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That's the premise of the season finale. GUGGENHEIM: The dream of making a movie like this is conversations just like this, the fact that you and NBC and Viacom and Paramount and Get School bring a movie to the table and let people in this room have a real conversation about to fix our schools is essential. We increased student achievement levels. There's a complete and utter lack of accountability for the job that we're supposed to be doing, which is producing results for kids. Because we do understand if we're going to fix this problem, we're going to have to figure out how to get you guys together and make this work. JOE SCARBOROUGH: Good evening. "Waiting for Superman" is a song co-written by Chris Daughtry for his band Daughtry 's fourth studio album, Baptized. I'm waiting for a different superman. RHEE: Yes, that's right. Take a look. CANADA: Look, no business in America would be in existence if it ran like this. It's not sexy to vote in the midterms but it matters who, you know -- BRZEZINSKI: Oh, yes it is. BRZEZINSKI: What happens to these kids? We need to get involved and take ownership over this and go to the schools and tutor, go to the schools and mentor. But, in reality, unless the teacher decides on himself, he/ she can not get fired. We need to do a lot more of what Debbie Kenny is doing in that school but we need to do whats going on in lots and lots and lots of public schools because at the end of the day, every single teacher I know wants to make a difference in the lives of kids. The film explores the crisis of public education in the United States through interweaving stories of five families and educators. He's a Grammy award winning songwriter. Waiting On Superman? The film portrays the deep sadness that Bianca and her mother feel when Bianca is not accepted into the charter school as the two embrace one another at the end and Nakia dries her daughters tears (Guggenheim 1:37:35). That means in the midterms. National Assessment of Educational Progress, Bill Gates Goes to Sundance, Offers an Education, "How Davis Guggenheim's Documentary 'Waiting for "Superman"' Will Further Fuel the Education Debate -- New York Magazine - Nymag", "Waiting for Superman Movie Reviews, Pictures", "How did 'Waiting for 'Superman's' ' Davis Guggenheim become the right wing's favorite liberal filmmaker? So the kids who came to us in 8 plus 3 they would couldn't the like this. RHEE: It was actually 12 percent that were proficient in reading but he picked the better statistic because actually, only 8 percent of our children were proficient in math. Tomorrow morning Joes going to be live from Learning Plaza. An examination of the current state of education in America today. 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. [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.) During the making of Waiting For "Superman, " Emily is an eighth-grader in California who hopes to become a teacher one day. Orlando Magic . BRZEZINSKI: Randi, really quickly. Gregory Smith returns to direct the season finale of Superman and Lois. schools. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. When you hear, well, I get paid whether or not you learn or not, it sticks with you. DAISY: I want to go to a medical college or a veterinarian college because I really want to become a surgeon. I love teachers. BRZEZINSKI: When we come back, we'll be joined -- SCARBOROUGH: One thing we do agree on -- BRZEZINSKI: We have to go. SCARBOROUGH: We really had. Why not? It is must-see TV, from 9:00 to 11:00 Eastern Time right here on MSNBC. Davis Guggenheim does an expert job keeping your attention threw out the entire one hundred minutes as he goes into great detail of America's education history, the impact our schools are having on families, and the probably outcome if things never change. But the issue in terms of the election, went far further than education. More importantly than our union, the new mayor is committed to it. DAISYS FATHER: Go like this. Director Davis Guggenheim should be given credit considering his undying love and desire to see the educational system in America get better, sadly he only seems to be showing one side of the story where students want to learn, teachers suck at their jobs, and administration boards only want what's best for everybody else and not themselves. Watch full episodes and live stream OWN whenever and wherever you want. The film shows how the audience members, filled with prospective students and their families, all sit with apprehensive looks on their faces as they anxiously listen to the names and numbers of the children who are called and are therefore accepted into the charter school by luck of the draw. You fought the law and the law won. All you have to do is listen to people in Washington about it. Quite a lot. "[9] Scott Bowles of USA Today lauded the film for its focus on the students: "it's hard to deny the power of Guggenheim's lingering shots on these children. 57 percent of Daisys classmates won't graduate. It reveals that the two major problems of education are bad teachers and the unions that protect them. Let me answer your question first. They have to go see this movie and have smaller conversations like this. And I was hurt. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Yes, there should be fairness. "[7] On Metacritic it has a score of 81% based on reviews from 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Geoffrey, let me ask you this question. SCARBOROUGH: Why would you spend a million dollars to defeat a mayor? RHEE: Thats correct. A show of beating each other and calling that school great? This is about changing the political environment that we're operating in. But I do think though Davis even though we may disagree there wasn't a public school or a public school teacher that was pictured in this film, people have done amazing jobs. WEINGARTEN: Yes. And systems that actually help create continuous improvement. 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. Cross your fingers. SCARBOROUGH: All right. SCARBOROUGH: Right. By the end of the year she only had half a year of teaching. The union itself has instead of focusing on good teachers and how we need to help them, give them the tools and conditions, we have always focused on, you know, the due process protections. BRZEZINSKI: Why didn't you want her to go to a regular public school in your neighborhood? I mean I think that's what this whole debate is about in many ways. I think what's happened in places like Washington and I saw it compared to New York City. It also interviews a group of prominent and experienced educational reformers on how to improve the American educational system. Answer me this, and be honest: how many kids will really get a job on any sports team? By what name was Waiting for Superman (2010) officially released in India in English? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lets get started. By creating an account, you agree to the 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. 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. Okay, so, let us say that you get a teacher that is as terrible as the one I mentioned earlier. Teachers in this country want to make a difference in the lives of kids. 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. We've been talking about the teacher town hall hosted by Brian Williams earlier today. This is why. We have to take ownership. I get to meet all the wonderful teachers out there. WEINGARTEN: A collaboration issue was where we disagreed at times. Randi said something that was fascinating. BRZEZINSKI: Is there a possibility? But I think it's quite frankly a little disingenuous for the union president to stand up and say we liked what Michelle was doing, we wanted it to continue to happen, when the national AFT poured $1 million into the campaign in Washington, D.C. a million dollars in a local mayoral race you know clearly sends a message that they didn't want things to continue as they were. Superman & Lois (2021) me Titra Shqip: Sezoni 2. We just don't want lousy teachers to be able to keep their jobs and kids not get an education. WEINGARTEN: Im just -- that's why there was a cap from the early -- SCARBOROUGH: We have a lot of people that want get involved here. TRANSCRIPT: WAITING FOR SUPERMAN PANEL DISCUSSION WITH: NBC'S JOE SCARBOROUGH; NBC'S MIKA BRZEZINSKI;DAVIS GUGGENHEIM, DIRECTOR, "WAITING FOR SUPERMAN;"RANDI WEINGARTEN, PRES., AMERICAN. I can't remember the last time I got so caught up in a documentary. The only disagreement that I think our union has had in terms of the way in which things have gone, is that our folks have desperately wanted to have a voice in how to do reform. Because what is wrong with what he's saying? We need to have great curriculum. 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. I think he wants to do the right thing. Philadelphia 76ers received Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson. And I think seeing what's possible in this film is very inspiring. Because there is no downside to failure. Kids coming into middle school and fifth grade with first grade reading abilities, leaving in eighth grade with a 100 percent proficiency, outscoring kids in Scarsdale, New York. I said mommy wanted you to stay in your school and she finished my sentence. Yes, a 10. Paramount Pictures, Production Co: I went up there, Jeff Zucker pushed me to go up there one day. The Flaming Lips - Waitin' For Superman [Official Music Video] - YouTube 0:00 / 4:39 The Flaming Lips - Waitin' For Superman [Official Music Video] flaminglips 107K subscribers 438K views 10. I said what I if I made a different kind of movie from a parents' point of view? After half a year of teaching, I talked to her yesterday, she had brought her kids a year -- more than a year and a half ahead. Coming Soon. These are your schools, your communities. You cannot say we want more resources to go to kids when in fact in this city, Joel Klein is spilling $100 million a year to pay for teachers you saw it in the movie, who aren't actually teaching. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); WatchDocumentaries.com | Games | Quizzes | Contact |Privacy & Terms | Manage Cookies |Advertise | DMCA. It is a revolution. It's going to be mommy's job to get you another school that's better. However, I do have friends that go to the worst out of the worst here and from what they have said and viewed, this documentary is the best at just flat out showing all that is wrong. You don't come off well in this movie. Clark is on the verge of becoming a father and him and Lois are prepping for the arrival of the child. They said, look, this work is hard. Didn't get an answer on that. Joe and I saw the movie a few days ago and we literally walked up Broadway, I think it was, in complete silence, both feeling very twisted and angry about what we had seen. But Id like -- I think there is a disconnect here that John Legend talks about. SCARBOROUGH: It really is. WEINGARTEN: The issue in terms of the D.C. election was our members and others really like Vincent Gray. And that means get involved. Because politically, these -- the things that we were doing, closing down schools, firing teachers, moving principals, those were not politically popular things to do. SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTERS TODAY AND ENJOY THE BENEFITS. You say no one wants lousy teachers but there are a lot of really lousy teachers who are protected by this current system. A good education, therefore, is not ruled out by poverty, uneducated parents or crime and drug-infested neighborhoods. I started to count the public schools that I was driving by. Waiting for Superman.2010. 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. What's the big takeaway from "Waiting For Superman"? It matters who your local representative is. Now it's happening in Houston. 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. How do you explain that to a child? They asked Rhee whether the pressure on teachers led them to cheat. What? He has since received significant backlash for wearing the garment, which he claims is not intrinsically offensive. And the city of Indianapolis said you're the most effective ninth grade reading teacher in our city and we're going to give you a great reward, five days later they had to fire her because the contract said she's the youngest teacher and she has to go Now, there's no one -- bad person in the process. LEGEND: Yes. But what got to me most was the economic side of this problem. The other part is where money goes to now a days. Cinemark We could say to everyone in education we have to give a couple of more hours. Jan. 11, 2022. We're going to do it with a man who made this film and some of the people who were in it. And we need to have good evaluation systems. 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. Even during the MSNBC town hall today, there were teachers who say I don't care about tenure. 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