American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 1
Clip: Season 26 Episode 15 | 3m 5s
Idris and Seun's parents discuss why they chose to send their sons to Dalton Academy.
In this clip from American Promise, Idris and Seun's parents discuss why they chose to send their sons to Dalton Academy.
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American Promise: Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Identities 1
Clip: Season 26 Episode 15 | 3m 5s
In this clip from American Promise, Idris and Seun's parents discuss why they chose to send their sons to Dalton Academy.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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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 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)
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 10m 11s | Captain Kevin Paulson oversees the nation's first high school inside a Jail. (10m 11s)
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 6m 35s | Vince Womack has built a high school jazz powerhouse in one of L.A.'s toughest districts. (6m 35s)
Clip: S26 Ep15 | 7m 13s | Delvyn Crawford teaches men how to be responsible fathers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (7m 13s)
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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