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FILM SCREENING: Beyond Measure: What Counts Can’t Be Counted
Wilton Public Schools, Wilton Youth Council and Wilton Youth Services invite Wilton residents to a special three-part series to explore the purpose of education, the importance of childhood and our community’s opportunity to chart the best course for our children.
The series began in November with a screening of Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture. It continues on Monday, Feb. 4 with a screening of the follow-up movie, Beyond Measure. We conclude with a Community Conversation on Monday, Feb. 25.
Every day we hear stories about America’s troubled education system, and that in order to fix what’s broken, we need to narrow curricula, standardize classrooms, and find new ways to measure students and teachers. But what if these “fixes” are making our schools worse? Beyond Measure offers a positive picture of what’s possible in American education when communities decide they are ready for change.
Join us for 80-minute film followed by a brief panel discussion. This is a free event, open to adults and students from middle school up.
The documentary film Beyond Measure visits public schools across the country that put research and innovative models into practice. These groundbreaking communities are transforming what and how they teach, and creating more equitable, empowering and student-centered cultures from the ground up.
From the makers of Race to Nowhere, Beyond Measure and the companion book of the same name offer a positive picture of what’s possible in American education when communities decide they are ready for change.
There are two opportunities to participate–a morning screening and an evening screening! Both screenings will be held at Middlebrook School Auditorium. Register here:
Sponsored by Wilton Public Schools, Wilton Youth Council, and Wilton Youth Services.
