IE 11 is not supported. 1h 42m, Distributor: I have a 12-year-old that goes to public school. It matters who your local representative is. RHEE: First, I think I would be remiss if I did not point out to everybody that there's been a lot of talk about public schools, public schools. Davis Guggenheim does an expert job keeping your attention threw out the entire one hundred minutes as he goes into great detail of America's education history, the impact our schools are having on families, and the probably outcome if things never change. They do allow us to figure out what's working and we should replicate it and what's not and we should close those charter schools that arent working so that we actually develop a science in our business about what works in what kinds of environments and in what kinds of communities. SCARBOROUGH: If you're going to lock kids in Harlem out of that process and let a few see the light and see the -- that seems to me to be immoral. ), "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 . First of all, can we start by, we want to thank you for coming here. It is not about studying (though that does help a lot). The film shows how Geoffrey Canadas solution to this problem was to create charter schools that would give children and their parents more options within the public school system and would hopefully raise academic performance, decrease dropout rates, andincrease the number of students who attend college. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Vergosa, Andrew. "[23], Author and academic Rick Ayers lambasted the accuracy of the film, describing it as "a slick marketing piece full of half-truths and distortions" and criticizing its focus on standardized testing. 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. The Watch OWN app is free and available to you as part of your OWN subscription through a participating TV provider. Because you would think that the parents of those children that Michelle was in there shaking up the system to save those children, if those parents would have rallied, but we have gotten so used to failure, we tolerate failure in places like D.C. and central Harlem and Detroit, we just tolerate that failure and we've got to say to this nation, no more. Coming up, right after we're finished here, MSNBC will re-air the two-hour town hall. He has since received significant backlash for wearing the garment, which he claims is not intrinsically offensive. And that is a concept that is so necessary. WEINGARTEN: No one, you know, teachers in at least our union would be the first to tell you, we rail against this system in some ways as much as Geoff and Michelle. We're here at the site of our education nation summit launching today at NBC News and MSNBC. SCARBOROUGH: Hold on a second. Why? We're turning to you now. Story added by nubbo on April 9, 2023. DAISY: Isnt that when people play and they win money. BRZEZINSKI: What was wrong with what she was doing? 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 David Guggenheim's Waiting for "Superman" looks at how the American public school system is failing its students and displays how reformers have attempted to solve this problem. Each is eager to get an education, but in a system riddled with ineffective teachers, staggering dropout rates and schools that are literally falling apart, the odds are more than stacked against them. Because I seen what you do, Ive seen what Deborah Kinney has done, Ive seen what a lot of people have done out there and it seems to me, the model is find an extraordinary person, put them in a school, let them run that school. This plan is not only highly dangerous but ignores the more obvious solution of having Tal fly into the sun to level up. RHEE: Were not going to be able to solve the problem going one city at a time. One of his charts gets a laugh from the audience: Of developed nations, American . The main problem we have is with low employment and while the shortage of money is a key factor, an even larger factor is the low rate of children that actually graduate and strive for something better. SCARBOROUGH: Right. 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. Stevenson feeds into Roosevelt, one of the worst-performing schools in Los Angeles. When they hear this back and forth, there's the sense of like, you know what, put my head in the sand, take care of my own kids because this debate has been going on for generations. I think that we've all I mean Davis said it when he said he passed three public schools. The All-American hero Superman has dealt a devastating blow to the country that adopted him when he arrived as a feeble alien immigrant from the planet Krypton in 1938: He has renounced his US. 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. I started to count the public schools that I was driving by. This is our country. SCARBOROUGH: Right. Just because you win a few games all of a sudden makes a school great? I want to just ask Randi, you've been taking pot shots from everybody here on stage, including us at times. BRZEZINSKI: Its very hard to watch this movie. "[22] Anderson also opined that the animation clips were overused. Nakia joins us here tonight. Why is that? No one can go home and stick their head in the sand. It was a torn up old looking book. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So you think that most of the kids in D.C. are getting a crappy education right now? 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. This will get you angry, it will make you think, and it will make you. So we've got to open up this issue of innovation and we've got to make sure that in those places we allow real educators to come in and redesign this thing so it works. I think he wants to do the right thing. It took a little while to get the money straightened for this green light and 80 percent of the teachers voted for that agreement. BRZEZINSKI: How old is she? Just finished my third viewing of THE SUICIDE SQUAD. Most of them. We'll hear from the audience as well. I'm just wondering. WEINGARTEN: Let me get to both of these issues, let me see if I can conflate them. Why is that such a frightening concept? Geoffrey, let me ask you this question. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. You have to live in the district. Coming Soon. We'll come back and continue this. And I was hurt. You all have your numbers, right? Read critic reviews. SCARBOROUGH: As far as -- well -- LEGEND: Why is there a cap? I love teachers. It was not simply about education. It's happening in D.C. And we're going to figure out, we're going to get people together here. Rhee said that only a small number of teachers and principals cheated. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The space with the Xs is for all of the fifth grade students moving into the sixth grade for next year. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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. All of my kids have gone to public school. People -- but this room needs to get bigger. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Daisy and her parents have found one other option. Waiting for "Superman" is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. Take a moment. If I want something for her and I cant get it from there, I'm going to find an alternative. Documentary, Original Language: Sep 24, 2010 "[9] Scott Bowles of USA Today lauded the film for its focus on the students: "it's hard to deny the power of Guggenheim's lingering shots on these children. I think sometimes there's a disconnect between them. The film methodically dissects the system and successfully explores its seemingly intractable problems. It reveals that the two major problems of education are bad teachers and the unions that protect them. Its so interesting you say that because Mika, Chris, our EP, myself, everybody thats seen this movie says first of all, they break down and cry at the end of this movie and then when they go home and they look at their children, children who can go to really great schools, they look at their own children differently. KENNY: Right. First, I loved that town hall today. How do you explain that to a child? How are ratings calculated?Toggle ExpandToggle Expand. They were the right things for kids but they made the adults incredibly uncomfortable. If I get in, they give me a better chance in life. They asked Rhee whether the pressure on teachers led them to cheat. Director Gregory Smith Writers Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster By the nature of who my family is. What are your thoughts? WEINGARTEN: Look, we have schools in New York, like the school that Steve Barr and I run, which has a union contract, we're 100 percent of the kids path the math regions. We'll be right back. GUGGENHEIM: When the media asked me to make the film, I originally said no. Waiting for "Superman" premiered in the US on September 24, 2010, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles, with a rolling wider release that began on October 1, 2010. JOHN LEGEND, SONGWRITER: Well, it's an interesting story because I was making this album "Wake-Up." I think he actually wants to do the right thing. TRANSCRIPT: WAITING FOR SUPERMAN PANEL DISCUSSION WITH: NBC'S JOE SCARBOROUGH; NBC'S MIKA BRZEZINSKI;DAVIS GUGGENHEIM, DIRECTOR, "WAITING FOR SUPERMAN;"RANDI WEINGARTEN, PRES., AMERICAN. Waiting for Superman exposes an array of complex, complicated, persistent, and multi-layered historical and societal problems. Denver Nuggets received Andre Iguodala. [4][5][6] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a "Certified Fresh" approval rating of 90% based on reviews from 118 critics. There are really, really bad charter schools across America. An examination of the current state of education in America today. I knew what the final scene would look like and I still broke down three times. Back then, the world was waiting for the man from Krypton to return. We all have to move off self-interest. You have to pull out a bingo ball and call your number. How the only superpower in the world does not have the schooling system to back it up. During its opening weekend in New York City and Los Angeles, the film grossed $141,000 in four theaters, averaging $35,250 per theater. Waiting For \"Superman\" will leave a lasting and powerful impression that you will want to share with your friends and family. In New York City, a group of local teachers protested one of the documentary's showings, calling the film "complete nonsense", writing that "there is no teacher voice in the film. The lives of five Harlem and Bronx families in the high stakes lottery for access to New York City's best charter schools. Rather than relying largely on statistics and expert opinions, Guggenheim focuses on five students -- Anthony, Bianca, Daisy, Emily and Francisco -- portraying their own individual struggles and triumphs within problem-plagued academic settings where there are no easy solutions to the myriad issues that affect them. 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