Local Issue #14: An Intellectual Caste System

Year Published: 1965

Format: 16mm

Description: Local Issue #14: An Intellectual Caste SystemA WGTV production for the National Educational Television series "Local Issue." Written, directed, and narrated by David Fisher. Produced by William H. Hale. Production Supervisor, Hill Bermont. In DeKalb County, Georgia schools, children are classified according to intellectual ability into three groups: Basic (slow learners), General (average pupils), and Advanced (bright children). Featured are teachers, parents, psychologists, and school administrators who explain the system, its benefits and drawbacks. Jim Cherry (Dekalb Superintendent), Edith Hills Coogler (Atlanta Journal reporter), Dr. Ross Green (Emory University), Mr. Marion Thompson (principal), Dr. Hermon W. Martin, Dr. Harold Dennis, and Frank Kaley (Headmaster of Pace Academy).

Metadata Source:University of Georgia Brown Media Archives