Waiting for "Superman"

2010 • 111 minutes
4.4
228 reviews
89%
Tomatometer
PG
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Eligible
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From the Academy Award-winning Director of An Inconvenient Truth comes the groundbreaking feature film that provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. Waiting 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 Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life. Waiting For "Superman" will leave a lasting and powerful impression that you will want to share with your friends and family.
Rating
PG

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4.4
228 reviews
Will Li
March 21, 2016
The Doc is more about the issues in the elementary and high school system. One of them is What is great and what is bad on Teacher's tenure system ? Teachers can easily get tenure position after 2 years seating, which is much easier than University Professors who have to work hard for 20 years. $100, 000 per year salary for a tenure position as basic education teacher. Good for them. Another good news is that US-children are ranked #1 in self-confidence, even though they got below 25th place on tests in a world-level comparison. Real champion on Self-confidence !!!
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Susan Florence
November 11, 2015
When will we ever learn? Stop spending on war. Start spending on children. Then there'll be no need for war. This was an impeccable, heart wrenching piece of work. Impeccable! Perfect!
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patrick mork
September 9, 2014
Deeply disturbing. That we are so dependent on such an arcane system that is so broken is deeply worrying. Hard to believe that even the worst teachers cannot be fired due to tenure while the best cannot be rewarded. What a completely screwed up system!
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