Relieved after my groups big presentation, I actually was able to relax a little this weekend. My profession, however, is never far from the top of my brain, so as soon as I saw "Waiting for Superman" was On Demand, I had to watch. All the controversy surrounding this documentary had me intrigued.
While watching the movie I could see why the controversy had began, they are attacking the unions, and unions don't take this lightly. As the movie went on, in my opinion, they were really attacking the system. I have said for a long time that I don't think supporting our schools with property taxes is the way to go. If we want drastic change, I think we need to stop attacking small pieces and really look at a fundamental paradigm shift. No longer should the federal DOE and state DOE's have different agendas, we need to all be on the same page. The government and bureaucracy is the true Superman's (teachers) kryptonite.
If you haven't seen the movie check it out, I would love to hear other opinions.
Also check out this website, a couple of these KIPP charter schools were featured in the film. Ten hour school days???
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