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Growing Up with Gadgets

Documentary.net staff — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:16:01 +0000

Modern technology is often blamed for a wide range of learning problems in today's children. But are modern gadgets themselves at fault, or is it simply the way they are being used that needs to be addressed? Teacher Meggen calls out, "you want to move on to the iPods?". A chorus of young voices respond: "Yeah!" Meggen runs a thoroughly modern classroom, integrating technology with tradition. According to professor Nick Lux, "it provides a rich learning experience, that's more accessible for all the students in a classroom". It may also be the only way to reach the distracted minds of modern youth.

The Weight of the Nation – Part 3: Children in Crisis (HBO Series)

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:41:02 +0000

Some experts fear this may be the first generation of American children who will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Childhood obesity is much more than a cosmetic concern. The health consequences of childhood obesity include greater risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and other serious illnesses. The combination of these health effects and the dramatic increase in childhood obesity rates over the past three decades causes some experts to fear this may be the first generation of American children who will have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

Web of Hate – Cyber-bullying

Documentary.net staff — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:31:00 +0000

In February 2012, Melbourne schoolgirl Catherine Bernard took her life, after suffering depression and falling prey to cyber-bullying. Catherine is not the first victim. According to a recent global poll, Australia rates number one in the world for bullying on social networks like Facebook, with nine in 10 families reporting a child's brush with bullies online. The surge in cyber-bullying takes harassment from the playground directly into victims' bedrooms, becoming an incessant and ongoing form of public humiliation that for victims seems impossible to escape.

Caine’s Arcade

Documentary.net staff — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:45:21 +0000

Nirvan Mullick portrays a 9 year old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad's used auto part store, he is about to have the best day of his life. The video went viral and people donated more than 100.000 USD for his college education. Help Caine's Scholarship Fund: cainesarcade.com Caine's Arcade Online: facebook.com/cainesarcade twitter.com/cainesarcade Credits: Directed by Nirvan twitter.com/nirvan

Mata Tigre – Change through Music in Venezuela: El Sistema FESNOJIV (HD 1080p)

Documentary.net staff — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:36:20 +0000

We proudly present this fascinating documentary about the outstanding project Fesnojiv. Mata Tigre illustrates how music transforms the lives of youths in Venezuela. The film tells five stories that take place in five different locations, yet have one thing in common: the expectation that music can change life for the better. Online premiere exclusively on documentary.net "Founded by Venezuelan economist and musician José Antonio Abreu El Sistema has now 30 symphony orchestras. But its greatest achievement are the 250,000 children who attend its music schools around the country, 90 percent of them from poor socio-economic backgrounds." To kill the tiger ("Mata Tigre") means that nothing can get you down. To learn a musical instrument under difficult conditions is a similar challenge. More infos on Fesnojiv Director: Stefan Bohun (Read an interview here) Distributed exclusively by http://documentary.net

Brazilian Kids Risking Death to Make Money

Documentary.net staff — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:20:06 +0000

Brazilian children at the Tajaparu river risk getting cut to pieces as they fasten their canoes onto fast-moving tourist boats in order to sell their goods. They are risking death in order to make a few pennies selling sweets and jams.

Waiting For Superman

Documentary.net staff — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:59:01 +0000

For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education statistics have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying drop-out factories and academic sinkholes, methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. However, embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools, and ultimately questioning the role of unions in maintaining the status quo, Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their students behind.

Nohelia – Fight against Drug Barons, Guerrilla and Political Lawlessness in Colombia

Documentary.net staff — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:24:21 +0000

Nohelia draws the life of a school director in a village in the colombian rainforest. School is the antithesis to political lawlessness. In every day life ruled by poverty and political despotism, Nohelia teaches her students in Afrocolombianism. Nohelia: „In order to know where we´re going we have to know where we come from. What do you want to become when you´re grown up? Children: Football player, soldier or drug baron. Subtitles available.