About the Filmmakers

Robert Lamothe, director, producer, videographer, and editor of TEACH, Teachers Are Talking, Is the Nation Listening? was inspired to make this documentary because of the conditions he observed and experienced as a public school teacher.

Robert began his teaching career as a primary school classroom teacher in suburbs near Boston teaching project motivated, child- centered, first, second, and third grade classes. He also worked in the high tech industry for several years in Cambridge and Boston. He brought this experience with him to his current position as a high school inner-city instructional technology teacher where he has worked for the last ten years. Woops, he was just laid-off this June. Robert has been teaching for 19 years. He has been working on TEACH, almost totally independently for the past four years motivated by concerns for teachers having their professional and personal dignity taken away by dishonest and unjust accusations from administration, politicians and corporations and media. What is the motivation behind this movement to blame teachers for the ills of our society?

Yvonne Lamothe, a visual artist and visual art teacher has taught in city schools for 23 years. She received National Board certification in 2000. She has contributed to the making of Teach in many capacities. Advising, directing, carrying and set up of equipment, set design, writing an original children's song for the movie, and patience have been among her responsibilities. The importance of setting the record straight about the real work teachers do and the need for equity and respect for all children in their learning and in their lives has motivated her interest in the development of TEACH.

Marc Gurvitch - Associate Producer