Monday, January 9, 2012

Waiting for Superman

Waiting for Superman

By: Davis Guggenheim
Reviewed by: Jerry, 16
Rating: It was amazing!



An industrialized and prosperous nation, who would have thought that America's public schools are failing to provide students with the necessary skills to go on to the next level. Some students go on to high school with a reading comprehension of a third grader, and many go on to the workforce, realizing how unprepared they are. A majority of the problem goes to bad teachers that didn’t teach their students well enough. Unfortunately, we couldn’t fire them due to the tenure, which guarantee teachers a lifetime job. Now that a good public education is at risk, some resort to charter school in hope of getting a better education.

This movie focused on the life on five students, their dreams and their goals, but also how public education system is failing them. It focused on the issues with public education, how radical changes are needed- like the one proposed and acted out by Michelle Rhee. Currently, out of 30 developed countries, America ranked 21th in science and 25th in math. This movie will help people realize that reforms are necessary for our public education. Because if our current education system don't change, the students that we created will never be competent when competing in the real world with students from other countries.



Recommended to: Everyone

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