简介：WinnerofnumerousfestivalawardsincludingtheprestigiousPeabody,thispowerfulandmovingfilmisa"must-see"foranyonewhois,orhaseverthoughtof,becomingaparentorteacher.Thefilmchroniclesthefirstyearoffiveyoungteachersastheyfighttherealfight:educatingourchildren,onechildatatime.FromacclaimedfilmmakerDavisGuggenheim,THEFIRSTYEARshowsthehumansideofthestory,revealingallthedeterminationandcommitmentittakestosurviveinAmerica'stoughestschools. FromkindergartenteacherMaurice,whorefusestogiveupashefightstohelpaboywithspeechproblems,toGenevieve,who"wantedtoteachthekidsnooneelsewantedtoteach,"themen,women,andchildrenprofiledinthisfilmaresuretoinspireandprovokedebate.Intenseandemotional,THEFIRSTYEARcutsthroughtheeducationrhetoricandremindsuswhatisreal:thepowerfulrelationshipbetweenteacherandstudent.…