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Respect and value teachers. how we respect and value education in our country. to me those are the core issues. and things -- things like this conversation about merit pay and all of these things are to me band-aids on a particular issue that is more about how we value education in our country. i think it's indicative of the fact that we don't value education in our country. >> one thing the film also proves is the fact that will is such a high burn out rate with teachers. there's always hope for things to get better especially when it comes to things you're talking about looking at it from th...

Especially in neighborhoods like nicholson on the south side. >> it's important to see someone that looks like them doing something positive. >> if they don't have that example anywhere else. >> today we were going shopping to buy new clothes, not just new clothes but fancy clothes. >> reporter: launched the program to inspire kids to improve reading skills and introduce them to men who value education. volunteer readers have been coming in from all over. >> we have had doctors, lawyers, politicians, clergy. >> reporter: ask the principal about the program's impact and he'll tell you to look n...