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American Promise: Filmmaker Interview
Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster discuss the making of American Promise.
American Promise: Filmmaker Interview
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 1
Idris and Seun talk about how they see themselves at school and outside of school
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 1
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 2
Faculty discuss why Seun faced difficulty at Dalton Academy and Seun starts a new school.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 2
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 1
Idris and Seun's parents discuss why they chose to send their sons to Dalton Academy.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 1
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 2
Idris talks about going to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs of his peers at Dalton
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 2
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Rethinking Achievement
Seun and Idris attempt to embody different understandings of success.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Rethinking Achievement
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 1
A tour and orientation at Dalton Academy.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 1
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 2
A collection of clips showing Idris's and Seun's experiences at Dalton Academy.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 2
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 3
The teaching styles of Dalton Academy and Banneker Academy.
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 3
Two African-American boys attend a prestigious private school in New York City.
American Promise - Trailer
Captain Kevin Paulson oversees the nation's first high school inside a Jail.
A High School Behind Bars
Vince Womack has built a high school jazz powerhouse in one of L.A.'s toughest districts.
The Jazz Ticket
Delvyn Crawford teaches men how to be responsible fathers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Teaching Fatherhood
American Promise: Behind Every Promise
A behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning documentary American Promise.
American Promise: Behind Every Promise
American Promise: Idris Code Switches
Idris thinks about how he fits in with his basketball team and how he fits in at Dalton.
American Promise: Idris Code Switches
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