Waiting for “Superman”
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. Waiting For “Superman” has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling tales of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is worried of being labeled as unfit for college and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life. Waiting For “Superman” will place a lasting and powerful impression that you will want to share with your friends and family.In a documentary sure to get parents and teachers talking–and in conflict–An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim offers an eye-opening overview of America’s ailing educational system. Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone, serves as his primary speaker. As a kid in the Bronx, Canada learned that Superman didn’t continue living, which broke his heart, but also inspired him to help other underprivileged children. Up your sleeve from Canada and Washington, DC, school chancellor Michelle Rhee, Guggenheim profiles Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, engaging young people without access to institutions adequate to their needs (Guggenheim concentrates on the inner city). Bianca’s single mother, for instance, sends her daughter to a private facility in New York, but that ends when she can no longer afford the tuition. The five families choose the charter school option, but not every child will win the lottery, since applicants outnumber chairs (in Bianca’s case, 767 apply for 35 slots). Guggenheim also questions teachers’ unions, which sometimes act against the best interests of students. He’s particularly concerned about underperforming instructors who suffer no disciplinary measures due to tenure, but he credits the dedicated professionals who help at-risk kids beat the odds. The film ends with a potentially pleased outcome for one subject, but updates on the others fail to occur. With investing in their tales, it’s natural to expect more information. Guggenheim otherwise provides a persuasive argument that involved parents will always have an advantage over those who accept whatever comes their way–no matter how ineffective. –Kathleen C. Fennessy
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