The current educational system in the United States was developed a century ago during the rise of the industrial age and was once the envy of the world. However, the world economy has since transformed profoundly, but the US education system has not. Schools are attempting to teach and test skills, when mastered, that still leave graduates woefully unprepared for the 21st Century. After presenting this problem, the documentary focuses on the story of a school in San Diego that is completely rethinking what the experience of going to school looks like. As we follow students, parents and teachers through a truly unorthodox school experience, the audience is forced to consider what sort of educational environment is most likely to succeed in the 21st century?
Directed by Greg Whiteley
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Sean Finn
3.0★ · 01/28/26
Watched this in class. It's pretty boring for a documentary and it just felt like they didn't have enough to talk about for a full film length so they just kept having different people say the exact same things almost word for word and just keep hammering home THE SAME EXACT lessons. And this school honestly seems incredibly fun but totally disorganized
Watched this in class. It's pretty boring for a documentary and it just felt like they didn't have enough to talk about for a full film length so they just kept having different people say the exact same things almost word for word and just keep hammering home THE SAME EXACT lessons. And this school honestly seems incredibly fun but totally disorganized
Tim LangfordPRO
5.3★ · 11/06/18
A feature-length commercial (but it had me taking notes).
A feature-length commercial (but it had me taking notes).