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Film/Video
HIGH SCHOOL II
DIRECTED BY FREDERICK WISEMAN

THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 20, 2003,
10:15 AM

FREE
AUDITORIUM
 


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Made 16 years after High School, this epic documentary brings Wiseman to Central Park East Secondary School, an alternative high school in New York's Spanish Harlem that sends 85 to 95% of its graduates on to four-year colleges. The film illustrates the school's emphasis on "Habits of Mind"--weighing evidence, awareness of multiple points of view, seeing connections and relationships, speculating on possibilities, and assessing values. This approach, which parallels Wiseman's documentary methods, urges students to talk, listen, and think for themselves. 1994, U.S., color, 16mm, 220 minutes. There will be a 30-minute intermission at 12 noon.

Free study guides are available for school groups viewing High School II. For details, call Susan Rotilie at 612.375.7614. For information about scheduling a group, call 612.375.7609 or send an e-mail to education.resources@walkerart.org.




FREDERICK WISEMAN: A SENSE OF PLACE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE REGIS FOUNDATION.