That is the problem. The attendance and the schools itself. Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head: Season 2, Link to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 5, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Link to RT25: Celebrating 25 Years of Rotten Tomatoes, Link to Betty Gilpin & Co. on Deciphering. Clark believes that Tal throwing him into the sun will jump-start his powers and level him up to the degree needed to take on Ally. Guggenheim, Davis. She said Washington, D.C. even on its best day, wasn't like New York City on its worst day. I went up and I saw a revolution, a revolution that you helped start. Even during the MSNBC town hall today, there were teachers who say I don't care about tenure. Only 3 out of 100 students at Roosevelt will graduate with the necessary classes for admission to a four year university. Why is that? $6.4M, Runtime: WEINGARTEN: We need to help them do that for all of our kids. LEGEND: This is a civil rights issue. Each is eager to get an education, but in a system riddled with ineffective teachers, staggering dropout rates and schools that are literally falling apart, the odds are more than stacked against them. Cross your fingers. 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. Our guests will include Governor Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Corey Booker and U.S. secretary of education Arne Duncan. GUGGENHEIM: And fight for these kids. Billy Kimball, Release Date (Theaters): So it's important to understand how this is locked down here in D.C. and in New York. This isn't some Hollywood drama or a romance flick. Take a moment. Geoffrey Canada. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. It's a random selection. I think that teachers are not the problem, they are the solution to the problems that we face. GUGGENHEIM: When the media asked me to make the film, I originally said no. Nobody was doing good. In fact you come off quite badly. Emily. I mean I think that's what this whole debate is about in many ways. 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. Bryan Singer, fresh from making X-Men have the X-FACTOR, was on the crest of a wave. There's also some great cinematography and visual effects, the quality for these last couple of episodes and just the finale, it have been noticeable and they really made it epic. We could say to everyone in education we have to give a couple of more hours. I want to just ask Randi, you've been taking pot shots from everybody here on stage, including us at times. I said I don't want to go up. Randi said something that was fascinating. SCARBOROUGH: If she's given the chance. The answer is no. I think the point of departure between Michelle and I may be that I see, just like in Finland and Singapore and other places, that we need to all actually work together, focused on instruction, focused on how we help people do the best jobs they can and then -- BRZEZINSKI: Wasnt that what she was doing? The. GLORIA: Im just so afraid for him. Why were you frightened to send her to school. ANTHONY: I stayed back one grade. This is why. Waiting for "Superman" is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. BRZEZINSKI: What happens to these kids? SCARBOROUGH: Davis? And systems that actually help create continuous improvement. The deal consisted of: Lakers received Dwight Howard, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark. But, as always, trouble comes knocking at his door. BRZEZINSKI: How old is she? But the issue in terms of the election, went far further than education. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Daisy and her parents have found one other option. entertaining doc though. 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. She was assigned in January. Randi was talking about instead of focusing on bad teachers, focusing on good teachers. limited, Release Date (Streaming): Many of them. SCARBOROUGH: Right. [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.) Nakia joins us here tonight. 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. This is our country. You talked about evaluations like every other business. "Waiting for Superman," the new documentary by Davis Guggenheim, contends the American educational system is failing, which we have been told before. And what we're finding in some schools we should spread throughout all the schools in this nation. Randi we'll let you get a response in here and also, Mika, what we're going to do is figure out where everybody agrees. As part of lifting the cap they wanted to make sure that there was accountability for everyone. and the LEGEND: I think there needs to be an understanding in our community when we fight for our kids we're fighting for our community. And it's just -- it changes your perspective. While he briefly acknowledges views to the contrary, he does not correctly delve into the negative material associated with this subject with the same tenacity he does with the positive-thinking figures he documents. GUGGENHEIM: And the stakes for them. 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. Tomorrow morning Joes going to be live from Learning Plaza. And this is not America, the idea that one kid could have a great education and one kid can't. You believe it, don't you, Michelle? We'll hear from the audience as well. The issue is about how we create the best environment for kids. All we're going to do is pay good teachers more money. SCARBOROUGH: Hold on a second. You said, you still cry every time you see it. WEINGARTEN: I think look, again, we had a moment in time where we actually got to an agreement. Somebody who's fighting for kids like Daisy is John Legend. Were going to talk to in a second and thats where Jeff Zucker told me I needed to go. BRZEZINSKI: Exactly. How are ratings calculated?Toggle ExpandToggle Expand. BRZEZINSKI: Ill tell you right now, Randi, I want to know after the break why we can't use pay to inspire teachers. 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. The Mephistophelian Mr. Mxyzptlk is waiting out of sight as his pawns fight. Vlersimi juaj: 0 David Guggenheim's documentary, Waiting for "Superman," addresses a broken education system that seems impossible to fix. We can't have our school system running like this. This movie is spectacular. SCARBOROUGH: You also told me that there was a split in the civil rights community, that older members of the civil rights community sometimes fought younger members of the civil rights community who were reformers. CANADA: Well you know what? SCARBOROUGH: Maybe next segment. Outside The Walls, Halstead, Kansas 508 likes 21 talking about this Taking ministry outside the walls of the church through music, teaching, and service . Eighth graders at Kipp L.A. Prep get triple the classroom time in math and science. It was about a whole range of other issues. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Denver Nuggets received Andre Iguodala. Definitely interesting, and in different, more balanced hands it has potential for a great, great documentary, sadly this comes across as an average offering that fails to address both sides of the issue adequately. DAISY: Isnt that when people play and they win money. "[18] Kyle Smith, for the New York Post, gave the film 4.5 stars, calling it an "invaluable learning experience. SCARBOROUGH: It was about education. & 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. LEGEND: Yes. DAISY: I want to be a nurse. Why not? [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. And that means get involved. OPRAH IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF HARPO, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2023 HARPO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Take a look. You fought the law and the law won. [1], The film has earned both praise and negative criticism from commentators, reformers, and educators. He has since received significant backlash for wearing the garment, which he claims is not intrinsically offensive. A reminder for everyone, coming up right after this program, MSNBC will re-air that teacher town hall that was hosted by Brian Williams, that's from 9:00 to 11:00 Eastern Time, right here on MSNBC. IE 11 is not supported. Get more inspiration like this delivered to your inbox, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. GUGGENHEIM: Those kids can't learn. Because I seen what you do, Ive seen what Deborah Kinney has done, Ive seen what a lot of people have done out there and it seems to me, the model is find an extraordinary person, put them in a school, let them run that school. I'm just wondering. I was really tired. And I always -- Im at screenings all across the country. "Geraldo at Large." Within two months, the class that was said to be the best in tenth grade math became the absolute worst. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. SCARBOROUGH: Why are you going to get fired? You do not come off as the hero of this movie. With her teaching me, I was able to actually do very well in her class to the point that I was one of her top students. It's happening in D.C. RHEE: I'm just wondering, if the AFT was putting a million dollars into mayoral campaigns all across the country just based on who the teachers liked, I would buy that argument. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: To come see, geography and love, thats it. RHEE: I don't think they are. Regal NAKIA: Yes. We're here at the site of our education nation summit launching today at NBC News and MSNBC. I've never seen anything like it in my life. [39], There is also a companion book titled Waiting For "Superman": How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools.[40]. Electric Kinney, Critics Consensus: Wall Streets Stock Is Down, RT25: Celebrating 25 years of Rotten Tomatoes. 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. That was in the second grade, because my father had passed. English, Director: 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. It is must-see TV, from 9:00 to 11:00 Eastern Time right here on MSNBC. Teachers in this country want to make a difference in the lives of kids. Not many. Is there any give here? BRZEZINSKI: All right. It's about those kids. And at the same time, have some due process so that we guard against our arbitrariness. "[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. Watch Waiting For Superman: Geoffrey Canada Interview, Watch Waiting For Superman: Lesley Chilcott Interview, Watch Waiting For Superman: Shock And Awe Animation, Watch Waiting For Superman: Michelle Rhee, There is a scene in which Bianca, one of the little girls, is reading from a book about someone taking apples and bringing them into the city to sell. But it's not just Harlem -- if my movie, I call it, they're breaking a sound barrier. "[30], Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New York University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, similarly criticizes the film's lack of accuracy. Thank you for joining us. You're almost there! We love good teachers. 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. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. GUGGENHEIM: The issue is not just lousy teachers. You know, in Washington, D.C., under Mayor Fenty who arguably I think is the most courageous politician we have on these education reform issues, we did everything, arguably, that people wanted to see. Watch Waiting For Superman | Prime Video Free photo gallery Geoffrey Canada has done it. And yet, the money (a good chunk (too good of a chunk)) goes right into sports programs that just burn the money, waste time and energy, and provides nothing. We're going to lose our nation. 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. 100 percent of the kids pass the science regions. Feb 15, 2011, Box Office (Gross USA): And I think seeing what's possible in this film is very inspiring. You say no one wants lousy teachers but there are a lot of really lousy teachers who are protected by this current system. SCARBOROUGH: Right. Get updates on your favorite shows, the latest from Oprah's world and more! It is about having good teachers. 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. Since charter schools do not operate with the same restrictions as public institutions, they are depicted as having a more experimental approach to educating students. 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). Waiting for "Superman" tells the story of five children who enter a lottery to win a coveted place in a charter school. I said mommy wanted you to stay in your school and she finished my sentence. SCARBOROUGH: Why would you spend a million dollars to defeat a mayor? (END VIDEO CLIP) BRZEZINSKI: And there are kids that don't make it. However, the film shows how even charter schools leave some children behind, as those who are not chosen by the luck of the draw in the lottery system, are not able to attend the charter schools of their choice. And I don't want to make this about the presumptive mayor. All you have to do is listen to people in Washington about it. BRZEZINSKI: You also knew that a little girl like Daisy can be a vet or a doctor or anything she wants to be if she's given the tools to do it. SCARBOROUGH: Because we've been up to Harlem, we've seen what's happening up there. So there are teachers who are having this debate within the spectrum of your organization. By the time she leaves Stevenson, only 13 percent of her classmates will be proficient in math. NAKIA: She felt it wasn't fair that other children were being picked and she was just as smart as they were and why not her. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Next year, Anthonys class will move up to junior high. SCARBOROUGH: They can't. Walk in and I still want every kid to win. That's so important to help level the playing field for kids who may be disadvantaged. DAVIS GUGGENHEIM: No. This is a movie about imperialism, the impact of good/bad 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. John, tell us how you got involved in this. Terms and Policies So even though we may disagree about that, what this film does, it creates a moment in time. Waiting for Superman Episode aired Jun 28, 2022 TV-PG IMDb RATING 8.4 /10 959 YOUR RATING Rate Action Adventure Drama Chrissy Beppo, with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville, not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening. We're in a crisis. SCARBOROUGH: Geoffrey Canada, some remarkable things are happening in Harlem. Chrissy Beppo, with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville, not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening.Chrissy Beppo, with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville, not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening.Chrissy Beppo, with the authorization of the Department of Defense, has a message for the people of Smallville, not only is the merging of planets real, it is happening. If you look at what the Kipp schools have done or the uncommon schools, they've been able to replicate this model over and over. I think we all need to take more responsibility. I went up to a school up there. SCARBOROUGH: First and foremost -- LEGEND: If we care about justice, if we care about equality in this country, we have to care about fixing education. All rights reserved. You are not exactly what some would consider to be a conservative filmmaker. I want the system to be better. An examination of the current state of education in America today. 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. BRZEZINSKI: They were picked off the street in a lottery. BRZEZINSKI: When we come back, we'll talk more about that. [16], The film has also garnered praise from a number of conservative critics. Cinemark They asked Rhee whether the pressure on teachers led them to cheat. 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 are people who have figured out systems of improving education and the mayor was very aggressive in bringing those folk into New York City and saying to them, we're going to remove the obstacles for you all to do your work. 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