My Reflection On A Town Torn Apart
The Dennis Littky Story
By Rongina Driggers
January 2013
College Unbound/Roger Williams University
A Town Torn Apart was a heartfelt story about Doc and his success in turning around a school and the hearts and minds of a small NH town. I really enjoyed how Doctor Littky had the passion to see this school’s potential and how he motivated the teachers to really want to teach. I thought the film was well made. It showed great emotion from the people involved whether they were for the school’s movement into a more positive alternative direction or against it. I liked how Doc kept his cool, showing leadership and setting a good example for his students and teachers when people wanted to see him fail. I also liked how most of the town’s people and the students stood behind him. What I didn't understand was why would some of those parents want to stop positive change? Why wouldn't they want to see their children succeed? Didn't they know their childrens school was falling apart? Didn’t they want the best for their children? What were the other options before Doc came in? What were they (the ones against the change) fighting for?
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