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Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Time for School puts a human face on a global crisis, by following five children in five countries, from their first days of school through the next twelve years as they try to get a basic education. Told primarily from the point of view of the children and their families.
"The following program contains mature content which may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion advised."
Publisher
[Collective Eye]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
"Miss Loiseu's class is unlike any other. Her adult students are recent immigrants: some of hem refugees, most learning to read and write for the first time, all eager to study, find work, and raise their families in peace. Their stories of pain and hope converge in one big-hearted lesson"--Container.
6) Super 30
Publisher
Reliance Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Hindi
Description
Based on the life of Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar who runs the famed Super 30 program for IIT aspirants in Patna.
8) Hindī medium
Publisher
Super Cassettes Industries Limited
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Hindi
Description
A couple from Chandni Chowk aspire to give their daughter the best education and thus be a part of and accepted by the elite of Delhi.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Examines how mobile devices and digital media practices can empower young people to direct their own learning. Documents five success stories, and demonstrates how digital media, games, smart phones, and the Internet are fundamentally transforming the way young people communicate, collaborate, participate, and learn in the 21st century.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
There are 600 squatter settlements in Serbia, the inhabitants of which are mostly of Roma origin. Of these, 105 are in Belgrade with seventeen more in New Belgrade. Here, Ivana Todorovic documents the life of the Stankovic family who migrated from Southern Serbia in search of better opportunities.
Author
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Aqui tiene una metodología seria y directa para armar un presupuesto fuerte que usted puede seguir y soportar. En lugar de prometer la dosis normal de remedios rápidos, el autor ofrece un método atrevido y sensato para los asuntos de dinero, proveyendo no sólo la manera sino también la esperanza arraigada que eleva el espíritu para salir de las deudas y alcanzar la salud financiera total. Ramsey desenmascara los muchos mitos del dinero (y así...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A love story about John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.
Author
Publisher
Alianza Editorial
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
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Description
As a young girl, Malala had made a wish for a magic pencil so she could make everyone happy; all she had to do was erase what needed to be fixed and redraw it. As Malala grew older she realized she needed more than a magic pencil to fix the world so that it was a better place.
15) The first grader
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The First Grader is a heart-warming and inspiring true story of one man's fight for what he believes is his right in order to overcome the burdens of his past. Maruge is an 84 year-old from Kenya who is in school learning for the first time with six year-olds. It is the triumphant testimony to the transforming force of education.
Author
Series
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."
Publisher
Janson Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Educators and parents watching this will better understand dyslexia, as it explains why it is important for students struggling with reading, writing, and spelling to be screened for it as early as possible. It also shows how proper tutoring and classroom accommodations can give these students a chance at success.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Russian
Description
The documentary follows Yuri Vella, writer and social activist of the Forest Nenets living in West-Siberia. To give his grandchildren proper education in their natural environment and teach them reindeer herding skills, he establishes an elementary school in his winter camp.
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