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The Hobart Shakespeareans of Hobart Boulevard Elementary School is a 2005 documentary film that tells the story of the inspirational inner-city Los Angeles school teacher Rafe Esquith whose rigorous fifth-grade curriculum includes English, mathematics, geography, and literature.
The Hobart Shakespeareans are a group of students who perform Shakespeare plays, travel the world, and excel academically under the guidance of teacher Rafe Esquith. Learn about their achievements, challenges, and how to support their unique education.
With Rafe Esquith, Ian McKellen, Michael York. Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at a school in a dangerous, poor, drug-infested 100% Latino/Asian neighborhood in Los Angeles.
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- Rafe Esquith, Ian Mckellen, Michael York
- Mel Stuart
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Teacher Rafe Esquith has a point of view, a very strong one, about educating children of immigrants. Teaching in Los Angeles at one of the nation's largest i...
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Sep 6, 2005 · Despite language barriers and poverty, these Hobart Shakespeareans move on to attend outstanding colleges, motivated by a teacher honored with a National Medal of Arts.
The Hobart Shakespeareans. Summaries. Rafe Esquith, 1992 American Teacher of the Year and National Medal of Arts recipient, teaches 5th-grade children whose parents don't speak English at a school in a dangerous, poor, drug-infested 100% Latino/Asian neighborhood in Los Angeles.