NYC Teachers Counter 'Waiting For Superman' With Film Of Their Own: "What did 'Waiting For 'Superman'' get wrong?
A grassroots group of parents and teachers pokes big holes in last year's blockbuster documentary about America's schools -- insisting that real reform will require more than brand-conscious initiatives such as increased testing standards and access to charter schools.
The result is a new documentary, wryly titled 'The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman.'
'It says ... we're mad as hell and we're not gonna take it anymore,' said Diane Ravitch, a New York University education historian and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, during a speech after a recent screening. 'Teachers across this country are ... demoralized.'
After months of seething about what they view as the one-sidedness of Davis Guggenheim's film, hundreds of teachers gathered at Riverside Church in uptown Manhattan to vent their frustrations and anger."
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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