American Teacher (2011)

Directed by

Vanessa Roth

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the low pay and difficult conditions faced by teachers in the United States. It follows several educators as they balance their passion for teaching with financial struggles and personal sacrifices.

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What happens

American Teacher is a 2011 documentary film co-directed by Vanessa Roth and Brian McGinn and produced by The Teacher Salary Project. It follows the format of the book Teachers Have It Easy: The Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries of America’s Teachers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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