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A serious social drama film of the type that flourished in the 1960's, Up the Down Staircase seems somewhat dated and preachy when viewed by modern audiences. The subject matter is laudable, of course: an ambitious, spirited and concerned young teacher determined to make a difference in a troubled inner city school.
Synopsis. Sylvia Barrett is a rookie teacher at New York's inner-city Calvin Coolidge High: her lit classes are overcrowded, a window is broken, there's no chalk, books arrive late. The administration is concerned mainly with forms and rules (there's an up and and a down staircase); bells ring at the wrong time. Nevertheless, she tries.
A young, energetic and idealist teacher starts her first semester in a large metropolitan high school, rudely awakened to the differences between ideals and ...
Up the Down Staircase. A young, energetic and idealist teacher starts her first semester in a large metropolitan high school, rudely awakened to the differences between ideals and reality by the students and the school's methods. Her spirit almost broken, she receives assistance from an unexpected source that helps her win a victory.
30 de abr. de 2019 · About Up the Down Staircase. Sylvia Barrett arrives at New York City’s Calvin Coolidge High fresh from earning literature degrees at Hunter College and eager to shape young minds. Instead she encounters broken windows, a lack of supplies, a stifling bureaucracy, and students with no interest in Chaucer.
Up the Down Staircase. Bel Kaufman. Prentice-Hall, 1964 - Education, Secondary - 340 pages. 21 Reviews. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. Chronicles the goings-on in a large metropolitan high school, detailing the experiences of an idealistic first-year teacher who is plagued by ...
Up the Down Staircase stands as the seminal novel of a beleaguered public school system that is redeemed by teachers who love to teach and students who long to be recognised. It is poignant, devastating, laugh-out-loud funny, and — in our current moment of debate around the future of education — more relevant than ever.
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