Most Likely to Succeed (film)

Most Likely to Succeed is a 2015 feature-length documentary produced by Ted Dintersmith and Tony Wagner and directed by Greg Whiteley.

[1] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Glenn Heath, Jr. remarked the movie is "an engaging look" at 21st-century education but acknowledges the uncertainty the model offers.

[4] Following his tour, Dintersmith released a new book, What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers Across America.

This disruption is needed, according to the producers and director of the film, because American education hasn't changed in more than a century.

In effect, the film is advocating the misleading "factory model" theory related to the evolution of American public education.