MOVIE REVIEW
Hallmark Movie: Beyond the Blackboard
Based on a true story
Have your box of tissues ready. And, do not click on the Hallmark links below unless you have already decided to watch this movie. While there are no spoilers, you may not want to know everything about this movie until AFTER you have seen it for yourself.
“When Stacey Bess gets her first teaching job, it’s not at all what she expected. She’s assigned to the School with No Name in Salt Lake City, a space in a homeless shelter that is supposed to function as a classroom. The ‘classroom,’ though, lacks basic supplies such as desks and books, and her young students range in age from six to 12.”
— About “Beyond the Blackboard,”at HallmarkDrama.com
I don’t know how it happened. I randomly selected a Hallmark Movie to watch on a Saturday morning, and then I was blown away. In this story, the new first-time teaching job for this bright-eyed new teacher started in early January, after the Christmas break in the school calendar. By Valentine’s Day, I was weeping out of control.
Admittedly, I am a sucker for Hallmark movies anyway, and if you sit me down in front of their coverage about a young, optimistic, enthusiastic teacher thrown into unreal teaching conditions, you’re going to get some tears out of me.
