This is about the kids in the movie, and this is about how those of us on this stage help kids. And the idea that we now can do it means that we have a very moment right now to say let's take those things, let's take those ingredients and bring them into mainstream schools. You get to the nation's capital, the nation's capital, only 16 percent of students are proficient in math. The reason is because we're allowed to give our teachers freedom and then hold them accountable for results. /Parent 1 0 R We spruced up -- modernized the building. Statistical comparisons are made between the different types of primary or secondary educational institutions available: state school, private school, and charter school. The superintendent wants her to say. Somebody who's fighting for kids like Daisy is John Legend. SCARBOROUGH: Its about jobs. 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. Because what is wrong with what he's saying? 2 0 obj SCARBOROUGH: Thanks a lot, Davis, way to go, man. This isn't some Hollywood drama or a romance flick. Final words with our panel, next after a short break. New York City on a bad day outpaced Washington on a great day. Joe and I saw the movie a few days ago and we literally walked up Broadway, I think it was, in complete silence, both feeling very twisted and angry about what we had seen. Randi was talking about instead of focusing on bad teachers, focusing on good teachers. BRZEZINSKI: Is there a possibility? Take a moment. Our guests will include Governor Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Corey Booker and U.S. secretary of education Arne Duncan. END VIDEO CLIP BRZEZINSKI: All right. WebWaiting for Superman/Transcript. According to Waiting for Superman, from 1971 to today, America has gone from spending an average of $4,300 per student to $9,000 per student, (adjusting for inflation). This is about changing the political environment that we're operating in. A good education, therefore, is not ruled out by poverty, uneducated parents or crime and drug-infested neighborhoods. SCARBOROUGH: All right. We can't have our school system running like this. The filmmakers deliberately kept the camera on certain students and their families, like Nakia and Bianca, in order to show how those who did not get into charter schools felt extremely disappointed and emotional because they had hoped to be accepted into a schoolthat would not fail them. SCARBOROUGH: Not a Bush apostle. /Type /Page Waiting for Superman Documentary Analysis - Trinity Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. So there are teachers who are having this debate within the spectrum of your organization. GUGGENHEIM: The issue is not just lousy teachers. You talked about evaluations like every other business. SCARBOROUGH: Thank you so much. There are answers and people want to say the answer is this. You tried to change things and chances are good, because of it, you're going to get fired. What's the big takeaway from "Waiting For Superman"? It's must-see TV. 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. You don't have all sorts of external rules. We decreased violent crimes that were happening in the schools. endobj This is why. CANADA: Sure. It's a random selection. Waiting for "Superman" - Wikipedia I started to count the public schools that I was driving by. Stevenson feeds into Roosevelt, one of the worst-performing schools in Los Angeles. Thank you so much for doing this and also sharing your story in the movie. It's about those kids. /Font << So people keep talking about accountability just in terms of firing teachers but what I think people need to understand is how accountability allows you to unleash teacher passion by setting on fire all the teachers in the school because you're allowed to give them the freedom to teach the way they see fit. There's a cap in New York State because ultimately when George Pataki and I and others started to work on having charter schools in this state, there was an issue in terms of the economics and what would happen with moneys in terms of other districts. Nakia joins us here tonight. BRZEZINSKI: On Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. from this very stage, General Colin Powell and his wife on "MORNING JOE." /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] BRZEZINSKI: Okay. BRZEZINSKI: Its very hard to watch this movie. 1 0 obj UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The space with the Xs is for all of the fifth grade students moving into the sixth grade for next year. WebSummaries. RHEE: Were not going to be able to solve the problem going one city at a time. We're here at the site of our education nation summit launching today at NBC News and MSNBC. But when I saw you after the film, and I would -- being macho, hey, Davis, how you doing, man? I think the question about whether school reform can continue at as an aggressive rate under him is whether hes going to be able to stand up to the fact that SCARBOROUGH: Let me ask you this Michelle. 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. BRZEZINSKI: Randi, really quickly. /GS0 18 0 R BRZEZINSKI: You can hear the distrust here. The film shows how Geoffrey Canadas solution to this problem was to create charter schools that would give children and their parents more options within the public school system and would hopefully raise academic performance, decrease dropout rates, andincrease the number of students who attend college. WEINGARTEN: Theres nothing wrong with what Geoffrey just said. I like to follow the evidence. And she thought I was crying because it's like Santa Claus is not real and I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us. The answer is no. WEINGARTEN: I live in New York -- RHEE: You put $1 million into a mayoral campaign. I get to meet all the wonderful teachers out there. By the end of the year she only had half a year of teaching. I'm just wondering. CANADA: Can I just tell you this? Ravitch also writes that many charter schools are involved in "unsavory real estate deals" [31], In 2011, many news media reported on a testing score "cheating scandal" at Rhee's schools, because the test answer sheets contained a suspiciously high number of erasures that changed wrong answers to right answers. During its opening weekend in New York City and Los Angeles, the film grossed $141,000 in four theaters, averaging $35,250 per theater. 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. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] [37] It criticizes some public figures featured in Waiting for "Superman", proposes different policies to improve education in the United States and counters the position taken by Guggenheim. When you hear, well, I get paid whether or not you learn or not, it sticks with you. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] The most influential scene during this segment is when one of the students, Bianca, and her mother, Nakia, wait for Biancas name to be called as the lottery nears the end. >> LEGEND: Well, it's been quite a learning experience because I get to meet great educators. Take a look. SCARBOROUGH: Why would you spend a million dollars to defeat a mayor? The principal wants her to stay. /T1_1 57 0 R Because you would think that the parents of those children that Michelle was in there shaking up the system to save those children, if those parents would have rallied, but we have gotten so used to failure, we tolerate failure in places like D.C. and central Harlem and Detroit, we just tolerate that failure and we've got to say to this nation, no more. If I don't, Ill just be with my friends. /Parent 1 0 R Waiting for "Superman" is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] >> It was about a whole range of other issues. SCARBOROUGH: Fantastic. /Rotate 0 When I see from my own experience as a school teach are for six years when evaluations didn't work and less than 20 percent of them think that evaluations work right now. I'm feeling it. You all have your numbers, right? It's going to be mommy's job to get you another school that's better. The issue is, and we saw it and heard it in the town hall today a lot, we need to have instruments like they do in every other business to effectively judge and assess teachers. >> And I always -- Im at screenings all across the country. I said that's right, but that was mommy's choice to put you in that school. LEGEND: We need to be clear, you know, sometimes it sounds like everybody is on the same team up here because we all sound like we agree. SCARBOROUGH: Right. [1], The film has earned both praise and negative criticism from commentators, reformers, and educators. Waiting for 'Superman BRZEZINSKI: Youre outnumbered. You think it was about -- let's be respectful. SCARBOROUGH: It was about education. [32][33][34][35][36], A teacher-backed group called the Grassroots Education Movement produced a rebuttal documentary titled The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman, which was released in 2011. WebShop for waiting for superman documentary transcript filetype:lua at Best Buy. /Type /Pages SCARBOROUGH: I tell you what, that was the part of the movie where Daisy, you saw her crossing her fingers and write physically got nauseated. Waiting for Superman: Documentary Analysis GUGGENHEIM: When the media asked me to make the film, I originally said no. Were here to talk about the movie, to talk about education. 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. >> But you did. And what we're finding in some schools we should spread throughout all the schools in this nation. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Daisys path to medical school begins with eighth grade algebra which she'll need to take when she moves up to Stevenson Middle School. We have to go to break right now. Let me answer your question first. stream I said what I if I made a different kind of movie from a parents' point of view? 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? DAISYS FATHER: Come on, Daisy, cross your fingers. "[18] Kyle Smith, for the New York Post, gave the film 4.5 stars, calling it an "invaluable learning experience. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Vergosa, Andrew. DAISYS GATHER: Yes. I went up there, Jeff Zucker pushed me to go up there one day. 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. /Resources << WEINGARTEN: Let me get to both of these issues, let me see if I can conflate them. 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? Waiting for Superman is a documentary which investigates the different ways in which education is failing students and the development of the American public I've been amazed by what's possible. Guggenheim, Davis. Yet instead of examining this critical issue objectively, the movie Waiting for "Superman" cites false statistics in their effort to scapegoat teachers, unfairly blaming them for all the failures of our urban schools. By showing its audience that even charter schools close their doors to some students, which them forces these students to attendfailing public schools, the video illustrates howthere are still flaws to the American public school system and challenges that need to be addressed. Michelle and I love great teachers. Why were you frightened to send her to school. What if I made a movie that gets people to care about other peoples children and fight for other people's children as much I fight for mine. But the issue in terms of the election, went far further than education. SCARBOROUGH: If she's given the chance. 4 0 obj >> "[23], Author and academic Rick Ayers lambasted the accuracy of the film, describing it as "a slick marketing piece full of half-truths and distortions" and criticizing its focus on standardized testing. The film shows how the audience members, filled with prospective students and their families, all sit with apprehensive looks on their faces as they anxiously listen to the names and numbers of the children who are called and are therefore accepted into the charter school by luck of the draw. And at the same time, have some due process so that we guard against our arbitrariness. Let's go there and talk to the president of the American federation of teachers, Randi Weingarten. SCARBOROUGH: Were back with our panel, Michelle, one of the stunning parts of many stunning parts in this documentary, in this film, was when Davis showed the proficiency numbers state by state. SCARBOROUGH: OK. You talked about it. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] How do you explain that to a child? "[21] Melissa Anderson of The Village Voice was critical of the film for not including enough details of outlying socioeconomic issues, writing, "macroeconomic responses to Guggenheim's querygo unaddressed in Waiting for "Superman," which points out the vast disparity in resources for inner-city versus suburban schools only to ignore them. BRZEZINSKI: When we come back, we'll be joined -- SCARBOROUGH: One thing we do agree on -- BRZEZINSKI: We have to go. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] << NAKIA: I was disturbed. /Count 5 Go. "Waiting for Superman" ( Superman & Lois), an episode of Superman & Lois. When you put a face on this issue, as we talk about the details of it, that's the thing I keep saying to myself, let's not forget as we argue and discuss and learn about this, let's not forget the kids. GUGGENHEIM: Whats really -- people -- when I hear this conversation, I want to bring it back to parents. >> It just came out this week. DAVIS GUGGENHEIM: No. We're turning to you now. And the audience in this room just finished watching an extraordinary powerful film called "Waiting For Superman" which opened just a few days ago. The film portrays the deep sadness that Bianca and her mother feel when Bianca is not accepted into the charter school as the two embrace one another at the end and Nakia dries her daughters tears (Guggenheim 1:37:35). "[20], The film also received negative criticism. SCARBOROUGH: Right. BRZEZINSKI: What are you saying, Randi, what is he saying? We love good teachers. So the question is, what's New York City doing right? GUGGENHEIM: Absolutely. Fox News. Mika and I want to welcome you to this special hour. GUGGENHEIM: And the stakes for them. WEINGARTEN: Yes. >> UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So you think that most of the kids in D.C. are getting a crappy education right now? This is a documentary about our failing education system and the tears we saw in this room are about our children and how our schools are leaving them behind. SCARBOROUGH: You were on the board for Harlem Village Academy. SCARBOROUGH: It really is. SCARBOROUGH: Crying uncontrollably because it is unbelievable, some of the conditions that our kids are forced to learn in right now. TRANSCRIPT: WAITING FOR SUPERMAN PANEL Waiting for Superman exposes an array of complex, complicated, persistent, and multi-layered historical and societal problems. These are our communities. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 7 0 obj That's when we come back as we dive into the issues presented in "Waiting For Superman." The good guys/heroes are low-income American parents, hoping to provide a good education for their children. /T1_0 24 0 R Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up Don't make -- Im tired, man, I wake up at 3:30 in the morning. As young as Bianca is, she too displays this look of defeat as her name is not called (Guggenheim 1:32:56). 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. DAISY: I want to be a nurse. Geoffrey, let me ask you this question. First of all, can we start by, we want to thank you for coming here. I support public schools. Video Analysis: Waiting for Superman - Trinity College Broadcast: Saturday, September 25, 2010. You fought the law and the law won. There's a problem with our system and who know that there are children in this country who are falling behind. Michelle, you have been on the wrong side of the debate over here. Seventy-eight percent of them, this is not our survey, this was their survey, said a union was absolutely essential to them to try and stop school politics or principal abuses. waiting for superman documentary transcript In fact, those are the very areas where he has success. & 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. (END VIDEO CLIP) BRZEZINSKI: And there are kids that don't make it. Have your mom and dad told you about the lottery? Waiting for Superman KENNY: We catch them up to basic level and we accelerate them to proficient. We have to fix this thing and it means the adults have to take leadership. /Properties << >> More importantly than our union, the new mayor is committed to it. There are a couple of things leaders, in which we all are, could do. We can run the school the way we want, which is to give our teachers the power to teach. That means in the midterms. There are core values we have to have. /Properties << Cross your fingers. Is there any give here? BRZEZINSKI: Thank you. BRZEZINSKI: If you leave Washington, D.C. are you going to Newark? We need to get involved and take ownership over this and go to the schools and tutor, go to the schools and mentor. Yes, first or second grade skills. BRZEZINSKI: Im sorry, we have news for our audience as well. /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] And it's more about a jobs program than it is about the kids. We love hard-working teachers. A teacher wants to stay. WEINGARTEN: A collaboration issue was where we disagreed at times. 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). 6 0 obj RHEE: First, I think I would be remiss if I did not point out to everybody that there's been a lot of talk about public schools, public schools. >> We're just saying --. /GS0 18 0 R That's what our union has been trying to do for the last two years. SCARBOROUGH: Hes like Chuck Yager of the classroom. And what teachers have told us is that focus instead on the tools and conditions we need to do our jobs. WAITING,FOR,SUPERMAN,DOCUMENTARY,TRANSCRIPT We're going to lose our nation. Waiting For Superman Discussion Guide - Influence Film Club /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] [15] Deborah Kenny, CEO and founder of the Harlem Village Academies, made positive reference to the film in a The Wall Street Journal op-ed piece about education reform. We all have to move off self-interest. << SCARBOROUGH: The nation's capital. It's happening in D.C. waiting for superman Waiting for 'Superman' the title refers to a Harlem educators childhood belief that a superhero would fix the problems of the ghetto won an Audience Award at I think that we've all I mean Davis said it when he said he passed three public schools. I want to say something about what John just said. Why is that? Feel free to edit or add to this page, as long as the information comes directly from the /ExtGState << Waiting for Superman Davis, god bless you. The Superman movie fans are waiting for Superman: Legacy will be released on 11 July 2025. Ht6R*bs7n& It's not about charter schools. endobj Waiting for 'Superman /T1_0 24 0 R >> We're going to do it with a man who made this film and some of the people who were in it. RHEE: It was actually 12 percent that were proficient in reading but he picked the better statistic because actually, only 8 percent of our children were proficient in math. [39], There is also a companion book titled Waiting For "Superman": How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools.[40]. }>=Uw2cS=V. I9kZJw^EAOd j]Y[wl-e06E#/mlyTbE9f}@8 a/ ^} A lot of times, the unions, for instance, were fighting to -- fighting the right to have more charters in New York. The film is extremely eye-opening, showing just how bad a state most of our education systems are in. Eighth graders at Kipp L.A. Prep get triple the classroom time in math and science. And we're going to figure out, we're going to get people together here. /MC0 62 0 R WEINGARTEN: Let me -- SCARBOROUGH: If it wasn't about education, I mean, what was it about? I am the first one to say, that charter schools are not the answer. BRZEZINSKI: They were underperforming it. GUGGENHEIM: And fight for these kids. /Contents 33 0 R Because there is no downside to failure. We had at least 40 of us in one classroom and the teacher refused to teach. BRZEZINSKI: They were picked off the street in a lottery. That's amazing. So they were trying to impose a cap on the number of charter schools that could be had in New York. National Assessment of Educational Progress, Bill Gates Goes to Sundance, Offers an Education, "How Davis Guggenheim's Documentary 'Waiting for "Superman"' Will Further Fuel the Education Debate -- New York Magazine - Nymag", "Waiting for Superman Movie Reviews, Pictures", "How did 'Waiting for 'Superman's' ' Davis Guggenheim become the right wing's favorite liberal filmmaker? The film assumes that any student below proficient is "below grade level," but this claim is not supported by the NAEP data. First, I loved that town hall today. Judith and Jose have decided to enter Daisy into the Kipp lottery. SCARBOROUGH: Hold on a second. The second thing is, I think the frustrating thing to me about panels like this, when we get going we have to stop. There's a lot of people in this country that aren't feeling what we feel. Its so interesting you say that because Mika, Chris, our EP, myself, everybody thats seen this movie says first of all, they break down and cry at the end of this movie and then when they go home and they look at their children, children who can go to really great schools, they look at their own children differently.

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