Inspirational Documentaries — Pressure Cooker

According to Tim Ferriss;

This is a real tearjerker, a life-affirming story of a teacher in Philadelphia who trains at-risk high school students to win full scholarships to culinary school. She epitomizes the kind of tough love that I think we need more of in this country, *especially* in these infantilizing times. Official description: “Infamously blunt, Wilma Stephenson runs a ‘boot camp’ teaching Culinary Arts at Frankford High, disciplining her students into capable chefs and responsible students. But behind her tough exterior is a teacher who cares passionately about getting the best out of her kids.”

From NYT review;

Addressing the teenagers in her cooking class in a sharp, staccato style, Ms. Stephenson doesn’t waste time making nice. But neither does she adopt the abusive, terrorizing tone of a military drill instructor. Her style of tough love is as caring as it is severe. She gets involved in the lives of some students, and one scene shows her helping a girl choose a prom dress.