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Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young inner-city junior high school teacher whose ideals wither and die in the face of reality. Day after day in his shabby Brooklyn classroom, he somehow finds the energy to inspire his 13 and 14-year-olds to examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War with a new enthusiasm. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favor of an edgier approach, Dan teaches his students how change works - on both a historical and personal scale - and how to think for themselves.
Though Dan is brilliant, dynamic, and in control in the classroom, he spends his time
Tags: thinkfilm, drama, ryan gosling, anthony mackie, shareeka epps
Views: 199
Embeds: 178
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Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a young inner-city junior high school teacher whose ideals wither and die in the face of reality. Day after day in his shabby Brooklyn classroom, he somehow finds the energy to inspire his 13 and 14-year-olds to examine everything from civil rights to the Civil War with a new enthusiasm. Rejecting the standard curriculum in favor of an edgier approach, Dan teaches his students how change works - on both a historical and personal scale - and how to think for themselves.
Though Dan is brilliant, dynamic, and in control in the classroom, he spends his time

Tags: thinkfilm, drama, ryan gosling, anthony mackie, shareeka epps
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