I knew -- as Davis said, I knew what was going to happen before she knew what was going to happen. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] /ExtGState << What's Mayor Bloomberg doing right? Take a moment. And that still scared the hell out of the Washington union. WEINGARTEN: The issue in terms of education is there's no turning back on reform in education in Washington, D.C. Our union is committed to it. This film follows five children and documents them to see what their lives and schools are like. Eighth graders at Kipp L.A. Prep get triple the classroom time in math and science. 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? When you hear, well, I get paid whether or not you learn or not, it sticks with you. BRZEZINSKI: Ill tell you right now, Randi, I want to know after the break why we can't use pay to inspire teachers. /TT0 48 0 R I love teachers. 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. 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? The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be accepted into competitive charter schools such as KIPP LA Schools, Harlem Success Academy and Summit Preparatory Charter High School. >> The issue here in terms of education -- SCARBOROUGH: Wait. BRZEZINSKI: Thank you. 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. I know, but you didn't have enough money. That was in the second grade, because my father had passed. WEINGARTEN: Yeah, of course. endobj Educational reception and allegations of inaccuracy. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] And we're going to figure out, we're going to get people together here. BRZEZINSKI: All right. I think that we've all I mean Davis said it when he said he passed three public schools. They want to know what good teaching looks like and they want to emulate it. BRZEZINSKI: All right. "[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. There are also comparisons made between schools in affluent neighborhoods versus schools in poorer ones. As young as Bianca is, she too displays this look of defeat as her name is not called (Guggenheim 1:32:56). UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lets get started. Coming up next, MSNBC's going to re-air the teacher town hall hosted by Brian Williams. /MC0 34 0 R << I mean I think that's what this whole debate is about in many ways. I get to spend a lot of time with the kids. RHEE: You know what, heres the thing. endobj 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). /Font << BRZEZINSKI: Its worked for you and for hundreds of kids in Harlem. WEINGARTEN: Theres lots of -- look. [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.) /T1_1 20 0 R 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. Davis, I want to go to you on this one. >> Go. It's must-see TV. /Parent 1 0 R JOHN LEGEND, SONGWRITER: Well, it's an interesting story because I was making this album "Wake-Up." BRZEZINSKI: Is there a possibility? SCARBOROUGH: Do you think he's going to do the right thing now that the teachers union is giving him a million dollars? 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. /ExtGState << That's so important to help level the playing field for kids who may be disadvantaged. And Im not going to pretend that you can just come in and snap your fingers and things are going to get better overnight. She said Washington, D.C. even on its best day, wasn't like New York City on its worst day. SCARBOROUGH: It really is. That's what our union has been trying to do for the last two years. Film. It took a little while to get the money straightened for this green light and 80 percent of the teachers voted for that agreement. GEOFFREY CANADA, PRES. >> Waiting for "Superman" premiered in the US on September 24, 2010, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles, with a rolling wider release that began on October 1, 2010. SCARBOROUGH: Geoffrey Canada, some remarkable things are happening in Harlem. WEINGARTEN: We need to help them do that for all of our kids. I want to just ask Randi, you've been taking pot shots from everybody here on stage, including us at times. Somebody who's fighting for kids like Daisy is John Legend. %PDF-1.3 [38] The documentary was directed, filmed, and edited by Julie Cavanagh, Darren Marelli, Norm Scott, Mollie Bruhn, and Lisa Donlan. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] Geoffrey Canada has done it. SCARBOROUGH: Because we've been up to Harlem, we've seen what's happening up there. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you think she can do it? Having said that, we have all done too much about focusing on bad teachers. [31] The most substantial distortion in the film, according to Ravitch, is the film's claim that "70 percent of eighth-grade students cannot read at grade level," a misrepresentation of data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. We increased attendance rates. One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist, the Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools (the district with some of the worst-performing students at the time), is shown attempting to take on the union agreements that teachers are bound to, but suffers a backlash from the unions and the teachers themselves. The goal of the film is to create a successful public education system filled with great schoolsthat leave no child behind, andit calls for reform from all of usin order to reach that goal. 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It was about a whole range of other issues. Will they give him a million dollars for re-election if he keeps you in your position? How do we spread that from Harlem across America? For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 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. Take a look. Thank you so much. BRZEZINSKI: Nakia, thank you. I think sometimes there's a disconnect between them. And that most of them are getting a really crappy education right now. Ultimately they want the tools and conditions in order to do that. WebShop for waiting for superman documentary transcript filetype:lua at Best Buy. This scene is an important one because it highlights how the acceptance of students into charter schools is determined by the luck of the draw and how some students are not able to enter into the public school of their choice solely because luck was not on their side. /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] We love hard-working teachers. [16], The film has also garnered praise from a number of conservative critics. Let me answer your question first. What are your thoughts? /Contents 36 0 R WEINGARTEN: The issue in terms of the D.C. election was our members and others really like Vincent Gray. And while our guests enter the stage, let's show you a little clip of the movie, because "Waiting For Superman" is about our system, but what really gets to you in this movie is the individual stories of each child. LEGEND: Well, you know, there are plenty of constituencies that usually align with the union, for instance. The answer is we need great public education for all of our schools. BRZEZINSKI: Why didn't they add up? >> HdT]H|G?GdW{MND)>qOX3cL>NHjr5i:bSqu Why not? You get to the nation's capital, the nation's capital, only 16 percent of students are proficient in math. RHEE: We wanted to give the teachers the tools. SCARBOROUGH: If you're going to lock kids in Harlem out of that process and let a few see the light and see the -- that seems to me to be immoral. We're just saying --. BRZEZINSKI: When we come back, we'll be joined -- SCARBOROUGH: One thing we do agree on -- BRZEZINSKI: We have to go. I support public schools. We're turning to you now. Everyone in this room is feeling something powerful tonight. WEINGARTEN: Let me get to both of these issues, let me see if I can conflate them. BRZEZINSKI: Why didn't you want her to go to a regular public school in your neighborhood? This is our country. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] SCARBOROUGH: The nation's capital. Waiting for Superman. There are a couple of things leaders, in which we all are, could do. WebWaiting for Superman/Transcript. Stevenson feeds into Roosevelt, one of the worst-performing schools in Los Angeles. BRZEZINSKI: If you leave Washington, D.C. are you going to Newark? I mean, not all teachers are created equal. You cannot say -- you can't say, well, the problem with charter schools is they only serve some of the kids when in fact you are advocating for caps on those effective charter schools. We can't have our school system running like this. /Type /Catalog "[11] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A, calling it "powerful, passionate, and potentially revolution-inducing. NAKIA: Shes 7 now. The principal wants her to stay. I'm feeling it. Why is that such a frightening concept? No one can go home and stick their head in the sand. And it's just -- it changes your perspective. Waiting for Superman, a documentary about the mediocre public school system in the U.S., uses both techniques to great effect. Throughout the documentary, different aspects of the American public education system are examined. But when I saw you after the film, and I would -- being macho, hey, Davis, how you doing, man? But Id like -- I think there is a disconnect here that John Legend talks about. Trying to hide the fact that I had been balling my eyes out, I said I can't -- I knew how this was going to end and I was still crying. IE 11 is not supported. Thanks to all of our guests. 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. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up /ExtGState << And I was hurt. We have to go to break. What did you learn? You try to make reforms and it causes a problem. They said, look, this work is hard. /Properties << /TrimBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] But it's not just Harlem -- if my movie, I call it, they're breaking a sound barrier. That's the first thing. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up