He Comes From Another Room (1974)

Director
Producer	U.S. National Institute of Mental Health; released by National Media Center. “One to Grow On” series.
Contributors
Length	35 min
B&W/Color	color
UO Library Catalog description:	Shows scenes in a special education class which provides a flexible program for seven mentally retarded boys from age six to ten in order to provide information about integrating children with special needs into a regular school setting.
Call #	FILM Mc203
Genre	instructional
Rare	yes
Online	no
Copyright status	public domain
Physical condition	poor
Oregon-related	no

Notes:

Contemporary journal review says it was meant primarily for teachers, and comments upon it quite positively, calling it “extraordinary, dramatic and poignant,” a recording of spontaneous activity in a classroom led by an excellent teacher. The teacher is particularly praised for being able to accept and handle insubordination from students (which the review treats as a moment in which the students learn she is “in fact, real and human”).