Product Details

• Actors: Georgene Acosta, Geneviève DeBose, Joy Kraft-Watts, Nate Monley, Maurice Rabb
• Directors: Davis Guggenheim
• Producers: Davis Guggenheim, Jill Murphy, Joanna Friedman, Julia Schachter, Kheshgi
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New Video Group
• DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001HAIEA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,848 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The First Year" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FIRST YEAR - DVD Movie

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required viewing for all, July 4, 2004

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This review is from: The First Year (DVD)

The First Year is a wonderful documentary that shows the daily struggles of public school teachers in the face of apathetic administrations, parents, and students. As a teacher in the state of California this film strengthened my own resolve to be the best educator I can. At the same time the film also illustrates the break down of the public school system. The notes with this disc states that The First Year was "created to recruit and retain the next generation of teachers."In some ways I think this film will scare teachers off because of the way some of the teachers are treated by the school's administration.In any case I think this should be required viewing by any school board members, teachers, and civil servants in national and state goverments.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very inspiring, October 16, 2006

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D. Harris "Dee" (texas) - See all my reviews
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I don't own this product (yet), but it was shown in one of my teacher certification classes. I was really inspired by how much the teachers were willing to sacrifice to make sure their students had at least the opportunity to succeed. However, I was saddened that they HAD to give so much because often the district/administration wasn't doing its part. The documentary showed teaching in a very realistic light rather than the "oh, well they get weekends and summers off" light that many people think of it as. This video was shown in a class of 23 potential teachers and I really think it strengthened our resolve to become teachers.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First Year DVD, November 23, 2009

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Jolene C. Bolinger "teacher" (Crown Point, In) - See all my reviews
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I used this for my introduction to teaching class. Excellent view into the first year of a teacher.