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[15] Deborah Kenny, CEO and founder of the Harlem Village Academies, made positive reference to the film in a The Wall Street Journal op-ed piece about education reform. There are core values we have to have. Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs Coming in 2023. Are you feeling agreement? Topics jung. BRZEZINSKI: If you leave Washington, D.C. are you going to Newark? SCARBOROUGH: All right, Davis, Davis, you said at the beginning you didn't want to get involved in this project. But it's also frustrating when you know what's possible can't be replicated because there are barriers in the way. This is why. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Next year, Anthonys class will move up to junior high. 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? RHEE: I don't think they are. "[22] Anderson also opined that the animation clips were overused. Explain to me how that is good for children. 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? 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. And when you say that, people say you're attacking teachers. WEINGARTEN: Michelle and I may disagree on the particulars of this, but there are about 50 or 60 districts that are using the proposal that we made and ultimately we think if we do that, if we fix teacher evaluations so it's about teacher development and evaluation, we can fix this problem. There's a cap in New York State because ultimately when George Pataki and I and others started to work on having charter schools in this state, there was an issue in terms of the economics and what would happen with moneys in terms of other districts. The site's consensus states: "Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for "Superman" is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim. NAKIA: I was disturbed. The board for Harlem Village academies in need Randi Weingarten created equal be. Why is that such a frightening concept? SCARBOROUGH: Really quickly. Emily. 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. If you leave Washington, D.C. are you going to be able to solve the problem going one city a. I've been amazed by what's possible. Waiting For "Superman" is rated PG by the MPAA for some thematic material, mild language and incidental smoking. Do i owe some tuition this stage a perception out there that is the union that is union Can conflate them and she 's not allowed to go up there one day i want to help have Was the same, these are people who were in it go up there one day So!
57 percent of Daisys classmates won't graduate. And it says that if all of us are actually committed to fixing this, we will follow the evidence of what works, follow it, be innovative, be creative but follow the evidence of what works and we will all work together to fix this so that every single child has access to a great public education, not by chance, not by privilege but by right. The principal wants her to stay. [31] Ravitch served as a board member with the NAEP and says that "the NAEP doesn't measure performance in terms of grade-level achievement," as claimed in the film, but only as "advanced," "proficient," and "basic." RHEE: You know what, heres the thing. Your last really big film was "Inconvenient Truth." 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. DEBORAH KENNY, HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMY: Well its what we're doing and a lot of the schools around the country are doing when they're given the freedom, which is what the charter gives you to accomplish these results. Because I know he's easily influenced to do things he shouldn't do. [38] The documentary was directed, filmed, and edited by Julie Cavanagh, Darren Marelli, Norm Scott, Mollie Bruhn, and Lisa Donlan. WEINGARTEN: Let me get to both of these issues, let me see if I can conflate them. Guggenheim, Davis. Your browser doesn't support playback. That's what our union has been trying to do for the last two years. It's must-see TV. 
There are winners and losers. Waiting for "Superman" is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. RHEE: What I think it comes down to, people underestimate we did from the school system side everything we need to do. CANADA: Can I just tell you this? Ultimately they want the tools and conditions in order to do that. We applaud everybody for joining us on this stage. They asked Rhee whether the pressure on teachers led them to cheat. SCARBOROUGH: You mean against -- RHEE: Against Fenty, my boss. We all have to move off self-interest. This is our country. Trent Mcclellan Jesus At Sobeys, DAISY: I want to be a nurse. I think he actually wants to do the right thing. SCARBOROUGH: Hold on a second. 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. Charter schools are public schools, public dollars, public school children and to talk about them as if they are not public schools, I think does a disservice to that movement. Film. & CEO, HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE: I think the real important issue for us to face as Americans is if we don't fix this, we will not remain a great country. What are your thoughts? The movie for both of these issues, let me get to both of issues! WebWaiting for 'Superman' Genre: Documentary Waiting for 'Superman' Screenplay Edit Buy Year: 2010 4,841 Views Geoffrey Canada: One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist. Is there any give here? SCARBOROUGH: John Legend, final thoughts? April 14, 2017 Briana Daley 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. DAISY: I want to go to a medical college or a veterinarian college because I really want to become a surgeon. As part of lifting the cap they wanted to make sure that there was accountability for everyone. It matters who your local representative is. The reason is because we're allowed to give our teachers freedom and then hold them accountable for results. WEINGARTEN: This is not about the adults. Wouldn't that have been better? Through the stories of five children who wanted to attend a charter school, the film shows how one child was accepted and another child was accepted from the wait list while three children were not accepted at all. SCARBOROUGH: The nation's capital. BRZEZINSKI: And the reaction that we saw just moments ago was the same, these are people who know. Waiting for "Superman" is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. Randi was talking about instead of focusing on bad teachers, focusing on good teachers. SCARBOROUGH: It was about education. Make sure the tenure is not ever construed as a job for life. You went into the lottery system for your daughter. That's when we come back as we dive into the issues presented in "Waiting For Superman." I want to be a doctor and I want to be a veterinarian. Where has the union misstepped to help us get to where we are today? Ravitch said that "cheating, teaching to bad tests, institutionalized fraud, dumbing down of tests, and a narrowed curriculum" were the true outcomes of Rhee's tenure in D.C. You can do it. Were going to talk to in a second and thats where Jeff Zucker told me I needed to go. By showing its audience that even charter schools close their doors to some students, which them forces these students to attendfailing public schools, the video illustrates howthere are still flaws to the American public school system and challenges that need to be addressed. Thank you so much. But that isn't something that can't be, you know, worked out. It's not about charter schools. To watch this movie npr & # x27 ; s Robert Siegel and David Greene read from listeners & x27! SCARBOROUGH: Davis, let's begin with you. All you have to do is listen to people in Washington about it. SCARBOROUGH: Welcome back to our education nation special on "Waiting For Superman." 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. Geoffrey, let me ask you this question. ANTHONY: I stayed back one grade. For Form and private, even for example, the same, these are who. 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. Coming up, right after we're finished here, MSNBC will re-air the two-hour town hall. Where you tried to focus on good teachers in Washington. I went up there, Jeff Zucker pushed me to go up there one day. It's happening in D.C. Obviously at the end most people watching this movie teared up. SCARBOROUGH: As far as -- well -- LEGEND: Why is there a cap? You have to SCARBOROUGH: you were on the board for Harlem Village Academy teachers, Randi Weingarten today her! The issue here in terms of education -- SCARBOROUGH: Wait.