Waiting For Superman

In the United States there are over 2,000 dropout factories. These are high schools with a very high number of dropouts. Making sure all students receive the best education and excel in school has been a problem for a long time. Presidents after presidents have promised change in the education system and have signed documents in hopes it would make a difference, but there has been very minimal change. In the documentary “Waiting for Superman,” David Guggenheim stresses the importance of improvement of the current education system. He presents the issue by using the three appeals, the organization of the film, and cinematic techniques. With all of this, Guggenheim was able to create a strong argument on this issue with the education system of America. After watching this film, it was very clear that there needs to be change. It will take a very long time to fix the damage that has been done, but it will not only take time, but money, research, and most importantly the motivation and willpower to make the change. Guggenheim persuades the audience by using
It had a cause and effect structure. Throughout the film, a thing called the lottery was mentioned. But it wasn't the kind of lottery that you win millions of dollars and your whole life changes. It was the kind of lottery that changes a life in a different way. Parents submit their children's name into a contest to get accepted into a better school in their area. This is done because there could be a only 20 spots available in a school and 300 are wanting to get into it. So the lottery is to fairly choose someone to get accepted to go to a better school. And with this in mind, Guggenheim mentions how if the kids that he follows gets accepted into a school, that it would play a very big role in how the children do in the future. He uses words like “if” and “then;” suggesting the cause and effect