BRZEZINSKI: Is there a possibility? No one wants lousy teachers. /Type /Catalog However, the film shows how even charter schools leave some children behind, as those who are not chosen by the luck of the draw in the lottery system, are not able to attend the charter schools of their choice. Waiting for Superman exposes an array of complex, complicated, persistent, and multi-layered historical and societal problems. /TrimBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] I like to follow the evidence. I've been amazed by what's possible. One of these amazing children is a boy named Anthony. NAKIA: Shes 7 now. RHEE: Yes, that's right. And the idea that we now can do it means that we have a very moment right now to say let's take those things, let's take those ingredients and bring them into mainstream schools. We're in a crisis. And we're going to figure out, we're going to get people together here. SCARBOROUGH: Why is it -- [ applause ] why is it that you have an area like Washington, D.C. that is 12 percent proficient in math? We even tolerate mediocre teachers. It's going to be mommy's job to get you another school that's better. "[7] On Metacritic it has a score of 81% based on reviews from 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Most of them. And what we're finding in some schools we should spread throughout all the schools in this nation. One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist, the And we need to have good evaluation systems. I love teachers. Web2010. SCARBOROUGH: Last in, first out. << Teachers in this country want to make a difference in the lives of kids. Cross your fingers. 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. SCARBOROUGH: Maybe next segment. It is impossible and we can fix it and I think that's what this movie gets to. Geoffrey Canada has done it. Where has the union misstepped to help us get to where we are today? SCARBOROUGH: Crying uncontrollably because it is unbelievable, some of the conditions that our kids are forced to learn in right now. RANDI WEINGARTEN, PRES., AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS: Sure. SCARBOROUGH: They can't. [39], There is also a companion book titled Waiting For "Superman": How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools.[40]. What have you learned as somebody who isn't a professional educator on what we need to 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. Waiting For Superman has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of the struggles students, families, And it's just -- it changes your perspective. /GS1 17 0 R The union leaderships could take this on as a platform and say this is something we're going to commit to and give our membership behind this so we can show progress in taking on these issues. You try to make reforms and it causes a problem. Now, a couple of years ago, an independent group called Ed Sector actually surveyed a whole bunch of teachers and asked teachers the question about whether they needed or wanted a union. SCARBOROUGH: You were on the board for Harlem Village Academy. WEINGARTEN: I live in New York -- RHEE: You put $1 million into a mayoral campaign. I went up to a school up there. GUGGENHEIM: Those parents don't care. So we've got to open up this issue of innovation and we've got to make sure that in those places we allow real educators to come in and redesign this thing so it works. David Guggenheims Waiting for Superman looks at how the American public school system is failing its students and displays how reformers have attempted to Be the first to contribute. I think they put the money into this mayoral campaign because it was a symbol of reform in this country. We're going to lose our nation. And I don't want to make this about the presumptive mayor. I support public schools. RHEE: It was actually 12 percent that were proficient in reading but he picked the better statistic because actually, only 8 percent of our children were proficient in math. We applaud everybody for joining us on this stage. You said, you still cry every time you see it. But I think we have to get a layer deeper than just the platitudes that remain on the stage. SCARBOROUGH: Okay, Michelle -- WEINGARTEN: We agreed at times. John, tell us how you got involved in this. KENNY: Right. That means politically get involved. /Contents 30 0 R /MC0 62 0 R Stevenson feeds into Roosevelt, one of the worst-performing schools in Los Angeles. /ExtGState << /GS0 18 0 R WebTRANSCRIPT: WAITING FOR SUPERMAN PANEL DISCUSSION WITH: NBC'S JOE SCARBOROUGH; NBC'S MIKA BRZEZINSKI;DAVIS GUGGENHEIM, DIRECTOR, They do allow us to figure out what's working and we should replicate it and what's not and we should close those charter schools that arent working so that we actually develop a science in our business about what works in what kinds of environments and in what kinds of communities. The issue is, and we saw it and heard it in the town hall today a lot, we need to have instruments like they do in every other business to effectively judge and assess teachers. I went up and I saw a revolution, a revolution that you helped start. It seems to me, Davis, that you done get -- teachers don't get evaluated like every other business. There was, as Geoff said, a sense that failure was tolerable, as opposed to a focus on success. You have to pull out a bingo ball and call your number. SCARBOROUGH: John Legend, final thoughts? We love hard-working teachers. WEINGARTEN: Yes. /Parent 1 0 R But do you think Michelle Rhee was trying to improve the performance of the teachers in her district, was she trying to make the schools better? Obviously at the end most people watching this movie teared up. As young as Bianca is, she too displays this look of defeat as her name is not called (Guggenheim 1:32:56). By the time she leaves Stevenson, only 13 percent of her classmates will be proficient in math. 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. It is about working together to create problem solving contracts and ultimately, Michelle, it's not about you or I. You all have your numbers, right? Why is that such a frightening concept? SCARBOROUGH: As far as -- well -- LEGEND: Why is there a cap? /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] It starts with teachers becoming the very best, leaders removing the barriers of change, neighbors committed to their school, you willing to act (Guggenheim 1:45:05-1:45:28). And that is a concept that is so necessary. Kids coming into middle school and fifth grade with first grade reading abilities, leaving in eighth grade with a 100 percent proficiency, outscoring kids in Scarsdale, New York. SCARBOROUGH: OK. You talked about it. SCARBOROUGH: Right. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] This scene is an important one because it highlights how the acceptance of students into charter schools is determined by the luck of the draw and how some students are not able to enter into the public school of their choice solely because luck was not on their side. Geoffrey Canada: I was like what do you mean he's not real. The film follows several families as they attempt to gain access to prominent charter schools for their children. endobj 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. Rhee said that only a small number of teachers and principals cheated. >> /T1_0 52 0 R /CropBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] People couldn't believe you could do it. And I always -- Im at screenings all across the country. We need to have great curriculum. WEINGARTEN: Michelle and I may disagree on the particulars of this, but there are about 50 or 60 districts that are using the proposal that we made and ultimately we think if we do that, if we fix teacher evaluations so it's about teacher development and evaluation, we can fix this problem. LEGEND: Well, it's been quite a learning experience because I get to meet great educators. BRZEZINSKI: How do we get to what you're saying, though? /Properties << Have your mom and dad told you about the lottery? >> Why? It's happening in D.C. Natural Language; Math Input; Extended Keyboard Examples Upload Random. RHEE: Heres the thing. Take a look. endobj It's about those kids. 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. I was really tired. That's when we come back as we dive into the issues presented in "Waiting For Superman." WEINGARTEN: Yeah, of course. They want to know what good teaching looks like and they want to emulate it. It's must-see TV. You fought the law and the law won. It was not simply about education. We could say to everyone in education we have to give a couple of more hours. It is a revolution. And we have to have everyone, even parents, recommitted, you know, even school officials, district heads, superintendents, unions, all of us have to move off a position of self-interest like I do with my own kids, sending them to private school, like the unions do, I think, preserving the status quo. BRZEZINSKI: What are you saying, Randi, what is he saying? /Rotate 0 /T1_1 57 0 R Through the stories of five children who wanted to attend a charter school, the film shows how one child was accepted and another child was accepted from the wait list while three children were not accepted at all. We have to go to break right now. And the audience in this room just finished watching an extraordinary powerful film called "Waiting For Superman" which opened just a few days ago. We just don't want lousy teachers to be able to keep their jobs and kids not get an education. "[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. They said, look, this work is hard. /Resources << We're going to do it with a man who made this film and some of the people who were in it. I mean, not all teachers are created equal. The filmmakers made sure to film how Nakia becomes increasingly more anxious and concerned as time passes during the lottery, but fewer spots become available and her daughters name has not been called (Guggenheim 1:32:49). /Font << Are you feeling agreement? BRZEZINSKI: These are compelling arguments that we all can agree on but, Randi, let me just put it to you this way. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Vergosa, Andrew. But I think that's false. I'm feeling it. SCARBOROUGH: Were back with our panel, Michelle, one of the stunning parts of many stunning parts in this documentary, in this film, was when Davis showed the proficiency numbers state by state. But the issue in terms of the election, went far further than education. Michelle and I love great teachers. >> We increased attendance rates. What were your thoughts when the number did not come up? SCARBOROUGH: Thanks a lot, Davis, way to go, man. There are answers and people want to say the answer is this. JOHN LEGEND, SONGWRITER: Well, it's an interesting story because I was making this album "Wake-Up." But that isn't something that can't be, you know, worked out. GUGGENHEIM: Ive seen the movie hundreds of times. LEGEND: My last thing I would say, we have to realize that these kids are our kids. >> Why not? WebShop for waiting for superman documentary transcript filetype:lua at Best Buy. We should let Randi respond. NAKIA: Yes. And at the same time, have some due process so that we guard against our arbitrariness. SCARBOROUGH: It really is. I want to just ask Randi, you've been taking pot shots from everybody here on stage, including us at times. Compute answers using Wolfram's breakthrough technology & knowledgebase, relied on by millions of students & professionals. [2] The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be accepted into competitive charter schools such as KIPP LA Schools, Harlem Success Academy and Summit Preparatory Charter High School. You are not exactly what some would consider to be a conservative filmmaker. stream It's about figuring out what works in charter schools and exporting that across America. RHEE: I do. Its so interesting you say that because Mika, Chris, our EP, myself, everybody thats seen this movie says first of all, they break down and cry at the end of this movie and then when they go home and they look at their children, children who can go to really great schools, they look at their own children differently. >> In response to this problem, many reformers, including Geoffrey Canada, have tried to look for solutions. /T1_1 20 0 R RHEE: Thats correct. "[18] Kyle Smith, for the New York Post, gave the film 4.5 stars, calling it an "invaluable learning experience. That's the first thing. Our guests will include Governor Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Corey Booker and U.S. secretary of education Arne Duncan. /Type /Page [8], Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4 and wrote, "What struck me most of all was Geoffrey Canada's confidence that a charter school run on his model can make virtually any first-grader a high school graduate who's accepted to college. /Filter /FlateDecode >> GEOFFREY CANADA, PRES. Anthony's class visits the Seed School, the first urban public boarding school in the country. We'll hear from the audience as well. 10 0 obj (d acJ4@%Q8C/! END VIDEO CLIP BRZEZINSKI: All right. /ArtBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] If I don't, Ill just be with my friends. It's happening in Los Angeles. SCARBOROUGH: All right. DAISY: I want to go to a medical college or a veterinarian college because I really want to become a surgeon. Joe and I saw the movie a few days ago and we literally walked up Broadway, I think it was, in complete silence, both feeling very twisted and angry about what we had seen. SCARBOROUGH: Welcome back to our education nation special on "Waiting For Superman." The movie's major villains are the National A good education, therefore, is not ruled out by poverty, uneducated parents or crime and drug-infested neighborhoods. 4 0 obj 40 years later we're still fighting for equality and one of the biggest barriers to achieving quality is the fact that so many kids in our country can't get a great education. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up Ravitch says that a study by Stanford University economist Margaret Raymond of 5000 charter schools found that only 17% are superior in math test performance to a matched public school, and many perform badly, casting doubt on the film's claim that privately managed charter schools are the solution to bad public schools. I get to spend a lot of time with the kids. 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. And I was hurt. Though money doubled, reading and math scores have flat-lined. SCARBOROUGH: Fantastic. SCARBOROUGH: Michelle, let me ask you this. Geoffrey, let me ask you this question. I think if we actually got to what constitutes a good teacher and had that kind of standard we'd all be in the same place on that and there are about 50 or 60 districts right now, I made a proposal in January about how to overhaul evaluation. How do we let every kid -- SCARBOROUGH: There are two Americas. And the city of Indianapolis said you're the most effective ninth grade reading teacher in our city and we're going to give you a great reward, five days later they had to fire her because the contract said she's the youngest teacher and she has to go Now, there's no one -- bad person in the process. Guggenheim, Davis. What did you learn? And that's something that no parent wants their child to ever be a witness or to hear when they're going to school. The fact that there are currently not enough spaces in American schools should also be viewed as one of the primary factors defining their failure to meet the needs of students (Guggenheim). 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. First, I loved that town hall today. SCARBOROUGH: Its about jobs. And that means get involved. I think we all need to take more responsibility. /Type /Page I think he wants to do the right thing. "[14] Geraldo Rivera praised the film for promoting discussion of educational issues. /Parent 1 0 R The film also examines teacher's unions. /TT0 48 0 R /Producer (Python PDF Library \055 http\072\057\057pybrary\056net\057pyPdf\057) We're turning to you now. The bottom line is, you cannot say that you support removing ineffective teachers when then I fire ineffective teachers and you slap me with lawsuits and you slap me with the grievances. Even during the MSNBC town hall today, there were teachers who say I don't care about tenure. %PDF-1.3 It is must-see TV, from 9:00 to 11:00 Eastern Time right here on MSNBC. 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. Many of them. >> I want to talk about New York for one second. /Properties << RHEE: We wanted to give the teachers the tools. Will they give him a million dollars for re-election if he keeps you in your position? We can't achieve equality or humanity and justice for everybody if we can't make sure that every kid gets a good education. SCARBOROUGH: You guys were great. They clearly illustrate that no matter the area, teachers are failing America's youth at an alarming rate.. SCARBOROUGH: Okay. SCARBOROUGH: Because we've been up to Harlem, we've seen what's happening up there. I think that we've all I mean Davis said it when he said he passed three public schools. There's a lot of people in this country that aren't feeling what we feel. endobj Final words with our panel, next after a short break. Geoffrey Canada. /T1_0 24 0 R /TrimBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] But can we really get Geoffrey Canadas in every public high school across America? DAISYS FATHER: Come on, Daisy, cross your fingers. That was in the second grade, because my father had passed. And it started to haunt me, the idea that kids in my own neighborhood, and I live in a pretty good neighborhood, aren't getting what my kids have. You think it was about -- let's be respectful. /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageC ] MICHELLE RHEE, CHANCELLOR, D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Well, I think you should probably ask the union folks that question. /MediaBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] Feb 22, 2013. The video explores several of the problems within the system, and tells the personal stories of several families and communities who have been impacted and disadvantaged by the broken education system. /Font << [31] Ravitch served as a board member with the NAEP and says that "the NAEP doesn't measure performance in terms of grade-level achievement," as claimed in the film, but only as "advanced," "proficient," and "basic." /GS0 18 0 R You tried to change things and chances are good, because of it, you're going to get fired. << /T1_1 24 0 R But when I saw you after the film, and I would -- being macho, hey, Davis, how you doing, man? The reason is because we're allowed to give our teachers freedom and then hold them accountable for results. 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Film. GLORIA: Im just so afraid for him. BRZEZINSKI: They were underperforming it. I'm just wondering. RHEE: First, I think I would be remiss if I did not point out to everybody that there's been a lot of talk about public schools, public schools. BRZEZINSKI: Welcome back. And what the teachers wanted in Washington were the tools and conditions for them to do their jobs. /GS0 18 0 R And I think seeing what's possible in this film is very inspiring. Waiting for 'Superman' the title refers to a Harlem educators childhood belief that a superhero would fix the problems of the ghetto won an Audience Award at Ravitch also writes that many charter schools are involved in "unsavory real estate deals" [31], In 2011, many news media reported on a testing score "cheating scandal" at Rhee's schools, because the test answer sheets contained a suspiciously high number of erasures that changed wrong answers to right answers. DAISYS GATHER: Yes. "Geraldo at Large." DAISY: Isnt that when people play and they win money. This is about the kids in the movie, and this is about how those of us on this stage help kids. /ExtGState << Waiting For "Superman" is an inside look at the problems with education in America. 6 0 obj Why is that? It was about a whole range of other issues. I get why that's good for the adults. WEINGARTEN: This is not about the adults. How do we spread that from Harlem across America? BRZEZINSKI: What happens to these kids? WebWaiting For "Superman" has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a LEGEND: Who your state senator is. So it's important to understand how this is locked down here in D.C. and in New York. >> What's Mayor Bloomberg doing right? SCARBOROUGH: We really had. "[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. endobj 57 percent of Daisys classmates won't graduate. We have to fix this thing and it means the adults have to take leadership. It reveals that the two major problems RHEE: You know what, heres the thing. We spruced up -- modernized the building. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. /Type /Page He's a Grammy award winning songwriter. 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. But we need to have real evaluation systems, which is what the union has been focused on, so that teachers are really judged fairly. ?zBzD%YC1_PVu,fkGsM'2Hnm^]6_1W|qpff&,+y cWoM~UNxa*_EE}=}z/P__~:Y)z `'4Q!-ccE"?6HD6JW (b]Jl BP> Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education "statistics" have names: By Stephen Holden. American schools face frequent budget cuts, but its not all about the money. BRZEZINSKI: And the reaction that we saw just moments ago was the same, these are people who know. We'll come back and continue this. According to Waiting for Superman, from 1971 to today, America has gone from spending an average of $4,300 per student to $9,000 per student, (adjusting for inflation). << SCARBOROUGH: Right. ANTHONY: I stayed back one grade. >> And a lot of times some of the older civil rights organizations have historically aligned with the unions. Having made a film on the subject in 1999, documentary filmmaker. A reminder for everyone, coming up right after this program, MSNBC will re-air that teacher town hall that was hosted by Brian Williams, that's from 9:00 to 11:00 Eastern Time, right here on MSNBC. /Font << /Type /Page WebWaiting for Superman/Transcript. >> Where you tried to focus on good teachers in Washington. E]D[JWlwH{,j73?Mazd. SCARBOROUGH: Randi said the teachers wanted the tools to get the job done. The film is extremely eye-opening, showing just how bad a state most of our education systems are in. WebShop for waiting for superman documentary transcript filetype:lua at Best Buy. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you think she can do it? /BleedBox [ 0 0 595.27600 841.89000 ] But I do think though Davis even though we may disagree there wasn't a public school or a public school teacher that was pictured in this film, people have done amazing jobs. You don't have all sorts of external rules. One of them is Nakia. << We decreased violent crimes that were happening in the schools. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Take a look at some of the reactions from just a few minutes ago as people watched this movie. SCARBOROUGH: The reformer. >> /Font << /Parent 1 0 R "[13] Variety characterized the film's production quality as "deserving every superlative" and felt that "the film is never less than buoyant, thanks largely to the dedicated and effective teachers on whom Guggenheim focuses. BRZEZINSKI: When the results came down, we watched you respond, we watched her respond. Nakia joins us here tonight. BRZEZINSKI: Im sorry, we have news for our audience as well. SCARBOROUGH: Davis? /MC0 37 0 R DAVIS GUGGENHEIM: No. And that most of them are getting a really crappy education right now. >> /XObject << Yet instead of examining this critical issue objectively, the movie Waiting for "Superman" cites false statistics in their effort to scapegoat teachers, unfairly blaming them for all the failures of our urban schools. BRZEZINSKI: Nakia, thank you. CANADA: Look, no business in America would be in existence if it ran like this. That youre not going to look American with our 15,000 school system and say we're going to charter them, that's just not going to happen in my lifetime. Having said that, we have all done too much about focusing on bad teachers. So the question is, what's New York City doing right? That means in the midterms. GUGGENHEIM: And fight for these kids. I want to say something about what John just said. They have to go see this movie and have smaller conversations like this. LEGEND: I think there needs to be an understanding in our community when we fight for our kids we're fighting for our community. BRZEZINSKI: You also knew that a little girl like Daisy can be a vet or a doctor or anything she wants to be if she's given the tools to do it. Things such as the ease in which a public school teacher achieves tenure, the inability to fire a teacher who is tenured, and how the system attempts to reprimand poorly performing teachers are shown to affect the educational environment. Were going to talk to in a second and thats where Jeff Zucker told me I needed to go. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Next year, Anthonys class will move up to junior high. /Properties << And what teachers have told us is that focus instead on the tools and conditions we need to do our jobs. "[30], Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New York University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, similarly criticizes the film's lack of accuracy. I know they are. LEGEND: Yes. SCARBOROUGH: Thank you so much. >> They'll talk about this issue. This isn't some Hollywood drama or a romance flick. /Kids [ 4 0 R 5 0 R 6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R ] Randi said something that was fascinating. It's shameful. BRZEZINSKI: You can hear the distrust here. We increased graduation rates. 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. Waiting for "Superman" premiered in the US on September 24, 2010, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles, with a rolling wider release that began on October 1, 2010. Waiting For Superman was more widely released than any other documentary, and among the highest-grossing documentaries of 2010. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lets get started. Why did you pick this topic? BRZEZINSKI: When we come back, we'll talk more about that. The most influential scene during this segment is when one of the students, Bianca, and her mother, Nakia, wait for Biancas name to be called as the lottery nears the end. You could fail those kids for another 20 years, everybody keeps their job, nobody gets the go. We can't wait and talk about this another seven, eight, ten years. Take a moment. 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