Dealing with New Realism: Peers, Pressures, Gangs & Violence

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Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
Subjects: Language and Literature, Music, Contemporary
Produced By: Governors State University
Year: 1998
Country: United States
Language: English
Running Time: 57m 56s

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Discusses Language Arts as a tool for helping students cope with and overcome social pressures. The Studio Class engages in a philosophical discussion on the goals of education. The theme of the class centers on the need for educators to "...break down barriers, overcome obstacles, and open doors and minds and possibilities". The ways in which the study of literature can aid in this mandate are debated. Studio Guest: Dr. William Ayers, Professor of Education (University of Illinois - Chicago).

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