The Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF), a free market think tank based in the Treasure Valley, will be showing the movie “Flunked” at the Reel Theatre in Boise Friday at 6:30 p.m. According to officials for IFF, the screening is intended to show parents, teachers, administrators, and politicians that America must take a different approach to education. The producer of the movie, Steve Maggi, will also appear at event and is expected to answer questions at some point in the night.
The website for the movie describes the film this way:
Results of national and international tests show that our students are falling further and further behind. The average American student is no longer able to compete with foreign students, and in many cases, they’re failing to meet even basic academic standards.
Success rates are plummeting, and remediation and dropout rates are skyrocketing. Students entering the current American education system are in for a grim ride. It truly is a national scandal.
One size does not fit all…
Complaining about the problem is easy, but it produces few productive results — especially when many schools nationwide are truly “getting it right.” Flunked is the story of these schools—their founders, leaders, and students—who are breaking the mediocre mold by attaining great results in terms of college preparation, high test scores, and graduating competent workers for tomorrow’s economy. Discovering that one size truly does not fit all, they are finding different ways to make it work in their area, with their students.
The main characters of Flunked are our “heroes,” men and women from all walks of life—parents, teachers, principals, business professionals—who are making a difference to our students. These individuals have defied the odds, pressed the system, and succeeded in seemingly impossible situations. Through it all, they have proven that solutions in education are available here and now, if we will only follow their examples…
Doors open for the event at 6:30 p.m. and the screening beings promptly at 7. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Disclosure: IdahoReporter.com is a product of the Idaho Freedom Foundation.
Planning on attending and bringing my state certified teacher spouse as well. The largest two occupations shared by my friends / relatives is being teachers or engineers. One likes to solve problems. The other has a problem that needs solving. Kind of funny coincidence.
Don’t forget the “news” item that IFF will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the so-called Right to Work law passed in Idaho.
Oklahoma followed suit. I suppose there will be some glorious Powerpoint slides showing how the citizenry of Idaho and OK are so much better off than the rest of the country?
Make checks payable to IFF!
Tom,
Thanks. Will you be coming to discuss the future of education or will you simply sit back and take shots at IFF? I’d love to meet you sometime.
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