Dad and I went and saw Waiting For Superman tonight. I had read some reviews and was intrigued, mainly because it was about the state of schools today. I also found out that the teacher's union had encouraged us to boycott the film. So then I was really intrigued!
It's a documentary by the same guy who did An Inconvenient Truth, and it's quite well done. When you read the critics, there are many who take exception to the film's message. And it may be a somewhat simplistic message. But it was profoundly moving on many levels. And it resonated with me because of experiences I have had lately with kids who have essentially "given up."I'm not sure what value "boycotting" would have. Even if you totally disagreed with the film makers, there are some genuine human stories told here, stories that give you pause.
I say check it out - and let me know what you think!!
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that's hilarious that (a) the union said to boycott it and (b) you became even more interested in seeing it after being told not to.
will add it to my list...
I read about it recently, it sounded interesting. And now with your recommendation I want to give it a try. Now to see if it come to where I am! Sometimes the movies we want to see don't come here, but don't worry, all the trashy ones do (sarcasm intended)
i've wanted to see it too--there's a lot of buzz about it around here because michelle rhee was featured in it. and interestingly/not surprisingly the teacher's union backed our current mayor's opponent, because under fenty (the current mayor) and rhee, there have been a lot of fired teachers. we'll see how things go under the new mayor...
Sounds like Rhee was doing what they hired her to do - and then the teacher's union nixed everything.
I would be interested in the outcome!
My cousin Shannon just saw “Race to Nowhere” in Salt Lake City. I'll add "Waiting for Superman" to my list of documentaries I'd like to see.
“Waiting for Superman” boils down to continued inequality in education — an important and, frankly, embarrassing problem we still face in the U.S. — “Race to Nowhere” dares to ask: just what has education, even top notch education, become? The movie poster says it shows the dark side of America’s achievement culture."
I'm not familiar with Race to Nowhere,but I will "look it up," because there is indeed a "dark side" to America's achievement culture.
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