Jerad Rogers Waiting for a Superman Review In David Gugenheim’s compelling documentary Waiting for a Superman the current state of America’s educational system is examined thoroughly. The educational system is clearly broken in many ways; the film not only examines the many areas and implications present in the educational system but also give an insight into the hardships families can face with education. Through an excellent use of personal interviews‚ frightening statistics and well-focused
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reason‚ the concept of Superman coming to save us was created. The main problem with this is that not all education systems are the same throughout the United States. Each state has their own theories and ways of creating a better education. This also causes different problems for each state which makes it harder for the department of education to solve. Although it is hard to solve this‚ the lottery
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Page James Mrs. Patrick LNG 322 April 14‚ 2011 Waiting for Superman‚ Socratic Circle Questions 1. Analyzing rhetoric is about what persuasive techniques are being used‚ not whether or not you were convinced. Sometimes persuasion works‚ and it changes your mind. But sometimes you still don’t agree after a variety of persuasive attempts. Which rhetorical appeals are used most effectively in Waiting for Superman? Where was an appeal used‚ but it wasn’t effective for you? Be sure
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From The New York Review of Books—November 11‚ 2010 Waiting for “Superman” a film directed by Davis Guggenheim Anthony‚ a fifth-grade student hoping to win a spot at the SEED charter boarding school in Washington‚ D.C.; from Davis Guggenheim’s documentary Waiting for ‘Superman’ Ordinarily‚ documentaries about education attract little attention‚ and seldom‚ if ever‚ reach neighborhood movie theaters. Davis Guggenheim’s Waiting for “Superman” is different. It arrived in late September with the biggest
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Waiting for “Superman” does not tell of any downfalls to charter schools and test scores of charter schools as compared to public schools. The film initially starts with the repercussions of the NCLB (No Child Left Behind) act and goes in depth with the percentage of children proficient in reading and mathematics in each state‚ and how those test scores consequently take a toll on how children progress through the years once the test is done. The film continues to push on with the idea of standardized
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bottom 60 percent combined.” Base on the article “How Dumb Are We” by the author Andrew Romano‚ which means that most Americans belong to a middle class dedicated to work full time to provide support for their families. In the documentary “Waiting for Superman‚” directed and written by Davis Guggenheim‚ an important American film director‚ and whose topic is mainly America
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change fix-all is something that intrigues me. People have made claims that a single change within our education system would lead to a monumental change that would place us amongst the top countries in terms of our education system. In the Waiting for Superman movie‚ a claim is made that if we were to remove the bottom 6-10% of bad teachers in the work force our education system would automatically become good enough to contend with Finland. A claim by the PISA reviewers in the book the smartest
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Out of the movies uploaded on bolt‚ I decided to watch Waiting for Superman. When the movie started I was skeptical on it at first. The movie is about the struggle America is facing with education‚ as well as how it is failing the children. At one time America was one of the top smartest countries in the world. But around the time of the space race‚ America start seeing how the decline in education. Fast forward to today‚ American is still struggling to improve its education system. Many Chancellors
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saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman didn’t exist... I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.” Just as many children look up to fictional characters such as Superman‚ parents rich or poor‚ look up to our school system to educate their children. However‚ too many of these parents are beginning to realize that proper education‚ like Superman‚ is nonexistent. In Waiting for “Superman‚” Davis Guggenheim addresses the teachers union about
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“Waiting for Superman” An Analysis of Thinking Critically Executive Summary The public school system in America has failed many people in our society. The money given to support education is at an all-time high. Many bad teachers are protected by powerful unions and these bad teachers could care less about low test scores. Students could accomplish anything‚ but instead bad teachers are causing many students to drop out. Lower test scores could be replaced with high test scores if bad
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