Amy Goodman
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"American Teacher": Film Rebuts Vilification of Underpaid, Dedicated Public School Teachers
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September 30, 2011
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18:20Now Playingwww.DemocracyNow.org - Opening today, the new documentary "American Teacher" follows the lives of four teachers who struggle to remain in a profession they love, despite the heavy toll exacted on their lives by the grueling hours and low-salaries. The documentary is a rebuttal of sorts to pundits who portray public school educators as cushioned recipients of tax-payer supported benefits, extended summer vacations and low accountability. Democracy Now! speaks with the film's Academy Award-winning director, Vanessa Roth, and with Brooklyn first-grade public school teacher, Jamie Fidler, who is featured in the film.
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