FOR DVD OF THIS PROGRAM PLEASE CALL: 1-800-343-5540 Length: 30 min. Performance rights and Discussion Guide included. (Gr. 6-12, College) When you are a teen, school is the center of your life and has a direct impact on your future. Yet, the majority of teens feel helpless to effect the change that is needed to get a better education, particularly in underprivileged urban and rural areas. This episode profiles youth led organizations engaged in grassroots activism around issues of school reform including, Youth Organizing Communities, an East Los Angeles group working from within the largest public high school in the country, Providence-based Youth In Action, and Publicolor a group that paints neglected New York area schools. The program shows the process, obstacles, training of youth leaders, and identification of issues involved in successful school reform. Young Adult Library Services Association "Selected Videos" list Winner of the CINE Golden Eagle Award "The informed and well spoken teen leaders offer intelligent suggestions and discuss strategies for success. Presenting reminders about utilizing creative solutions and offering realistic demands, this well-produced video will be popular with its intended audience." - Booklist. *DVDs are also available on over 50 other topics of critical interest to teens. For full descriptions, transcripts, video clips, discussion guides, lesson plans and more on this and other topics, please visit our website, inthemix.org. For one day shipping orders or volume discounts please call 800-343-5540.
