A documentary about the education system in America will be screen and discussed Wednesday evening in Bucks County.
The film, “Beyond Measure,” is a follow up to the award-winning film “Race to Nowhere.” The screening will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Zlock Performing Arts Center at Bucks County Community College’s Newtown campus.
From Bucks County Commuinity College:
In Race to Nowhere, director Vicki Abeles unveiled the dark side of America’s achievement culture. In her follow-up documentary, Beyond Measure, Abeles travels to public schools across the country as they embark on a journey to transcend the limits of our outmoded, test-driven education system and create a more equitable, empowering, student-centered education culture from the ground up.
By putting research and innovative models into practice, groundbreaking school communities are transforming how and what they teach. In chorus with experts including Sir Ken Robinson, Linda Darling-Hammond, Yong Zhao, Alison Gopnik, Jo Boaler and Daniel Pink, the change makers in Beyond Measure prove that both a new vision and a higher purpose are within reach for American education.
The event is sponsored by the college’s Department of Social and Behavioral Science, Future Teachers Organization, and Amy McIntyre, founder of the “Council Rock Parents” Facebook page.
Admission is free, but space is limited. Register online at http://tinyurl.com/BCCCBeyondMeasure. For more information, contact Professor Kate D’Auria, faculty advisor to the Future Teachers Organization, at 215-504-8545 or Kate.DAuria@bucks.edu.
