Time for School. Hope and Despair in the Fight for an Education Part 3

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Summary: The 2009 installment in Wide Angle's Time for School series reenters the lives of seven students in seven different countries, offering a glimpse of the worldwide battle to get what most American children take for granted: a basic education. These riveting case studies in India, Afghanistan, Kenya, Benin, Brazil, Japan, and Romania feature young teenagers embracing academic challenges that will, with luck and hard work, prepare them for high school. Other hurdles, from school closings to slum crackdowns to violent fundamentalism, continue to disrupt hopes and dreams-forcing one child to repeat a grade, another to study on an empty stomach, and another to quit her education altogether. But a conversation with Benin-born musician and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo provides a ray of optimism.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (113 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2010], c2009.

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General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on July 07, 2010. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Worldwide Education (3:38) -- Importance of Educating Girls (3:58) -- Girls in School in Benin (2:07) -- Family Tragedy (2:02) -- Hardships of Getting an Education (5:12) -- Education: Books and Basics (2:00) -- Family Dedication to One Child's Education (6:28) -- Child's Determination (2:51) -- Test Day (2:42) -- Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa (4:23) -- Death in the Family (3:37) -- Family in Peril (4:53) -- Education: Hope for Millions of Children (3:44) -- Value of Education (5:01)
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Target Audience Note:	11 & up.
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