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Article: Educating Peter.
- Article from:
- Palaestra
- Article date:
- January 1, 1995
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 Challenge Publications Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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(1992) (VHS video, 30 min). Port Chester, NY: National Professional Resources, Inc. (25 South Regent St. 10573; 1-800-453-7461; $69.95).
This is the story of Peter, a child with Down syndrome, and his third grade classmates at Gilbert Lincoln Elementary School (Blacksburg, VA) as they together test the limits of a classroom in which all students learn together. This documentary chronicles the school year from the hectic and harrowing first day and initial weeks of the school year to the triumphant last day of school when Peter is one of four students to receive the Teacher's Special Award. As the camera follows Peter and his classmates through the weeks and months of ...