Rocky Killion, the superintendent of West Lafayette, Indiana, public schools and his film crew created a fabulous documentary about the greatness of teachers, of our kids and our public schools.
They traveled across the nation to interview leading policy experts, and spent lots of time in classrooms interviewing teachers and principals.
They produced “Rise Above the Mark,” which is inspiring. It is about an hour long.
You can contact the team and get a showing by going to the website www.riseabovethemark.com
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I’m looking forward to edu-bloggers reporting on the trial testing for the Common Core. Hopefully, we’ll hear about some student experiences. I haven’t heard a word about the students who will actually be taking these tests from the Common Core salespeople, nor have I heard any specifics on the testing itself.