Beyond the Blackboard
A first-time teacher makes a difference in the lives of homeless children
Film20111h 40mReleased
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- Director
- Jeff Bleckner
- Language
- English
- Released
- 2011-04-24
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
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Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.
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