Films for the Humanities and Sciences

Expect the Best—on DVD

To have a shot at college, students must first believe they can get into college. This program shows the positive things that can happen when the dream of a college education is nurtured in classrooms and communities where expectations previously had been low. By spotlighting innovative approaches for motivating and teaching children—from the Upward Bound initiative in Cleveland that can only serve a few students, to GEAR UP’s creation of a college-going culture in a Latino community in Texas, to the efforts of Project GRAD in Atlanta to get all 8th-graders ready to succeed in high school and then in college—the video documents both the rewards of expecting the best and the challenges communities face to ensure that their schools serve all students. (57 minutes) On-demand English subtitles. Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive.

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Item#: BVL33337
Copyright date: ©2004
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN 978-0-7365-9354-0

Part of the Series : The College Track: America's Sorting Machine


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