It is about working together to create problem solving contracts and ultimately, Michelle, it's not about you or I. You cannot say -- you can't say, well, the problem with charter schools is they only serve some of the kids when in fact you are advocating for caps on those effective charter schools. Not many. BRZEZINSKI: Welcome back. Because what's happened in so many instances, is that the evaluation system is what's broken. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . There are answers and people want to say the answer is this. What's the big takeaway from "Waiting For Superman"? All rights reserved. SCARBOROUGH: What we hear, Randi, morning after morning after morning from progressives, from conservatives, from Republicans, from Democrats, from independents, seems to be the same thing. There is a perception out there that is the union that is standing in the way of principals firing bad teachers. Let me answer your question first. Quite a lot. He wrote "Shine," the theme song for "Waiting For Superman." This is a documentary about our failing education system and the tears we saw in this room are about our children and how our schools are leaving them behind. No one can go home and stick their head in the sand. LEGEND: Well, it's been quite a learning experience because I get to meet great educators. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. The film recognizes how the American public plays an important role in helping to accomplish the reform goal of making American public schools great. And I don't want to make this about the presumptive mayor. BRZEZINSKI: And the reaction that we saw just moments ago was the same, these are people who know. We applaud everybody for joining us on this stage. They'll talk about this issue. I don't care what I have to do, I don't care how many jobs I have to obtain but she will go to college. What happened there? We should let Randi respond. If you look at what the Kipp schools have done or the uncommon schools, they've been able to replicate this model over and over. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve change through the stories of five students and their individual struggles and triumphs. Today is her graduation, and she's not allowed to go because do I owe some tuition. Obviously at the end most people watching this movie teared up. "[12] The Hollywood Reporter focused on Geoffrey Canada's performance as "both the most inspiring and a consistently entertaining speaker," while also noting it "isn't exhaustive in its critique. [1], The film has earned both praise and negative criticism from commentators, reformers, and educators. The filmmakers made sure to film how Nakia becomes increasingly more anxious and concerned as time passes during the lottery, but fewer spots become available and her daughters name has not been called (Guggenheim 1:32:49). That's amazing. Original title: Waiting for 'Superman' 2010 PG 1h 51m IMDb RATING 7.4 /10 12K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 2:35 8 Videos 26 Photos Documentary An examination of the current state of education in America today. These people are the ones making the decisions. She was assigned in January. But it's also frustrating when you know what's possible can't be replicated because there are barriers in the way. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. There was, as Geoff said, a sense that failure was tolerable, as opposed to a focus on success. BRZEZINSKI: Im sorry, we have news for our audience as well. You can't do it with the district rules and the union contracts as they are in most districts. In response to this problem, many reformers, including Geoffrey Canada, have tried to look for solutions. By the nature of who my family is. The film argues that heroic action can be taken to fix what it portrays as the disaster of public schooling. It's shameful. "Waiting for Superman" is a song co-written by Chris Daughtry for his band Daughtry 's fourth studio album, Baptized. There's a complete and utter lack of accountability for the job that we're supposed to be doing, which is producing results for kids. Walk in and I still want every kid to win. But the issue in terms of the election, went far further than education. Towards the end of the film, there is a segment that illustrates the charter school lottery as it takes place for different schools. During its opening weekend in New York City and Los Angeles, the film grossed $141,000 in four theaters, averaging $35,250 per theater. Thats just one of the great things that we see. Image by - oprah. "[20], The film also received negative criticism. SCARBOROUGH: Right. We as a country have to get together and have a conversation like this and say how do we let every kid win? It is impossible and we can fix it and I think that's what this movie gets to. The hip-hop star and clothing designer Kayne West opened up about why he wore a shirt emblazoned with "white lives matter" earlier in the week. SCARBOROUGH: Davis, let's begin with you. Michelle, you have been on the wrong side of the debate over here. Thank you so much for doing this and also sharing your story in the movie. Things such as the ease in which a public school teacher achieves tenure, the inability to fire a teacher who is tenured, and how the system attempts to reprimand poorly performing teachers are shown to affect the educational environment. SCARBOROUGH: All right, Davis, Davis, you said at the beginning you didn't want to get involved in this project. SCARBOROUGH: It really is. Randi said something that was fascinating. Why is that such a frightening concept? 100 percent of the kids pass the science regions. Take a moment. Just because you win a few games all of a sudden makes a school great? So the kids who came to us in 8 plus 3 they would couldn't the like this. CANADA: Look, no business in America would be in existence if it ran like this. Teachers in this country want to make a difference in the lives of kids. SCARBOROUGH: All right. That's not the case with all charter schools across America. I said I don't want to go up. It was so heartbreaking to see her upset and all of the other children around her not being called and not being picked. And it's more about a jobs program than it is about the kids. You do not come off as the hero of this movie. We're seeing all this great success in Harlem, there were forces that were trying to make sure that that couldn't be replicated on a larger scale. If I get in, they give me a better chance in life. ), "Superman" (yes, the film is weirdly insistent on those unnecessary quotation marks) is for people who feel bad about sending their kids to private school while . SCARBOROUGH: OK. You talked about it. WEINGARTEN: Michelle and I may disagree on the particulars of this, but there are about 50 or 60 districts that are using the proposal that we made and ultimately we think if we do that, if we fix teacher evaluations so it's about teacher development and evaluation, we can fix this problem. Trying to hide the fact that I had been balling my eyes out, I said I can't -- I knew how this was going to end and I was still crying. Why did you pick this topic? With the way things are in America (being the laughing stock of the world of education), it is easy to see why we are: all of our teachers are terrible. But I do think though Davis even though we may disagree there wasn't a public school or a public school teacher that was pictured in this film, people have done amazing jobs. Now, I have never been that big of a fan of math. Director Gregory Smith Writers Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster I can only praise the script and direction, Gregory Smith did a brilliant job with the episode, both his vision for the show and episode to his direction, the man is perfect for the show and having the same person whom did the premiere is just perfect. WEINGARTEN: The issue in terms of the D.C. election was our members and others really like Vincent Gray. [16], The film has also garnered praise from a number of conservative critics. That was teachers talking to each other and talking to the world about what teachers needed. schools. The issue is we have to all do this together with good contracts, with all of us on the same side, getting to help good teachers, getting supportive principals, getting a curriculum and the wrap-around services that Geoff does that cradle to college service. Waiting For Superman is easily one of the few important documentaries to have been released as of recent and for good reason. Explain to me how that is good for children. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. I think sometimes there's a disconnect between them. Since many charter schools are not large enough to accept all of their applicants, the selection of students is done by lottery. KENNY: Now studying Shakespeare, passing the regions in physics, passing the regions in chemistry, 100 percent in U.S. history across the board, all of them are going to go to college. And that's something that no parent wants their child to ever be a witness or to hear when they're going to school. Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present, an undergraduate course with Professor Jack Dougherty at Trinity College, Hartford CT. David GuggenheimsWaiting for Supermanlooks at how theAmerican public school system is failing its students and displays how reformers have attempted to solve this problem. And a lot of times some of the older civil rights organizations have historically aligned with the unions. I love teachers. Waiting for "Superman" - YouTube Watch this movie on YouTube Waiting for "Superman" This full-length movie is available on YouTube. DAVIS GUGGENHEIM: No. What. Waiting for 'Superman' exposes an array of complex, complicated, persistent, and multi-layered historical and societal problems. The attendance and the schools itself. We'll be joined also by Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter John Legend and our friend at "MORNING JOE" as well. Being in one of the best public school systems in America, I thankfully did not have to deal with most of the problems that are expressed in this documentary. She said Washington, D.C. even on its best day, wasn't like New York City on its worst day. How do you explain that to a child? Already I am getting worked up over the issues that this documentary has risen, and I have only talked about a fraction of what this entire example of documentation has shown. Yet, we are so poorly funded in education due to all of the money being spent on prisons, detention centers, and any other little problem that is little in comparison. That is the problem. Thank you for joining us. And while our guests enter the stage, let's show you a little clip of the movie, because "Waiting For Superman" is about our system, but what really gets to you in this movie is the individual stories of each child. RHEE: We wanted to give the teachers the tools. This film by director Davis Guggenheim investigates the public school system in the United States, and uncovers the many ways in which education in America has declined. RHEE: What I think it comes down to, people underestimate we did from the school system side everything we need to do. You say no one wants lousy teachers but there are a lot of really lousy teachers who are protected by this current system. Director Davis Guggenheim Writers Davis Guggenheim Billy Kimball Stars Charles Adams Jonathan Alter Robert Balfanz We had at least 40 of us in one classroom and the teacher refused to teach. The principal wants her to stay. Ultimately they want the tools and conditions in order to do that. What did you learn? Privacy Policy Coming Soon, Regal Angry at the school board, angry at the people in charge, and sparks a feeling of change that needs to happen. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 3 Cast 3.1 Starring 3.2 Special guest stars 3.3 Guest starring 3.4 Co-starring 4 Gallery 4.1 Videos 5 Trivia 6 Goofs 7 References Synopsis One of the most disheartening moments of the movie for me is when you were driving away from the meeting, your meeting, with the teachers, and it just showed your face. The state tests are ridiculous. LEGEND: My last thing I would say, we have to realize that these kids are our kids. SCARBOROUGH: What have you learned since getting involved? Davis, god bless you. GUGGENHEIM: The issue is not just lousy teachers. That was in the second grade, because my father had passed. I just think -- SCARBOROUGH: Do you really think he wants to the right thing? I've never seen anything like it in my life. The film follows five children through their process of applying to Charter Schools. Free shipping for many products! RHEE: Yes, that's right. BRZEZINSKI: What happens to these kids? 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