The First Grader

I recently watched a great movie called. The First Grader. This is based on a true story of an 84 year old man in Kenya that goes to school when the country starts to offer an education to everyone. The only thing they need to do is have their uniform and school shoes. This story is very moving and made me appreciate what I have as a teacher even more. I may be jealous that these kids are thrilled to go to school, but I know that I have to think about the differences. My students have always had the opportunity to go to school so it isn't a novel idea for them.

http://greggchadwick.blogspot.com/2011/05/first-grader-compelling-new-film-set-in.html

This movie is a good movie to watch. There are some graphic parts but overall it was not horrible and there wasn't too much in terms of gore. It's on Netflix, so I would definitely check it out!