The Good Teacher

The Good Teacher is a film about the lives of school teachers in a low-income urban area and the challenges they face while trying to provide a quality education to students. Dominique Daily is a first year school teacher who gives up his football career after an injury to teach Math at Louis Jones high school while struggling to cope with his short-lived life long dream of being a football star.

Cast

David Crane

as Dr. Jerry Bolton

Dashira Byrd

as Ms. Wanda Kim

Jabari Redd

as Dominique Daily

Andre Davis Jr.

as Mr. Michael London

Carlos Merriweather

as Mr. Daniel Parker

Jaila Jalone Harper

as Ms. Tanisha Kelly

Lawrence Locke

as Mr. Rahim Kareem

Christopher Gooden

as Coach King

Michelle Nagy

as Mrs. Hannah konarski

Asiah Gooden

as Coach Coor

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