The film Waiting For Superman is a film directed by Davis Guggenheim that talks about the public school system in the United States.This film uncovers the many ways in which education in America has declined. Rather than following largely on statistics and expert opinions‚ Guggenheim focuses on five students whose names are Anthony‚ Bianca‚ Daisy‚ Emily and Francisco.Viewing the students struggles and triumphs in the school settings where there are no easy solutions to the issues that affect them
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The Future of Education The public school system in America is not meeting American officials’ standard or the levels they want. They are not providing proficient knowledge to the students to get them to the next grade. Waiting for “Superman” is a documentary‚ directed by Davis Guggenheim‚ which looks into the different ways in which education is failing students and the development of the American public education system throughout the years. Through the eyes of five children who go
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Waiting for Superman Waiting for Superman is a documentary that attempts to show inequalities in what is supposed to be a fair public education system. The film is primarily centered on five families and their attempt to secure a better education for their children. The movie shows several hardships the families have to endure and somewhat ironically‚ the most emotional moment for me involved one young girl not being allowed to attend her elementary school graduation because her mother fell behind
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learns the struggles America has to find good teachers who are willing to motivate students and give them the push and motivation that they need to excel and succeed in primary school. Through his content included in Waiting for “Superman”‚ Guggenheim also includes actions that can be taken in order to do the reforming. This is a very important aspect to documentary. It is one thing to simply list problems‚ issues or reforms that need to be made by filming a documentary. Instead‚ Guggenheim goes
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Waiting for Superman In the documentary “Waiting for Superman” schools all over the country are being criticizes due to their poor behavior of education students are receiving. With America suppose being the #1 country and a “Role model” for education we are not in the top we are actually at the very bottom. This affects our society as a whole because not just are the students are doing bad‚ but it goes worst for the schools because some don’t even get funds or grants due to low scores. Deviant
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Education as an Institution of Social Control Education is aimed to provide equal opportunity for any child‚ no matter where they come from‚ an equal chance at success. Our school systems are failing because children are not being given that equal opportunity. This means that the institutions society are trusting to end social unfairness‚ our schools‚ are the ones boosting social and economic unfairness. The most prominent example of this is ultramodern schools with features such as multiple theaters
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The documentary‚ Waiting for Superman‚ is a look at the problems with America’s public school system. After watching to film I was shocked and frustrated. It is difficult for me to imagine that people who have chosen to become teachers would ever refuse to reform a system that is not functioning in the best interest of the children for whom the system was developed to serve. I am a very direct thinking person‚ when a problem is explained to me I immediately think about solutions. This film
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After watching the documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman‚” I came to the conclusion that the home and neighborhood environment are critical factors in a child’s education and overall wellbeing. For example‚ when we examine the home environment of Anthony‚ Daisy‚ Francisco‚ and Bianca‚ we can see that most of these children live in low-income neighborhoods‚ and that their parents or legal guardians sometimes have to work two jobs to sustain their family. This constant struggle also has an effect on the
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Chelsea Tijerina SOC 302 Extra Credit Waiting for Superman The movie Waiting for Superman is a documentary produced by Davis Guggenheim and Lesley Chilcott. The documentary sheds light on our public education system and its complexity‚ particularly its effect on parents and children. The documentary follows the lives of 4 children and their struggles‚ as well as their parent’s struggle‚ to enter them into a charter school. The overall message is that much like many other institutions‚ public
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Generation Anti- Slackers As an American we have taken pride in our steady advancement and progression yet this generation have allowed technology to take the place of our desired expectations in life. In this socialization people tend to slack off into a world of illusion. This era of time from 2001 to the present time we should be named Generation Anti- Social Slacker. This generation is notorious for having no sense of direction we are easily distracted by unnecessary events and issues. Generation
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