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North Atlanta Parents for Public Schools to Feature Documentary Film at Next Meeting
Next NAPPS Monthly Meeting Features Documentary Film "Beyond Measure," a follow-up to critically acclaimed film, "Race to Nowhere."
NAPPS (North Atlanta Parents for Public Schools) invites parents, students, educators and legislators to its next monthly meeting featuring a special presentation of the documentary film, Beyond Measure - What Counts Can’t Be Counted.
The film will be shown Wednesday, October 21st, 7:00 pm at the North Atlanta High School Theater, 4111 Northside Pkwy. NE, Atlanta, GA 30327.
The movie will be followed by an engaging panel discussion moderated by Amy Shea, former NAHS PTA President and parent of APS graduates and current NAHS students.
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This event is free and open to the public. Reserve your ticket at http://tinyurl.com/par94o6.
About the film:
Every day we hear stories about America’s troubled education system. And we’re told that in order to fix what’s broken, we need to narrow our curricula, standardize our classrooms, and find new ways to measure students and teachers. But what if these “fixes” are making our schools worse.
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In Beyond Measure, a follow up to the critically acclaimed film Race to Nowhere, we set out to challenge the assumptions of our current education story. The film asks important questions to help us reconsider the greater purpose of education and showcases schools that are breaking away from an outmoded, test-driven education and shaping a new vision for our classrooms. “Beyond Measure” offers a positive picture of what’s possible in American education when communities decide they are ready for change.
View the trailer at www.beyondmeasurefilm.com.
