Watch A Hard Lesson

A Jewish parole officer, Jeff Solomon White, struggles in his new role as a reading teacher for illiterate teens at a New York high school. Raised by African American parents, White sees the situation differently and is motivated to fight for his students, who face an almost certain life of crime and prison.

A Hard Lesson is a 2012 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 39 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 5.8.