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NAKIA: The public schools in my neighborhood don't add up to what I want from her. The films premise is simple and straight-forward. 1h 42m, Distributor: This is about the kids in the movie, and this is about how those of us on this stage help kids. First, I loved that town hall today. The filmmakers deliberately kept the camera on certain students and their families, like Nakia and Bianca, in order to show how those who did not get into charter schools felt extremely disappointed and emotional because they had hoped to be accepted into a schoolthat would not fail them. $6.4M, Runtime: SCARBOROUGH: Right. Because we talked to Randi before. Come on out. This weekend I saw Davis Guggenheim's documentary, Waiting for Superman, an arresting look at the American public education system and the lives of five precocious children whom it lets down. How do you explain that to a child? Cinemark So it's important to understand how this is locked down here in D.C. and in New York. One of these amazing children is a boy named Anthony. When people and objects cross over between Earth and Bizarro Earth, one item that appears is the North Korean submarine that Clark rescued from sinking in the season premiere. But, as always, trouble comes knocking at his door. And I was hurt. I want to say something about what John just said. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . SCARBOROUGH: Why would you spend a million dollars to defeat a mayor? Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". SCARBOROUGH: Davis, let's begin with you. We even tolerate mediocre teachers. Towards the end of the film, there is a segment that illustrates the charter school lottery as it takes place for different schools. It is impossible and we can fix it and I think that's what this movie gets to. By Roy Schwartz Nov 1, 2017 . You know that process has to be fixed. This is a movie about imperialism, the impact of good/bad I get to meet all the wonderful teachers out there. SCARBOROUGH: Right. But I think that's false. But it's also frustrating when you know what's possible can't be replicated because there are barriers in the way. SCARBOROUGH: You were on the board for Harlem Village Academy. 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. Do you think it has characterized you fairly? The state tests are ridiculous. It is about having good teachers. 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. If I don't, Ill just be with my friends. ANTHONY: I stayed back one grade. GUGGENHEIM: Ive seen the movie hundreds of times. Image by - oprah. RHEE: You wake up every morning and you know that 46,000 kids are counting on you. In this incredible movie, "Waiting For Superman," Davis Guggenheim introduces to us some of the heroic parents who struggle to provide a better future for their children. But as long as we try to pretend that all teachers are the same, and that there are not great teachers and not so great teachers, then we are never going to be able to solve the problems. 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. But do you think Michelle Rhee was trying to improve the performance of the teachers in her district, was she trying to make the schools better? Randi was talking about instead of focusing on bad teachers, focusing on good teachers. That's the premise of the season finale. It just came out this week. Ultimately they want the tools and conditions in order to do that. CANADA: Well you know what? Chrissy Beppo, with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville, not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening.Chrissy Beppo, with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville, not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening.Chrissy Beppo, with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville, not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, It is revealed that the events of the entirety of, Sam Lane tells Jon and Jordan that during his time at the. I think what's happened in places like Washington and I saw it compared to New York City. SCARBOROUGH: What have you learned since getting involved? By creating an account, you agree to the Quite a lot. One of them is Nakia. It reveals that the two major problems of education are bad teachers and the unions that protect them. 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 know they are. What's amazing about these tears, I knew about the film for months and just knowing the system, I knew how it was going to end. And when you say that, people say you're attacking teachers. Rating: But it's not just Harlem -- if my movie, I call it, they're breaking a sound barrier. RHEE: Thats correct. Agreed they did know that's what they were doing. [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.) I just think -- SCARBOROUGH: Do you really think he wants to the right thing? While his last film capitalized on liberal guilt over destroying our planet (and maybe voting for Ralph Nader? He wrote "Shine," the theme song for "Waiting For Superman." Get more inspiration like this delivered to your inbox, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. WEINGARTEN: This is not about the adults. You do not come off as the hero of this movie. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Take a look at some of the reactions from just a few minutes ago as people watched this movie. I mean, from my perspective, it really seemed like what was scary to people was this idea of beginning to differentiate folks. And the idea that we now can do it means that we have a very moment right now to say let's take those things, let's take those ingredients and bring them into mainstream schools. SCARBOROUGH: Were back with our panel, Michelle, one of the stunning parts of many stunning parts in this documentary, in this film, was when Davis showed the proficiency numbers state by state. Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, PG (Some Thematic Material|Mild Language|Incidental Smoking). SCARBOROUGH: Geoffrey Canada, some remarkable things are happening in Harlem. The Watch OWN app is free and available to you as part of your OWN subscription through a participating TV provider. Theres a lot of schools that I want to take you to Davis, great public schools where we are breaking the sound barrier, too. (END VIDEO CLIP) BRZEZINSKI: And there are kids that don't make it. RHEE: We wanted to give the teachers the tools. SCARBOROUGH: OK. You talked about it. Nobody was doing good. We have to fix this thing and it means the adults have to take leadership. You believe it, don't you, Michelle? Connecticut and Hartford education policy resources, Creating a Dual-Language Magnet School for Hartford Region, Sources on Trinity student protests since 2007, Jack Dougherty and Trinity College Educ 300 students, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, An Uncommon Critique: How A Charter Networks Success Safeguards Student Experiences, The Evolution of Gender Inequality At Trinity College: A Study Through Different Publications, Higher Education for Dreamers After the Failed DREAM Act. BRZEZINSKI: When we come back, we'll talk more about that. I like to follow the evidence. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. From the Academy Award-winning Director of An Inconvenient Truth comes the groundbreaking feature film that provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. Another point which I found interesting is also a major problem that I have with schools: terrible teachers that keep their jobs and where a good chunk of the money goes to. Billy Kimball, Release Date (Theaters): Download the Watch OWN app and access OWN anytime, anywhere. Just confirm how you got your ticket. Her local high school has golf and water polo teams, a state-of-the-art drama theater and amazing test scores. SCARBOROUGH: Fantastic. The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be accepted into competitive charter schools such as KIPP LA Schools, Harlem Success Academy and Summit Preparatory Charter High School. This documentary proves that the only way for things to get better is if we make education better, keep children and teenagers in school, and have them trained and inspired to continue on to do great things. I went up and I saw a revolution, a revolution that you helped start. How do we spread that from Harlem across America? So the kids who came to us in 8 plus 3 they would couldn't the like this. This will get you angry, it will make you think, and it will make you. By the time she leaves Stevenson, only 13 percent of her classmates will be proficient in math. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! That's what our union has been trying to do for the last two years. 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. 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. The lives of five Harlem and Bronx families in the high stakes lottery for access to New York City's best charter schools. I love films that are about much more than what's on the surface. 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. But what got to me most was the economic side of this problem. Waiting For Superman is easily one of the few important documentaries to have been released as of recent and for good reason. GUGGENHEIM: Absolutely. And at the same time, have some due process so that we guard against our arbitrariness. I went up to a school up there. We can't achieve equality or humanity and justice for everybody if we can't make sure that every kid gets a good education. SCARBOROUGH: As far as -- well -- LEGEND: Why is there a cap? Stay up to date with the latest trends that matter to you most. Today is her graduation, and she's not allowed to go because do I owe some tuition. He has since received significant backlash for wearing the garment, which he claims is not intrinsically offensive. And that still scared the hell out of the Washington union. DC Comics Reveals New Wal-Mart Exclusive Original Superman Story by Tom King and Andy Kubert Bounding Into Comics Superman: Up in the Sky (2019-) #4 eBook King, Tom, Kubert, Andy, Anderson, Brad, Kubert, Andy, Hope, Sandra, Anderson, Brad: Kindle Store Waiting for "Superman" - YouTube Watch this movie on YouTube Waiting for "Superman" This full-length movie is available on YouTube. We're not attacking teachers. 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. Waiting for "Superman" / Show other versions (2) Examines public education in the United States and uncovers the ways in which American public education has declined. SCARBOROUGH: The reformer. Geoffrey Canada: One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist. However, due to this battle between all of them happening when the worlds were merging for Ally's plan, the problem of space being a vacuum might not have been an issue at the time. Towards the end of the film, there is a segment that illustrates the charter school lottery as it takes place for different schools. The contract says she has to go. schools. 100 percent of the kids pass the science regions. As part of lifting the cap they wanted to make sure that there was accountability for everyone. WEINGARTEN: Let me -- SCARBOROUGH: If it wasn't about education, I mean, what was it about? But for the first half of the school year, I got this blessed angel of a teacher that actually taught the material. Waiting For "Superman" is a gripping story about the state of public school systems in America, told through the eyes of five hopeful students. And it's just -- it changes your perspective. All of my kids have gone to public school. Vlersimi juaj: 0 WEINGARTEN: Theres nothing wrong with what Geoffrey just said. Where you tried to focus on good teachers in Washington. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Statistical comparisons are made between the different types of primary or secondary educational institutions available: state school, private school, and charter school. [3] An electropop ballad, the song was co-written by Sam Holland and Boys Like Girls lead singer Martin Johnson. But I think we have to get a layer deeper than just the platitudes that remain on the stage. In this documentary, you learn that it is next to impossible to get rid of teachers due to some clause in their job description which confirms their employment for life. Andrew O'Hehir of Salon wrote a negative review of the film, writing that while there's "a great deal that's appealing," there's also "as much in this movie that is downright baffling. There are also comparisons made between schools in affluent neighborhoods versus schools in poorer ones. 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. 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. 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. Now, I have never been that big of a fan of math. It also interviews a group of prominent and experienced educational reformers on how to improve the American educational system. SCARBOROUGH: Its about jobs. "Waiting for Superman," the new documentary by Davis Guggenheim, contends the American educational system is failing, which we have been told before. Regal Copyright Fandango. And that's something that no parent wants their child to ever be a witness or to hear when they're going to school. You try to make reforms and it causes a problem. What have you learned as somebody who isn't a professional educator on what we need to do? The film recognizes how the American public plays an important role in helping to accomplish the reform goal of making American public schools great. I'm feeling it. In response to this problem, many reformers, including Geoffrey Canada, have tried to look for solutions. During the making of Waiting For "Superman, " Emily is an eighth-grader in California who hopes to become a teacher one day. But you did. What? RHEE: Were not going to be able to solve the problem going one city at a time. We're feeling a real sense of commitment. On Board Online January 24, 2011. I think sometimes there's a disconnect between them. Free shipping for many products! Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Love Them First Lessons from Lucy Laney Elementary, Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World, The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie, Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). Superman & Lois (2021) me Titra Shqip: Sezoni 2. Director Davis Guggenheim Writers Davis Guggenheim Billy Kimball Stars Charles Adams Jonathan Alter Robert Balfanz That's the first thing. WEINGARTEN: Yes. SCARBOROUGH: Okay. The attendance and the schools itself. What's Mayor Bloomberg doing right? with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. BRZEZINSKI: What was wrong with what she was doing? There are really, really bad charter schools across America. If I get in, they give me a better chance in life. SCARBOROUGH: It was about education. BRZEZINSKI: Please help us welcome founder and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, Geoffrey Canada, Washington D.C.'s school's chancellor, Michelle Rhee, American Federation of Teacher's president Randi Weingarten and filmmaker Davis Guggenheim. A good education, therefore, is not ruled out by poverty, uneducated parents or crime and drug-infested neighborhoods. 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