How do American schools compare with yours?

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Date
1956
Main contributor
National Educational Television
Summary
Delegates representing Australia, Guatemala, Norway and Turkey compare their own schools with those they have come to know in America. Girls and boys split over the value of coeducation with the males in favor and the girls opposed. Says the Australian delegate, "Maybe girls are afraid to let boys find out how intelligent they are." The girls also think American girls are too clothes conscious and suggest uniforms for students. Other comments include envy of the American student's freedom to work part time, lack of respect for the teacher, appreciation of the modern equipment in American schools and surprise at the American custom of "going steady."
Contributors
New York Herald Tribune; WOR-TV; Helen Hiett Waller
Publishers
Indiana University Audio-Visual Center; National Educational Television
Genres
Educational; Talk; Youth
Subjects
Cross-cultural studies; Education--United States
Location
New York, NY
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Notes
Gift to the IUB Libraries from Instructional Support Services.
10/15/2020 M. Mitchell: This episode is the 7th episode of Series III of The World We Want and the 31st overall.
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003090703; Other: GR00461763; MDPI Barcode: 40000003090703

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