Paper Clips
Arts Alliance Amer - Arts Alliance Amer
Release date: 2006-03-07
DVD
Director:Elliot Berlin
Actors: Peter Schroeder, Linda Hooper, Tom Bosley, David Smith (XLI), Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand
Biography, Color, Compassionate, Crimes Against Humanity, Culture & Society, Documentary, Elegiac, English, Excellent For Children, Gentle, Heartwarming, Military & War, Movie, Poignant, Race & Ethnicity, Reflective, Social Issues, USA, Watch With Your Kids
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PaperClips is a true story about the Principal of a middle school in a small, rural, farming community in Tennessee. Fully aware that most of the children have had little exposure to world history, and in particular, the Holocaust, her dream is to find a teacher who would be willing to devote the year to the study of this subject. When a teacher steps forth, both she and the Principal discover that the children are sensitive, responsive, eager to reach out to survivors, and to create a memorial to all who lost their lives because they were Jewish. The story is spellbinding and uplifting, reflecting teaching at its' very best.
Paper Clips
Date undefinedAn outstanding documentary. I recommend this inspiring story to anyone seeking to enhance a study of the Holocaust.
Paper Clips
Date undefinedI had heard of this documentary through a colleague. Without previewing it, I immediately ordered it and waited approximately 6 weeks to receive it. Over the past two years, I have shown this film to both 11th & 12th graders in my US History as well as to teachers in my graduate course. The reactions are always the same...shock and resolve. You see, my students are learning disabled and, if they had lived during this very dark time in history, probably would not have survived this horrific experience. They could identify with those, who through no fault of their own, were persecuted because of the very fact that they were different from the majority.
If you are looking for a film that brings home the fact that this terrible occurrence needs to be remembered by all, this is the one! It reaches across ethnic, cultural and educational boundaries in order to bring home the message that we must never, never forget the injustice done and that we must make absolutely certain that this will never be allowed to happen again!!!
