RHEE: We wanted to give the teachers the tools. /BleedBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] "[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. Make sure the tenure is not ever construed as a job for life. SCARBOROUGH: Right. /Length 868 If I want something for her and I cant get it from there, I'm going to find an alternative. Waiting For Superman SCARBOROUGH: You mean against -- RHEE: Against Fenty, my boss. I want to ask you another really quick question and then go around to the rest of the panel. But when I saw you after the film, and I would -- being macho, hey, Davis, how you doing, man? I want to talk about New York for one second. Randi we'll let you get a response in here and also, Mika, what we're going to do is figure out where everybody agrees. CANADA: Can I just say this -- [ applause ] this is the one area and Ive heard, Ive heard this suggested. /Type /Page There are answers and people want to say the answer is this. GUGGENHEIM: And fight for these kids. I want to hear what some of those steps are, specific ones. 4 0 obj %PDF-1.3 You cannot say we want more resources to go to kids when in fact in this city, Joel Klein is spilling $100 million a year to pay for teachers you saw it in the movie, who aren't actually teaching. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lets get started. endstream Natural Language; Math Input; Extended Keyboard Examples Upload Random. Waiting for Superman exposes an array of complex, complicated, persistent, and multi-layered historical and societal problems. They said, look, this work is hard. It affects good teachers, too. What's amazing about these tears, I knew about the film for months and just knowing the system, I knew how it was going to end. We increased attendance rates. Today is her graduation, and she's not allowed to go because do I owe some tuition. Rhee said that only a small number of teachers and principals cheated. "waiting for superman documentary transcript filetype:lua" stream I said that's right, but that was mommy's choice to put you in that school. waiting for superman documentary transcript RHEE: Thats correct. SCARBOROUGH: Geoffrey Canada, some remarkable things are happening in Harlem. And this is not America, the idea that one kid could have a great education and one kid can't. Waiting for Superman.2010. SCARBOROUGH: 15 seconds. One of these amazing children is a boy named Anthony. Let's give five extra hours for all the teachers in America to help kids right now and have the unions lead this charge of saying this is an emergency, we need to help these kids. WebSynopsis. Geoffrey Canada. 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. RHEE: I'm just wondering, if the AFT was putting a million dollars into mayoral campaigns all across the country just based on who the teachers liked, I would buy that argument. /TT0 48 0 R I said what I if I made a different kind of movie from a parents' point of view? WEINGARTEN: Yes. You don't come off well in this movie. "[10] Joe Morgenstern, writing for The Wall Street Journal, gave the film a positive review writing, "when the future of public education is being debated with unprecedented intensity," the film "makes an invaluable addition to the debate. The goal of the film is to create a successful public education system filled with great schoolsthat leave no child behind, andit calls for reform from all of usin order to reach that goal. And that still scared the hell out of the Washington union. PG. By what name was Waiting for Superman (2010) officially released in India in English? Waiting for Superman/Transcript - The Altered Adventure UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Vergosa, Andrew. >> The documentary follows /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] You said, you still cry every time you see it. By the time they finish eighth grade, they will have doubled their math and reading scores. BRZEZINSKI: No. There are people who have figured out systems of improving education and the mayor was very aggressive in bringing those folk into New York City and saying to them, we're going to remove the obstacles for you all to do your work. Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools (the district with some of the worst-performing students at the time), is shown attempting to take on the union agreements that teachers are bound to, but suffers a backlash from the unions and the teachers themselves. Waiting for 'Superman' Quotes And what we're finding in some schools we should spread throughout all the schools in this nation. SCARBOROUGH: Davis? LEGEND: My last thing I would say, we have to realize that these kids are our kids. BRZEZINSKI: Thank you. KENNY: Right. John leads the show me campaign which is dedicated to raising awareness and highlighting successful schools. These are our communities. 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. /Font << Waiting for Superman /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ] I mean, not all teachers are created equal. Though money doubled, reading and math scores have flat-lined. /Im0 19 0 R /T1_0 52 0 R Charter schools are public schools, public dollars, public school children and to talk about them as if they are not public schools, I think does a disservice to that movement. /Parent 1 0 R I said mommy wanted you to stay in your school and she finished my sentence. /Pages 1 0 R We're here at the site of our education nation summit launching today at NBC News and MSNBC. Were here to talk about the movie, to talk about education. [3], Geoffrey Canada describes his journey as an educator and recounts the story of his devastation when, as a child, he discovers that Superman is fictional, that "there is no one coming with enough power to save us.". We have to take ownership. But Id like -- I think there is a disconnect here that John Legend talks about. Let me answer your question first. We love hard-working teachers. We need to have great curriculum. That's not the case with all charter schools across America. RHEE: I do. The film illustrates the problem of how American public schools are failing children, as it explicitly describes many public schools as drop-out factories, in which over 40% of students do not graduate on time. 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. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up This isn't some Hollywood drama or a romance flick. >> It is a revolution. It was not simply about education. That's amazing. /GS0 18 0 R This film follows five children and documents them to see what their lives and schools are like. 4,789 Views. >> Watch Waiting For Superman | Prime Video - amazon.com These are your schools, your communities. /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] And that's something that no parent wants their child to ever be a witness or to hear when they're going to school. << SCARBOROUGH: What have you learned since getting involved? /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] >> Gripping, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful, Waiting for Superman is an impassioned indictment of the American school system from An Inconvenient Truth It's going to be mommy's job to get you another school that's better. What's Mayor Bloomberg doing right? Some of us have spent our lives working on behalf of children and teachers who teach children. I get why that's good for the adults. I'd like to follow up by asking you, that on "MEET THE PRESS" this morning, you said the union has taken steps to make teachers better, taken concrete steps. One of the things we were thinking about, we were covering songs from the civil rights era, from the '60s and '70s and people who fought for justice and equality. So look, all of us on this stage, whether it's Geoffrey or Michelle or Davis, myself, the two of you, we all care passionately about the children. Somebody who's fighting for kids like Daisy is John Legend. We're feeling a real sense of commitment. You went into the lottery system for your daughter. DAISY: I want to be a nurse. That's so important to help level the playing field for kids who may be disadvantaged. We actually have to change the political environment. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The space with the Xs is for all of the fifth grade students moving into the sixth grade for next year. BRZEZINSKI: It was still painful. >> I support public schools. "Waiting for Superman," a fascinating new documentary, is drawing attention to the state of our public school, directed by Davis Guggenheim, who brought us GUGGENHEIM: Those parents don't care. That was teachers talking to each other and talking to the world about what teachers needed. It is about working together to create problem solving contracts and ultimately, Michelle, it's not about you or I. "[9] Scott Bowles of USA Today lauded the film for its focus on the students: "it's hard to deny the power of Guggenheim's lingering shots on these children. BRZEZINSKI: On Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. from this very stage, General Colin Powell and his wife on "MORNING JOE." [1], The film has earned both praise and negative criticism from commentators, reformers, and educators. We've been talking about the teacher town hall hosted by Brian Williams earlier today. /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] Because we do understand if we're going to fix this problem, we're going to have to figure out how to get you guys together and make this work. [16], The film has also garnered praise from a number of conservative critics. Waiting For Superman may refer to: Waiting for "Superman", a 2010 documentary. I started to count the public schools that I was driving by. The movie's major villains are the National It is must-see TV, from 9:00 to 11:00 Eastern Time right here on MSNBC. BRZEZINSKI: When we come back, we'll talk more about that. ]o m P:giwgRG+g;)Y 'J[+AH@f6=D.Ga5&0RL[?Xt6MU*/-waUN We're going to do it with a man who made this film and some of the people who were in it. BRZEZINSKI: When the number came down, what was that telling your daughter, what was that telling you? WAITING,FOR,SUPERMAN,DOCUMENTARY,TRANSCRIPT 2 0 obj Guggenheim, Davis. << BRZEZINSKI: Why didn't you want her to go to a regular public school in your neighborhood? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you think she can do it? What's the big takeaway from "Waiting For Superman"? Let's go there and talk to the president of the American federation of teachers, Randi Weingarten. "[20], The film also received negative criticism. BRZEZINSKI: Youre outnumbered. 10 Video Games That Need a Live Action Adaptation, 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. Many of them. I went up to a school up there. SCARBOROUGH: It was about education. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: To come see, geography and love, thats it. But I think it's quite frankly a little disingenuous for the union president to stand up and say we liked what Michelle was doing, we wanted it to continue to happen, when the national AFT poured $1 million into the campaign in Washington, D.C. a million dollars in a local mayoral race you know clearly sends a message that they didn't want things to continue as they were. It's about figuring out what works in charter schools and exporting that across America. I'm just wondering. /GS1 17 0 R CANADA: Look, no business in America would be in existence if it ran like this. I have a 12-year-old that goes to public school. Because we talked to Randi before. And while our guests enter the stage, let's show you a little clip of the movie, because "Waiting For Superman" is about our system, but what really gets to you in this movie is the individual stories of each child. That's what our union has been trying to do for the last two years. And when you say that, people say you're attacking teachers. Judith and Jose have decided to enter Daisy into the Kipp lottery. My kids have won the lottery. You try to make reforms and it causes a problem. You think it was about -- let's be respectful. Waiting for "Superman" streaming: where to watch online? Educational reception and allegations of inaccuracy. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] 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. We increased student achievement levels. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Daisy and her parents have found one other option. SCARBOROUGH: This is a civil rights issue? After half a year of teaching, I talked to her yesterday, she had brought her kids a year -- more than a year and a half ahead. Yes, first or second grade skills. Coming up next, MSNBC's going to re-air the teacher town hall hosted by Brian Williams. And the next morning Im driving my kids in the minivan to school and they go to a great private school in Los Angeles. When you have kids from Harlem going there with first grade reading proficiency and science proficiency and they leave three years later with 100 percent proficiency, it just -- at some point it becomes a moral issue. We can run the school the way we want, which is to give our teachers the power to teach. >> /CropBox [ 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. The attendance and the schools itself. I have a good feeling about this. Final words with our panel, next after a short break. The issue here in terms of education -- SCARBOROUGH: Wait. We increased graduation rates. We're not attacking teachers. BRZEZINSKI: These are compelling arguments that we all can agree on but, Randi, let me just put it to you this way. RHEE: Yes, that's right. That's why -- SCARBOROUGH: To John's point, though -- WEINGARTEN: So we never -- SCARBOROUGH: Unions fought like hell against these successful charter schools being able to expand in New York State. 1 0 obj The issue is we have to all do this together with good contracts, with all of us on the same side, getting to help good teachers, getting supportive principals, getting a curriculum and the wrap-around services that Geoff does that cradle to college service. BRZEZINSKI: Its worked for you and for hundreds of kids in Harlem. /Font << We even tolerate mediocre teachers. 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. GUGGENHEIM: And the stakes for them. "[30] Lastly, Ayers writes that "schools are more segregated today than before Brown v. Board of Education in 1954," and thus criticized the film for not mentioning that "black and brown students are being suspended, expelled, searched, and criminalized. Thank you so much. Waiting for "Superman Where has the union misstepped to help us get to where we are today? Of course, Washington has problems going back decades. SCARBOROUGH: Right. LEGEND: Well, you know, there are plenty of constituencies that usually align with the union, for instance. Thanks to all of our guests. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANTHONY: I want to go to college, get an education. One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist, the /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] CANADA: This is why I think this is such an important movie. CANADA: Can I just tell you this? Because I seen what you do, Ive seen what Deborah Kinney has done, Ive seen what a lot of people have done out there and it seems to me, the model is find an extraordinary person, put them in a school, let them run that school. SCARBOROUGH: Thank you so much. Geoffrey Canada has done it. SCARBOROUGH: As far as -- well -- LEGEND: Why is there a cap? Wouldn't that have been better? We'll be right back. And it says that if all of us are actually committed to fixing this, we will follow the evidence of what works, follow it, be innovative, be creative but follow the evidence of what works and we will all work together to fix this so that every single child has access to a great public education, not by chance, not by privilege but by right. Explain to me how that is good for children. SCARBOROUGH: Why are you going to get fired? Broadcast: Saturday, September 25, 2010. It's shameful. >> This is about the kids in the movie, and this is about how those of us on this stage help kids. What did you learn? And I always -- Im at screenings all across the country. /GS0 47 0 R SCARBOROUGH: Hold on a second. endobj