There is a new documentary called, "Waiting for Superman", which is putting a face to the chaos we call our educational system. This film follows the stories of 5 children at different schools and cities. It shares the struggles that they face each day and their desire to get a better education.
Todd Robberson is a Dallas Morning News editorial writer, who recently wrote a commentary called "Waiting for Superman offers lessons," in this review, he basically compares the Dallas Independent School System to this documentary. I believe Robberson is trying to reach out to everyone in the community and not just teachers, parents and administrators. Roberson states he spoke with Guggenheim recently when he came to visit Dallas. Roberson states he is reminded about a boy in the Dallas area that wrote a "speech to 16,0000 DISD teachers and staffers on the crucial role teachers play in shaping children’s futures." He argues that DISD, is facing similar challenges that the majority of the schools across the United States are facing. Some obvious “challenges are lack of parental involvement, substandard performance statistics, low student motivation, sagging faculty morale, and budgetary and administrative headaches.” Robberson believes, "this movie is not about Charter Schools, but its about the obstacles to reform in public school. I have to agree with his interpretation of this movie. I can’t say that this movie will change things overnight for the school systems but I do believe that it has raised some serious questions and accountability for the children of our future.
