New York City
A Child Left Behind
$25
It was time to speak up. When LAUSD teacher and playwright Alan Aymie was given his second pink slip from the school district that he had worked in for a decade and was later “graded” by the Los Angeles Times, he decided it was time to provide a voice for the teaching professional. While painting a dynamic and powerful portrait of the daily challenges teachers face in L.A., Aymie also takes a poignant look at his own experience trying to teach his son, who was recently diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. A dramatic response to the Los Angeles Times‘ value-added teacher ratings, A Child Left Behind is about a teacher trying to be an effective educator while parenting a special-needs child and learning what it takes to be taught.