Waiting for Superman
Waiting for "Superman"
Education is one of the most important things in society, and there is a new movie coming out in select theaters this Friday called Waiting for "Superman" documenting the failing system in America, and how you can make a positive impact on the education of children.
We'd like you to go here and view the trailer, and give us a short (two sentence) response on how you would positively affect someone's education. After answering, you'll get the Chalkboard Eraser item!
Posted by Keith
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This movie looks amazing. Thank you for sharing it with us <img src="http://images.subeta.net/smilies/6398_emoticon_smile.gif" border="0" />
I personally think the parents need to ste[ up. Children only go to school; a limited amount of time. If a parent won't make their child do the work or try to teach them extra of course the blame falls on the teachers not on the parents. Or it could be we spend BILLIONS for war efforts or to feed other countries and not even 1/10 on our children
What the hell is up with the lottery system? Back where I'm from, everyone in a district goes to the same school. Then again, our district is fairly small. I'd like to think I got a pretty good education throughout my primary years. I'm in college at one of my state's best universities now, so I guess I couldn't have been 'ruined' that badly by my early education.
While I am in no way insinuating that the education system in my country is perfect (because lord knows it isn't) I was pretty horrified by the lottery system that was shown in the trailer. I'm tempted to show this trailer to my sister, who is a nearly-minted teacher herself.
Gosh, I can't help but to keep thinking about this.. In my country it's against the law not to go to school untill you're 18, and last time I heared, they were discussing to change the age to 21...
So basically there's no possible way you can't get any education, it would be against the law not to be in some form of school. Parents get money from the governement to pay for the school costs etc.
So basically there's no possible way you can't get any education, it would be against the law not to be in some form of school. Parents get money from the governement to pay for the school costs etc.
Omg, a lottery system to pick kids who can go to school? That's rediculous. I'm glad I don't live in America. Can't they just build more schools so everybody can go to school?
I really like the trailer for the film, and I think I may take my mother to go see this, since none of my friends would be interested in an educational film.
However, I have no freaking idea what to say to get that eraser item :| I'm still in school myself so...
However, I have no freaking idea what to say to get that eraser item :| I'm still in school myself so...
After trying Chrome [primary browser], safari, and firefox, I finally got it to show up in internet explorer. Limited, much?
Thank you for sharing this! There should be a bigger budget for education than there currently is. Athletes, who take what they have for granted, get paid more than teachers and that's just sad. Parents need to be actively involved in their child's life rather than letting the internet take over because they can't be bothered. Education is key to everything in a person's life and we all learn from the day we are born.
Thanks for supporting such a great cause! I'm really interested in seeing this - I'm in my last year of graduate school to become a school counselor, and it's scary to see where our educational system is headed. I like to think that, even though we aren't teachers, school counselors can still be SUCH an important part of a child's education if utilized properly - the only problem is that they AREN'T used to their full potential in so many states & schools...
SO SICK of this lottery system bullshit. I went to an arguably very good high school, who screened their students by giving placement tests. The year I graduated, they had to switch over to a lottery system because parents of children who didn't manage to get into the school were complaining to the district, the board, the sponsors, blah blah blah. They said that our school was taking "too many of the good students" away from the other public schools, and thus lowering the performance of those schools while boosting our own. Ridiculous that people will try to actually bring down opportunities for some children instead of fixing the opportunities for their own children. There is one very good charter school in our area that is now also completely on the lottery system. My sister has been trying to get in since 1st grade (she's in 4th now) and still hasn't managed to. Each year only 2-3 spots free up, this last year they added a class so there were actually about 20, but she still didn't get in. The waiting list still has like 100 kids on it.
I finally got to watch the trailer. I hope every parent can watch this with their children. People these days are so busy that most don't even realize just how bad that our education system has gotten. Three cheers for the makers of this documentary.
I saw the Oprah show on this... yesterday, I think.
It just shocked me a little. I knew the system was bad, but this bad? Wow.
It's so different from when I went to school. Sure, there was always a bad teacher or two in the bunch, but you learned what you needed and there were after school programs (run by parents or local college students) to help if you didn't. Now, those programs hardly exist... outside of the 'good' schools, that is.
It just shocked me a little. I knew the system was bad, but this bad? Wow.
It's so different from when I went to school. Sure, there was always a bad teacher or two in the bunch, but you learned what you needed and there were after school programs (run by parents or local college students) to help if you didn't. Now, those programs hardly exist... outside of the 'good' schools, that is.
Even the trailer depresses me. I'll definitely be seeing this movie though. Something needs to be done about this. I applaud Keith for putting this up.
A very worthy cause for raising awareness! Can't wait to see this film, and I'm not even American.
my daughter actually got into a school with a lottery system. That was some time ago but then there are many who didn't get in too.
It's not only in US, here in Brazil we have a chronicle problem with education since I don't know when. It's getting worse every year.<_<"
I'm really excited for this movie <img src="http://images.subeta.net/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif" border="0" />
The lottery system is interesting. I think it might be similar to what the school district here does. Schools have their 'zones' and if you are within that zone, that's the school your child goes to. However, of course some schools are much better than others so parents sometimes request petitions for their children to go to schools outside of their zone. There are limited spots for these students and how the students are picked is by random selection, like a lottery. It might be the case in city slums where the school system there is horrible and it takes a lot of effort just to get your child to a good school outside of where you live. We're talking about difficulties in transportation, money if for private schools, time, and the knowledge of the schools and their teachers.
I always knew America's education system was screwing up, but I never knew it was that low. Can't wait for this to come out.
the way i see it, only kids that have a really big dream or rich kids can have a better future?
i had no idea there is lottery involved in getting education O.o this was a shocker for me, sorry to say it. -im from europe-
am i wrong?
i had no idea there is lottery involved in getting education O.o this was a shocker for me, sorry to say it. -im from europe-
am i wrong?
and when i tried to add my response to the question.....it said Please expand your answer and submit it again!
this was my response.
don't know that i can.
educational opportunities should be equal across the states.
this was my response.
don't know that i can.
educational opportunities should be equal across the states.
I can't believe there are lotteries. That is just sick. Education shouldn't hinge on something like this. Ever. For anyone.
I believe the school system is failing because parents are becoming less and less involved in their child's life, its like school creates a division.
Better teachers are needed because the parents aren't (or cant) reinforce what their children are learning, until the parents can become more involved we need teachers who can do more than just teach, but be role models too.
Better teachers are needed because the parents aren't (or cant) reinforce what their children are learning, until the parents can become more involved we need teachers who can do more than just teach, but be role models too.
This is by far Subeta's best idea of how to get the word out about this movie. Fantastic job staff!
Okay. Out of all the free items/ items in general on Subeta, this one is my favorite. I watch Oprah last night, she had a whole show dedicated to the movie. It made me upset to find out about the Lemon Dance, the passing around of chronically bad teachers. I will go see this movie for sure and fight to help all those kids who need and want a better future and education. THANK YOU SUBETA!
I knew it was bad but honestly didn't realize that it is so bad in areas that children's possible futures are decided by lottery. It's obscene.
It doesn't help that our economy is flopping around; so many budget cuts at my university that I may be cut off from financial aid programs ;_;
True, so true. And it's not just the school's faults or problems either, it's everyone's, which makes it even more sad.
i couldn't see it on Google Chrome either. i researched it a bit and came up with this trailer.
http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/trailers/2010/09/07/waiting-for-superman-trailer-a-chilling-look-at-us-public-education/
http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/trailers/2010/09/07/waiting-for-superman-trailer-a-chilling-look-at-us-public-education/
Must see! I'm a homeschooling mom to a kindergartner, so this is a very interesting topic to me. As low on the national list as the US is, my state ranks #49. So we are like the lowest of the low... <img src="http://images.subeta.net/smilies/6398_emoticon_sad.gif" border="0" /> (Though that's one of the many reasons we chose to homeschool.)
I love documentaries, I saw this title walking past my university movie theater and had no idea what it was about. After watching this trailer, I'm definitely going to give it a try!
Wow, I had no idea that America's educational system was THAT low on the international list. I knew that it has some problems, but our German system is still very far from being perfect as well. Thank you for keeping us informed.
To be honest, this looks really interesting and I'm not even American. I agree that it's bad that kids are getting let down.
I'm interested in seeing this now C: Should check when it comes out in cinemas in Australia. Nice item too, thanks.
This would be a good movie to see. I think most people know that there's a problem in the education system.
Ooh, this looks really interesting. I answered but now that I did I don't think it was a very good one <img src="http://images.subeta.net/smilies/6398_emoticon_raspberry.gif" border="0" />
I might see it~
I might see it~
I can't wait to see the documentary. Viewed trailer and gave my response. Having tutored and mentored students for 25 years, it was a no-brainer for me. <img src="http://images.subeta.net/smilies/6398_emoticon_wink.gif" border="0" />
I love documentaries like this. They aren't watched enough today. answers and gets eraser <img src="http://images.subeta.net/smilies/6398_emoticon_grin.gif" border="0" />