By Fran Peek
For general and special educators, parents, and students committed to creating a more inclusive and tolerant school and community, Celebrating Diversity: A Universal Message from The Real Rain Man provides a powerful teaching and learning tool. An excellent resource for staff development, parent training and/or for use with students in grades 5-12 as part of a character education unit. Meet Kim Peek, The Real Rain Man, observe him interact with students and demonstrate his unique gifts. Through his life's story, viewers will learn about accepting differences in others, developing tolerance and fostering a greater understanding of diversity.
Reviews
~ "It has been wisely observed that the school's most powerful moral influence is the way people treat eachother.Celebrating Diversity is a uniquely valuable resource for preventing peer cruelty and promoting respect and caring- not only toward those with visible disabilities but toward all members of the school community. Character educators everywhere should have this compelling DVD in their toolbox." - Thomas Lickona, author, Character Matters, and director, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, SUNY Cortland
~ "I was captivated by the content of the DVD, Celebrating Diversity: A Universal Message from the "Real Rain Man- it was truly inspirational as well as practical. Can you imagine the impact on our schools, on our families, in our community if this message of the golden rule were truly embraced?" - Michele Borba, Ed.D. author of Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues That Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing
~ "Celebrating Diversity is an outstanding video production with powerful, high quality video, sophisticated narration, and a message of hope about the importance of diversity for everyone. The concept of disability must become secondary to a focus on ability, the special talent that everyone has, and on human dignity, which every one shares and deserves to have respected. This is the message of Celebrating Diversity. We are all different and special, and to be the best we can be, we all need support and to be part of caring communities. This DVD can and should inspire students in classrooms, teachers, parent groups, regular and special educators, policy makers, youth groups, indeed, and anyone with a heart open to feeling and mind open to thinking. It is an excellent tool for building students' character and deepening their connection to those who are different from themselves."- Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D
Award
~ 2007 Telly Award!
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