Waiting For Superman Analysis

Guggenheim interviews two, education stricken, inspirable leaders. One being Geoffrey Canada, the founder, and CEO of Harlem’s Children Zone, an organization working towards increasing high school and college graduation rates. Guggenheim also interviews Michelle Rhee, leader of Washington D.C. public schools and the founder of Students First, an organization operating education reform concerns. When Guggenheim introduces Coffee and Rhee, he brings forth their credentials making them seem knowledgeable and trustworthy of this topic. Coffee and Rhee support Guggenheim’s claim that the educational system has serious problems in the way they function. Coffee and Rhee are active in spreading the word around the country, as well as creating potential solutions to attempt to begin solving these problems. By including two credible, knowledgeable sources, Guggenheim portrays the significance of the problem throughout the country and offers credible attempts currently being made to better the situation. …show more content…
First off, it appears to imply, charter schools are the only solution to all five families in the movies problems. What it doesn’t address nevertheless, is not all charter schools are as successful as those displayed in the movie. Lack of funding is also a problem for charter schools, just like the public schools. If the government can’t provide money to the schools and the student’s families can’t provide money for tuition, where does Guggenheim think the charter schools find the money to provide these students with an education. Likewise, the movie follows five kids with a supportive family that want to send their children to better schools and want their children to go off on to college. However, Guggenheim fails to show the students who don’t have parents who care or the children without parents and a positive support