waiting for superman documentary transcript

Web2010. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Next year, Anthonys class will move up to junior high. Waiting for "Superman" | Apple TV [30] In Ayers' view, the "corporate powerhouses and the ideological opponents of all things public" have employed the film to "break the teacher's unions and to privatize education," while driving teachers' wages even lower and running "schools like little corporations. They have to go see this movie and have smaller conversations like this. BRZEZINSKI: These are compelling arguments that we all can agree on but, Randi, let me just put it to you this way. /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] One of the reasons for the high test scores, writes Ravitch, is that many charter schools expel low-performing students to bring up their average scores. HdT]H|G?GdW{MND)>qOX3cL>NHjr5i:bSqu Waiting for "Superman 10 0 obj That is the problem. WebGenre: Documentary Waiting for 'Superman' Screenplay Edit Buy Year: 2010 4,775 Views Geoffrey Canada: One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me In fact, those are the very areas where he has success. It's not sexy to vote in the midterms but it matters who, you know -- BRZEZINSKI: Oh, yes it is. Our guests will include Governor Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Corey Booker and U.S. secretary of education Arne Duncan. GUGGENHEIM: Those kids can't learn. KENNY: Right. Waiting For Superman Discussion Guide - Influence Film Club Waiting for 'Superman' (2010) | Watch Free Documentaries Online Its so interesting you say that because Mika, Chris, our EP, myself, everybody thats seen this movie says first of all, they break down and cry at the end of this movie and then when they go home and they look at their children, children who can go to really great schools, they look at their own children differently. 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. And I couldn't understand that why did it take this much to go through all of this? SCARBOROUGH: Welcome back to our education nation special on "Waiting For Superman." Let's do this right now and let's look at the best contract in the nation in terms of eliminating ineffective teachers and let's make that the standard across America. DAISY: I want to go to a medical college or a veterinarian college because I really want to become a surgeon. It's a random selection. Acquiring that good education is the daunting challenge they face. This is about the kids in the movie, and this is about how those of us on this stage help kids. " YR0^hC#mlj'@]Gc2x}SVvP[sL,yD1-ut |c,{CG1 It reveals that the two major problems The film also examines teacher's unions. CANADA: Sure. I think we all need to take more responsibility. DAISYS FATHER: Go like this. SCARBOROUGH: You mean against -- RHEE: Against Fenty, my boss. So we're going to differentiate and we're going to recognize and reward the highest performing teachers and we're going to look at the lowest performing teachers and we're going to remove them from the system. There is a perception out there that is the union that is standing in the way of principals firing bad teachers. Judith and Jose have decided to enter Daisy into the Kipp lottery. Waiting for "Superman" - Wikipedia /Length 868 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? endstream LEGEND: Well, you know, there are plenty of constituencies that usually align with the union, for instance. Even during the MSNBC town hall today, there were teachers who say I don't care about tenure. /BleedBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] I love teachers. It's about those kids. /Count 5 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. /Type /Page Waiting for Superman and Failing Public Schools - The New JOE SCARBOROUGH: Good evening. >> RANDI WEINGARTEN, PRES., AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS: Sure. We have to fix this thing and it means the adults have to take leadership. It's happening in Los Angeles. The issue here in terms of education -- SCARBOROUGH: Wait. SCARBOROUGH: We really had. /ExtGState << /GS0 18 0 R Today is her graduation, and she's not allowed to go because do I owe some tuition. KENNY: Now studying Shakespeare, passing the regions in physics, passing the regions in chemistry, 100 percent in U.S. history across the board, all of them are going to go to college. Didn't get an answer on that. /Parent 1 0 R It took a little while to get the money straightened for this green light and 80 percent of the teachers voted for that agreement. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] [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.) When I see from my own experience as a school teach are for six years when evaluations didn't work and less than 20 percent of them think that evaluations work right now. They were the right things for kids but they made the adults incredibly uncomfortable. When you put a face on this issue, as we talk about the details of it, that's the thing I keep saying to myself, let's not forget as we argue and discuss and learn about this, let's not forget the kids. WebFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. /Properties << I actually don't -- I think we could continue one city at a time. /Length 866 %PDF-1.3 ]o m P:giwgRG+g;)Y 'J[+AH@f6=D.Ga5&0RL[?Xt6MU*/-waUN Waiting for Superman.2010. WEINGARTEN: Theres nothing wrong with what Geoffrey just said. We love hard-working teachers. We'll hear from the audience as well. /Type /Page Geoffrey Canada has done it. WAITING,FOR,SUPERMAN,DOCUMENTARY,TRANSCRIPT That's the first thing. CANADA: This is why I think this is such an important movie. We actually have to change the political environment. SCARBOROUGH: What we hear, Randi, morning after morning after morning from progressives, from conservatives, from Republicans, from Democrats, from independents, seems to be the same thing. I think he wants to do the right thing. Let's go there and talk to the president of the American federation of teachers, Randi Weingarten. The superintendent wants her to say. And what teachers have told us is that focus instead on the tools and conditions we need to do our jobs. We decreased violent crimes that were happening in the schools. What's amazing about these tears, I knew about the film for months and just knowing the system, I knew how it was going to end. BRZEZINSKI: Okay. >> Where has the union misstepped to help us get to where we are today? Let's give five extra hours for all the teachers in America to help kids right now and have the unions lead this charge of saying this is an emergency, we need to help these kids. Walk in and I still want every kid to win. Why? WebFILM SUMMARY With passion and urgency, WAITING FOR SUPERMAN advocates for the educational welfare of Americas children in a public school system that is severely BRZEZINSKI: And the reaction that we saw just moments ago was the same, these are people who know. Make sure the tenure is not ever construed as a job for life. What's Mayor Bloomberg doing right? 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. >> I knew -- as Davis said, I knew what was going to happen before she knew what was going to happen. WEINGARTEN: Look, what the unions actually talked about was as part of lifting the cap, as part of lifting the cap, they didn't fight against lifting the cap -- LEGEND: Yes, they did. /GS1 17 0 R BRZEZINSKI: Youre outnumbered. Throughout the documentary, different aspects of the American public education system are examined. 7 0 obj You've done an amazing job there in Harlem. New York City on a bad day outpaced Washington on a great day. Final words with our panel, next after a short break. And what the teachers wanted in Washington were the tools and conditions for them to do their jobs. I just heard a story, I met a teacher the other day. Why not? /Font << Ravitch says that a study by Stanford University economist Margaret Raymond of 5000 charter schools found that only 17% are superior in math test performance to a matched public school, and many perform badly, casting doubt on the film's claim that privately managed charter schools are the solution to bad public schools. You talked about evaluations like every other business. As young as Bianca is, she too displays this look of defeat as her name is not called (Guggenheim 1:32:56). /Contents 33 0 R So there are teachers who are having this debate within the spectrum of your organization. She said Washington, D.C. even on its best day, wasn't like New York City on its worst day. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Waiting for Superman All of my kids have gone to public school. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: To come see, geography and love, thats it. BRZEZINSKI: No. WEINGARTEN: John. endobj 4 0 obj GUGGENHEIM: Whats really -- people -- when I hear this conversation, I want to bring it back to parents. >> 1. SCARBOROUGH: Hes like Chuck Yager of the classroom. CANADA: Look, no business in America would be in existence if it ran like this. But you did. documentary >> Coming up next, MSNBC's going to re-air the teacher town hall hosted by Brian Williams. 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. And a lot of times some of the older civil rights organizations have historically aligned with the unions. /Parent 1 0 R schools. It starts with teachers becoming the very best, leaders removing the barriers of change, neighbors committed to their school, you willing to act (Guggenheim 1:45:05-1:45:28). /Rotate 0 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Daisys path to medical school begins with eighth grade algebra which she'll need to take when she moves up to Stevenson Middle School. (soundbite of film, "big george foreman: the miraculous story of the once and future heavyweight champion of the world") KHRIS DAVIS: (As George Foreman) Last time they saw me, I looked like Superman. And what we're finding in some schools we should spread throughout all the schools in this nation. Only 3 out of 100 students at Roosevelt will graduate with the necessary classes for admission to a four year university. SCARBOROUGH: Do you think he's going to do the right thing now that the teachers union is giving him a million dollars? /T1_1 20 0 R 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? These are our communities. Do you think it has characterized you fairly? But it's also frustrating when you know what's possible can't be replicated because there are barriers in the way. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] I want to just ask Randi, you've been taking pot shots from everybody here on stage, including us at times. << The issue is we have to all do this together with good contracts, with all of us on the same side, getting to help good teachers, getting supportive principals, getting a curriculum and the wrap-around services that Geoff does that cradle to college service. I mean I think that's what this whole debate is about in many ways. They couldn't add basic first grade skills, they couldn't have it. What if I made a movie that gets people to care about other peoples children and fight for other people's children as much I fight for mine. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you think she can do it? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Daisy and her parents have found one other option. LEGEND: We need to be clear, you know, sometimes it sounds like everybody is on the same team up here because we all sound like we agree. Come on out. I cry for him sometimes. Tomorrow morning Joes going to be live from Learning Plaza. Randi was talking about instead of focusing on bad teachers, focusing on good teachers. This is a documentary about our failing education system and the tears we saw in this room are about our children and how our schools are leaving them behind. SCARBOROUGH: Davis, let's begin with you. I think that we've all I mean Davis said it when he said he passed three public schools. /MC0 28 0 R You don't have all sorts of external rules. The filmmakers made sure to film how Nakia becomes increasingly more anxious and concerned as time passes during the lottery, but fewer spots become available and her daughters name has not been called (Guggenheim 1:32:49). There are core values we have to have. It just came out this week. RHEE: You wake up every morning and you know that 46,000 kids are counting on you. WEINGARTEN: Yes. All you have to do is listen to people in Washington about it. BRZEZINSKI: You can hear the distrust here. It was so heartbreaking to see her upset and all of the other children around her not being called and not being picked. }>=Uw2cS=V. I9kZJw^EAOd j]Y[wl-e06E#/mlyTbE9f}@8 a/ ^} BRZEZINSKI: Randi, really quickly. /BleedBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] They want to know what good teaching looks like and they want to emulate it. Having made a film on the subject in 1999, documentary filmmaker. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying "drop-out factories" and "academic sinkholes," methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. But I think we have to get a layer deeper than just the platitudes that remain on the stage. We're here at the site of our education nation summit launching today at NBC News and MSNBC. Thank you so much. Things such as the ease in which a public school teacher achieves tenure, the inability to fire a teacher who is tenured, and how the system attempts to reprimand poorly performing teachers are shown to affect the educational environment. You say no one wants lousy teachers but there are a lot of really lousy teachers who are protected by this current system. CANADA: There are two things. endobj "Waiting for Superman" ( Superman & Lois), an episode of Superman & Lois. << I have a good feeling about this. Your last really big film was "Inconvenient Truth." Waiting for Superman: Documentary Analysis So the kids who came to us in 8 plus 3 they would couldn't the like this. But we need to have real evaluation systems, which is what the union has been focused on, so that teachers are really judged fairly. Like around here, I mean, I want my kids to have better than what I had. "waiting for superman documentary transcript filetype:lua" >> Since many charter schools are not large enough to accept all of their applicants, the selection of students is done by lottery. It is a revolution. SCARBOROUGH: Right. Rhee said that only a small number of teachers and principals cheated. Waiting For Superman was more widely released than any other documentary, and among the highest-grossing documentaries of 2010. /Font << Why did you pick this topic? I don't care what I have to do, I don't care how many jobs I have to obtain but she will go to college. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] Why were you frightened to send her to school. I want to be a doctor and I want to be a veterinarian. Ravitch also writes that many charter schools are involved in "unsavory real estate deals" [31], In 2011, many news media reported on a testing score "cheating scandal" at Rhee's schools, because the test answer sheets contained a suspiciously high number of erasures that changed wrong answers to right answers. SCARBOROUGH: If she's given the chance. /TT0 48 0 R SCARBOROUGH: Why would you spend a million dollars to defeat a mayor? /Im0 19 0 R 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. This is about changing the political environment that we're operating in. 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. RHEE: We wanted to give the teachers the tools. 4,789 Views. "[10] Joe Morgenstern, writing for The Wall Street Journal, gave the film a positive review writing, "when the future of public education is being debated with unprecedented intensity," the film "makes an invaluable addition to the debate. They clearly illustrate that no matter the area, teachers are failing America's youth at an alarming rate.. 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? I've never seen anything like it in my life. WEINGARTEN: Let me -- SCARBOROUGH: If it wasn't about education, I mean, what was it about? You said, you still cry every time you see it. During its opening weekend in New York City and Los Angeles, the film grossed $141,000 in four theaters, averaging $35,250 per theater. Thanks to all of our guests. What were the results of the kids who came in and were about to graduate this June, late May, what is the change that has happened with these children? "[21] Melissa Anderson of The Village Voice was critical of the film for not including enough details of outlying socioeconomic issues, writing, "macroeconomic responses to Guggenheim's querygo unaddressed in Waiting for "Superman," which points out the vast disparity in resources for inner-city versus suburban schools only to ignore them. /Properties << ?zBzD%YC1_PVu,fkGsM'2Hnm^]6_1W|qpff&,+y cWoM~UNxa*_EE}=}z/P__~:Y)z `'4Q!-ccE"?6HD6JW (b]Jl BP> SCARBOROUGH: This is a civil rights issue? This is why. So look, all of us on this stage, whether it's Geoffrey or Michelle or Davis, myself, the two of you, we all care passionately about the children. I want the system to be better. NAKIA: The schools in my area don't measure up as far as the reading is concerned, the math is concerned. >> Education in Waiting for Superman Documentary [32][33][34][35][36], A teacher-backed group called the Grassroots Education Movement produced a rebuttal documentary titled The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman, which was released in 2011. What are your thoughts? The film shows how Geoffrey Canadas solution to this problem was to create charter schools that would give children and their parents more options within the public school system and would hopefully raise academic performance, decrease dropout rates, andincrease the number of students who attend college.

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