"Waiting for Superman"
"Waiting for Superman" is a film which follows the lives of a number of students from tough backgrounds, who are waiting to see if they will be selected in a lottery to be accepted to a charter school. As the film follows these children it also shows many of the problems in the public education system.
Having grown up in Australia and therefore not experiencing any form of education in the US until this year, my first year of college, I found this film to be very insightful. Both of my parents are teachers and I have also worked at a primary school so I have some background knowledge on education systems and schools, which made this film very interesting to me.
Watching the film made me feel terrible for the many children here in the US who are receiving such a poor and disadvantaged education. This then made me appreciate the education I received a lot more and highlighted to me how lucky I have been, and continue to be with regards to my education.
The lottery system presented in the film is something I had previously never heard of. I couldn't believe that such a system exists and there is such inconsistencies between the levels of education children receive. It is sad that children who come from a disadvantaged background, are in many cases, not able to receive the education they deserve. It is often the children who come from tough home lives that need not only a good education, but also a place they can feel comfortable in, and be with people who are supportive and caring towards them. It is important for children to learn math, English, science etc, but it is also important for them to learn life skills and lessons that many may not learn at home.
A good education is something which should be freely available for all, and I believe the current issues in the education system are a major social problem.
Watching the film made me feel terrible for the many children here in the US who are receiving such a poor and disadvantaged education. This then made me appreciate the education I received a lot more and highlighted to me how lucky I have been, and continue to be with regards to my education.
The lottery system presented in the film is something I had previously never heard of. I couldn't believe that such a system exists and there is such inconsistencies between the levels of education children receive. It is sad that children who come from a disadvantaged background, are in many cases, not able to receive the education they deserve. It is often the children who come from tough home lives that need not only a good education, but also a place they can feel comfortable in, and be with people who are supportive and caring towards them. It is important for children to learn math, English, science etc, but it is also important for them to learn life skills and lessons that many may not learn at home.
A good education is something which should be freely available for all, and I believe the current issues in the education system are a major social problem.
I believe it is important that all students are thought of as individuals and not as a whole. Students should be taught according to their individual needs as not all children learn at the same rate. I like this picture as I believe it shows this idea that learning is not as easy for some as it is for others.
This is a short clip from the film, Waiting for Superman. "Waiting for Superman Drop Out Factories" (2011) explains the currents issue of so many students dropping out of school and refers to these schools where this is occurring most as "dropout factories".
Scholarly Article
http://books.google.com/books?id=J_tEAAAAIAAJ&ots=zEbIh1fKuB&dq=public%20education%20problems&lr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=public%20education%20problems&f=false
Websites
http://www.educateamerica.org/
This website is an organization attempting to improve education in the United States.
http://www.ed.gov/
This is the site for the US Department of Education. It includes much information about the education system, such as policies and funding.
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