See "Brooklyn Castle," an Inspiring Documentary About Real Kids in a Real School

Reblogged from Diane Ravitch's blog:

Tonight the director/producer of "Brooklyn Castle"--Katie Dellamaggiore--will be a guest on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central. One of the stars of the film, Pobo Efekoro will join her.

The documentary is about an amazing middle-school chess team in an inner-city school in Brooklyn that wins one title after another in national championships.

If "Waiting for Superman" and "Won't Back Down" left a bad taste, see this film.

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Looks like a good film, finally one that does not bash teachers!

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