Book · 2010 · Education, united states
Waiting For "SUPERMAN"
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And the documentary Waiting for Superman is about if I remember correctly a Success Academy boy and it's really it's an extraordinary powerful documentary very moving I recommend that.
The best things said about it
There's a movie called Waiting for Superman I think it's called it's about the implementation of charter schools and how it seems very appealing on the surface but there's a lot of odd politics involved in that system in general.
Why people recommend it
Waiting For Superman is a documentary film and companion book project that examines the deep systemic flaws in the American public education system and explores the rise of charter schools. Russ Roberts discussed and recommended the documentary on EconTalk, recalling how it featured a Success Academy student and praising it as an extraordinarily powerful and moving film. Ben Bowlin also mentioned the film on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know while discussing the implementation of charter schools, noting that while the concept appears appealing on the surface, the system involves complex and odd politics. Roberts brought up the documentary again in a conversation with Jason Riley to illustrate problems with teachers unions, comparing how a horrible teacher could easily be shuttled to a different school system to the union protections enjoyed by rogue police officers. In another EconTalk episode, Roberts spoke with Diane Ravitch about her book, discussing her negative critique of the documentary and how the marketing of educational disruption reached a massive national audience through the film's release in 2010. Across these discussions, the project served as a central focal point for debates regarding public school reform, teacher accountability, union power, and the complicated realities of charter school expansion in America.
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Russ Roberts and the documentary Waiting for Superman is about if I remember correctly a Success Academy boy and it's re… 3
“well i yeah i remember the documentary waiting for superman how a really horrible teacher could just get shuttled to a different school system and get a new start which is somewhat reminiscent of the union power you mentioned earlier with rogue police officers”
“let's talk about the documentary Waiting for Superman which you mentioned in your in in your book I encourage people to see it it's a I found it powerful you didn't like it you said the marketing of disruption reached a large national audience in 2010 with the release of the documentary Waiting for Superman which falsely asserted that America's”
“and the documentary Waiting for Superman is about if I remember correctly a Success Academy boy and it's really it's an extraordinary powerful documentary very moving I recommend that”
Ben Bowlin there's a movie called Waiting for Superman I think it's called it's about the implementation of charter sc… 1
“there's a movie called Waiting for Superman I think it's called it's about the implementation of charter schools and how it seems very appealing on the surface but there's a lot of odd politics involved in that system in general”
