Paper tigers / a KPJR Films production ; producers, Karen Pritzker, James Redford ; directed by James Redford.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Redford, James, 1962- director, producer.

Pritzker, Karen, producer.

Film Platform, film distributor.

KPJR Films, production company.

Ro*Co Films Educational (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alternative education--Washington (State)--Walla Walla.

Alternative education.

Stress (Psychology)--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Stress (Psychology).

Youth with social disabilities--Education--Washington (State).

Youth with social disabilities.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Branford, Connecticut] : KPJR Films, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

"Stressed brains can't learn." That was the nugget of neuroscience that Jim Sporleder, principal of a high school riddled with violence, drugs and truancy, took away from an educational conference in 2010. Three years later, the number of fights at Lincoln Alternative High School had gone down by 75% and the graduation rate had increased five-fold. Paper Tigers is the story of how one school made such dramatic progress. Following six students over the course of a school year, we see Lincoln's staff try a new approach to discipline: one based on understanding and treatment rather than judgment and suspension. Using a combination of verite and revealing diary cam footage, Paper Tigers is a testament to what the latest developmental science is showing: that just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person's life.

Credits:

Director of photography, Tylor Norwood ; line producer, Shannon Stirone-Norwood sound design, Bob Edwards ; music by Todd Boekelheide ; editor, Jen Bradwell.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 22, 2020).

OCLC:

1195889862