energy wondering,
"What can I do to avoid having to start over?" Ask yourself
instead, "What can I do to keep on learning and growing, in
both in my work and in my life?" Despite the myth that people
only contemplate career change in mid-life, 90 percent of those
who change careers are not in mid-life. People can and do change
careers at all ages.
(Running time: 56 minutes) |
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