American Promise
Season 26 Episode 15 | 1h 51m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Two African-American boys at a prestigious private school
In American Promise, African-American parents Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson film their son and his friend, who attend one of the country’s most prestigious private schools.
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American Promise
Season 26 Episode 15 | 1h 51m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
In American Promise, African-American parents Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson film their son and his friend, who attend one of the country’s most prestigious private schools.
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American Promise: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 26m 38s | Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster discuss the making of American Promise. (26m 38s)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 1
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 5m 19s | Idris and Seun talk about how they see themselves at school and outside of school (5m 19s)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Assimilation 2
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 3m 26s | Faculty discuss why Seun faced difficulty at Dalton Academy and Seun starts a new school. (3m 26s)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 1
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 3m 5s | Idris and Seun's parents discuss why they chose to send their sons to Dalton Academy. (3m 5s)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 2
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 3m 20s | Idris talks about going to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs of his peers at Dalton (3m 20s)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Rethinking Achievement
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 8m 21s | Seun and Idris attempt to embody different understandings of success. (8m 21s)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 1
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 2m | A tour and orientation at Dalton Academy. (2m)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 2
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 3m 47s | A collection of clips showing Idris's and Seun's experiences at Dalton Academy. (3m 47s)
American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: The Education System 3
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 3m 16s | The teaching styles of Dalton Academy and Banneker Academy. (3m 16s)
Preview: S26 Ep15 | 2m 37s | Two African-American boys attend a prestigious private school in New York City. (2m 37s)
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American Promise: Behind Every Promise
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 26m 57s | A behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning documentary American Promise. (26m 57s)
American Promise: Idris Code Switches
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 1m 50s | Idris thinks about how he fits in with his basketball team and how he fits in at Dalton. (1m 50s)
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