Great Teachers highlights the struggles and success stories of a handful of Detroit-area teachers trying to bring hope to the young people they influence. These six short-form documentary vignettes created by the partnership of United Way for Southeastern Michigan, the Ford Foundation, and produced by Detroit Public Television highlights great teachers in the Detroit area and the schools where they teach.Viewed together, these stories will work together to build a much larger and broader sense of what it takes to be a truly great teacher. Because ultimately what does it take to be great? It takes hope.