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The World in Claire's Classroom
by Lisa Merton
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The World in Claire's Classroom documents a veteran public school teacher's extraordinary vision of teaching children how to appreciate diversity, how to respect themselves and others, and how to work together. Beginning with what the children know, Claire Olgesby moves gently with the students to discover the riches of a different culture. This exceptional documentary captures a genuine, unselfconscious learning experience. Appropriate for:
89 minutes • VHS
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REVIEWS Charles Greenberg, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale UniversityMC Journal: the Journal of Academic Media Librarianship full review "A most impressive, and moving, demonstration of how a white teacher in a white community can give her children a truly multicultural education." "For teacher educators, this video is worth a hundred texts, and that's much more than a thousand words." ". . . Claire is the teacher we all should have had, the one we wish upon our children -- even-keeled, nurturing, humorous, determined, creative, and spectacularly committed after 45 years in the primary school trenches. What we witness is a classroom full of innovation, liveliness, and love. . . Recommended for public libraires and academic collections serving teaching programs." "Teachers in other classrooms with 35 students speaking seven languages might watch Oglesby's 22 white students and reject this work. But they should look carefully and study Oglesby's concern for each individual child, her ability to build their self-esteem, and her success at helping them realize that the world offers a wealth of exciting experiences if they respect diferences. Recommended for all education collections."
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