American Academic Education Today

Films Media Group, (film distributor.). Promedion (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Discussing the goals and failures of education, this program looks at the intersection of education and politics in such programs as Head Start and No Child Left Behind. It also considers innovative teaching, looking at the Montessori Method and Waldorf schools.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (33 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Promedion (Firm), [2007]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2016.
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 31, 2016. Originally released by Promedion (Firm), 2007. CatMonthString:october.16 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	What is Education? (1:10) -- What is the Goal of Education? (2:19) -- Pedagogical Challenges (2:29) -- Disparate Curricula and Text (4:25) -- Overcoming Inequality (2:46) -- External Pressures and Student Attitude (3:17) -- Politics in Education (2:16) -- Character Education (2:45) -- No Child Left Behind (1:42) -- Teaching for the Test (2:48) -- Innovative Teaching Methods (4:13) -- Looking Toward the Future (1:33) -- Credits: American Academic Education Today (0:43)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	13 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, July 16, 2016)