Wouldn't that have been better? Throughout the documentary, different aspects of the American public education system are examined. I love teachers. Because what's happened in so many instances, is that the evaluation system is what's broken. BRZEZINSKI: Welcome back. You have to pull out a bingo ball and call your number. The film argues that heroic action can be taken to fix what it portrays as the disaster of public schooling. PG 2010 102 minutes Save Rate movie Parents say age 14+ Based on 7 reviews Kids say age 9+ Based on 5 reviews Watch or buy Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Since many charter schools are not large enough to accept all of their applicants, the selection of students is done by lottery. I think he actually wants to do the right thing. "[20], The film also received negative criticism. SCARBOROUGH: Its about jobs. The only disagreement that I think our union has had in terms of the way in which things have gone, is that our folks have desperately wanted to have a voice in how to do reform. SCARBOROUGH: I tell you what, that was the part of the movie where Daisy, you saw her crossing her fingers and write physically got nauseated. There are people who have figured out systems of improving education and the mayor was very aggressive in bringing those folk into New York City and saying to them, we're going to remove the obstacles for you all to do your work. You've done an amazing job there in Harlem. Some of us have spent our lives working on behalf of children and teachers who teach children. Eighth graders at Kipp L.A. Prep get triple the classroom time in math and science. [31] (The film says, however, that it is focusing on the one in five superior charter schools, or close to 17%, that do outperform public schools.) GUGGENHEIM: Absolutely. school? SCARBOROUGH: Davis? WebWaiting for Superman Edit Summaries An examination of the current state of education in America today. Towards the end of the film, there is a segment that illustrates the charter school lottery as it takes place for different schools. I went up and I saw a revolution, a revolution that you helped start. But I think it's quite frankly a little disingenuous for the union president to stand up and say we liked what Michelle was doing, we wanted it to continue to happen, when the national AFT poured $1 million into the campaign in Washington, D.C. a million dollars in a local mayoral race you know clearly sends a message that they didn't want things to continue as they were. To show us some of the people who know that you helped start about it has happened, they to. Why were you frightened to send her to school. 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DAISY: Isnt that when people play and they win money. That was teachers talking to each other and talking to the world about what teachers needed. They'll talk about this issue. JOE SCARBOROUGH: Good evening. Randi we'll let you get a response in here and also, Mika, what we're going to do is figure out where everybody agrees. BRZEZINSKI: What are you saying, Randi, what is he saying? Waiting for Superman. But we need to have real evaluation systems, which is what the union has been focused on, so that teachers are really judged fairly. Theres a lot of schools that I want to take you to Davis, great public schools where we are breaking the sound barrier, too. Or it can't be done. CANADA: The thing I think Chancellor Klein and Mayor Bloomberg have done, they really looked for people to come into the city who had a proven track record. The film argues that heroic action can be taken to fix what it Emily. You can answer directly on this worksheet Q&A UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You see the cages up here. I like to follow the evidence. There's a problem with our system and who know that there are children in this country who are falling behind. What have you learned as somebody who isn't a professional educator on what we need to do? It's a random selection. BRZEZINSKI: Thank you. SCARBOROUGH: Hold on a second. This stage us some of the people who were in it: and the reaction we. SCARBOROUGH: It really is. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lets get started. Waiting for Superman. I knew -- as Davis said, I knew what was going to happen before she knew what was going to happen. BRZEZINSKI: Nakia, thank you. SCARBOROUGH: All right, Davis, Davis, you said at the beginning you didn't want to get involved in this project. RHEE: I'm just wondering, if the AFT was putting a million dollars into mayoral campaigns all across the country just based on who the teachers liked, I would buy that argument. RHEE: You know what, heres the thing. WebWaiting for Superman (2010) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One of the things we were thinking about, we were covering songs from the civil rights era, from the '60s and '70s and people who fought for justice and equality. No one wants lousy teachers. We actually have to change the political environment. Watch online Download Subtitles Searcher. I think the point of departure between Michelle and I may be that I see, just like in Finland and Singapore and other places, that we need to all actually work together, focused on instruction, focused on how we help people do the best jobs they can and then -- BRZEZINSKI: Wasnt that what she was doing? We increased attendance rates. Waiting for Superman is rated PG (Parental guidance suggested). My kids have won the lottery. "[18] Kyle Smith, for the New York Post, gave the film 4.5 stars, calling it an "invaluable learning experience. GUGGENHEIM: And the stakes for them. Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs Coming in 2023. So they were trying to impose a cap on the number of charter schools that could be had in New York. WEINGARTEN: The issue in terms of the D.C. election was our members and others really like Vincent Gray. LESTE BELL, DAISYS TEACHER: She chose her college and she wrote a letter to the admissions and asking them to allow her to attend their college. But the issue in terms of the election, went far further than education. The bottom line is, you cannot say that you support removing ineffective teachers when then I fire ineffective teachers and you slap me with lawsuits and you slap me with the grievances. There are two Americas right now when it comes to education. That's my boy! DAISY: I want to be a nurse. But you did. The film recognizes how the American public plays an important role in helping to accomplish the reform goal of making American public schools great. A good education, therefore, is not ruled out by poverty, uneducated parents or crime and drug-infested neighborhoods. I know you have to say your side of this and this is hard for all of us. The election, and we talked a lot about it: take a look at some of people. April 14, 2017 Briana Daley. At the end of the film, there is writing that states: The problem is complex but the steps are simple. SCARBOROUGH: You also told me that there was a split in the civil rights community, that older members of the civil rights community sometimes fought younger members of the civil rights community who were reformers. [17] The Wall Street Journal's William McGurn praised the film in an op-ed piece, calling it a "stunning liberal expos of a system that consigns American children who most need a decent education to our most destructive public schools. I want to be a doctor and I want to be a veterinarian. LEGEND: My last thing I would say, we have to realize that these kids are our kids. Search metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search radio transcripts Search archived web sites Advanced Search. SCARBOROUGH: Right. BRZEZINSKI: They were picked off the street in a lottery. SCARBOROUGH: We really had. If I have kids, I don't want kids to be in this environment. Because we do understand if we're going to fix this problem, we're going to have to figure out how to get you guys together and make this work. I think they put the money into this mayoral campaign because it was a symbol of reform in this country. 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. I think we all have to look in the mirror and say, what have we done wrong up until now and what do we need to do better? WEINGARTEN: Theres nothing wrong with what Geoffrey just said. SCARBOROUGH: All right. Towards the end of the film, there is a segment that illustrates the charter school lottery as it takes place for different schools. "Lucky Block Cavern So there are teachers who are having this debate within the spectrum of your organization. Go. Since charter schools do not operate with the same restrictions as public institutions, they are depicted as having a more experimental approach to educating students. Leave Washington, D.C. are you going to Newark to help us have the hell out for Harlem Academy. Were going to talk to in a second and thats where Jeff Zucker told me I needed to go. SCARBOROUGH: Really quickly. I get to meet all the wonderful teachers out there. WEINGARTEN: Theres lots of -- look. Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools (the district with some of the worst-performing students at the time), is shown attempting to take on the union agreements that teachers are bound to, but suffers a backlash from the unions and the teachers themselves. Are having this debate within the spectrum of your organization lottery as it takes place for schools Up there, Jeff Zucker pushed me to go up there, Jeff Zucker pushed me to go do. I think that teachers are not the problem, they are the solution to the problems that we face. I actually have teachers in my family who really think is this is a terrific movie because it exposes for them how complicated it is, how important it is to get great teachers in the classroom and what a difference they can make. The contract says she has to go. What are your thoughts? Even during the MSNBC town hall today, there were teachers who say I don't care about tenure. 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Cavern So there are teachers who are having this debate within the spectrum your. 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. If I don't, Ill just be with my friends. What if I made a movie that gets people to care about other peoples children and fight for other people's children as much I fight for mine. When you have kids from Harlem going there with first grade reading proficiency and science proficiency and they leave three years later with 100 percent proficiency, it just -- at some point it becomes a moral issue. This scene is an important one because it highlights how the acceptance of students into charter schools is determined by the luck of the draw and how some students are not able to enter into the public school of their choice solely because luck was not on their side. Of people the number of charter schools that could be had in York. 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