Waiting For Superman Essay

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“The school system is designed to teach obedience and conformity and prevent the child’s natural capacities from developing”-Noam Chomsky. “Waiting for Superman” is a 2010 documentary that was directed by Davis Guggenheim.This film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be accepted into a charter school. The three most important understandings I gained from watching this documentary include The school system has the power to destroy families lives , The dancing lemons, and Daisy’s school is terrible.
One issue in education that i learned from this documentary is when they had to pull out names and numbers to see who was able to attend that charter school. I just think that this is sad …show more content…

Bad teachers are still getting accepted to schools and that's not good. Instead of sending bad teachers to other schools you should just fire them those teachers are affecting students lives from accomplishing their goals.” teachers that just sit around still get full pay and get there vacations”- Waiting for Superman. There is a lot of good teachers that are doing their job, but still get paid the same amount of money as a teacher that just sits around and does nothing. I wish i can do something about this because this is not right i want students to get there full education. In conclusion the dancing lemons.
A third issue in education that i learned from this documentary is Daisy’s school. I found this really sad because Daisy’s was a wonderful student and already knew what she wanted to be in life and she had applied to the college she wanted to go to.” in Daisy’s school only three out of one-hundred will graduate”- Waiting for Superman. If Daisy’s isn't one of the three that graduates her whole future will be over and it won't be good for her or her family. Thats why im thankful that i didn't have to go through that. In conclusion Daisy’s school is

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