Waiting For Superman Movie Review

After watching the movie “Waiting for Superman” for the second time since beginning my college career it just reiterates to me how messed up our public school system is. In this movie we follow about five children’s stories as they go through the lottery process of getting into school that will help them succeed in the future as opposed to the low performing public school they are currently in line to attend. The title refers to the need for someone or something to be able to come into this nation and help solve the problem of poor school systems. Whether that be the system as a whole, the teachers, or the community. Whatever the case may be, education is failing these students along with countless others throughout our nation and it is a problem that needs to be handled, however, there are not enough people willing to give up their job security in order to be effective teachers as opposed to just giving out the information. This film is all about helping our youth succeed by changing the way the public education system is ran, these young …show more content…
These children shouldn’t have to cross fingers and pray that their number or name is called in order to have a chance at a good education, it should be something they are given from the beginning and that is a problem that will more than likely never be fixed in our lifetime, no matter how many people become advocates for it and how many people take a stand. I would without a doubt recommend it for my fellow peers to watch, especially those in the education field, or looking to work in the school system at some point in their life. I believe it is quite eye opening and needs to be understood if we stand a chance at doing anything about this