Davis Guggenheim, director of An Inconvenient Truth, has a new documentary about the state of our educational system. Waiting for “Superman” argues that the “system” is broken. I wouldn’t exactly say that; the system is broken in places, maybe a lot of places. There are also plenty of places where the system is just fine, and the reforms proposed might have little or no effect. Still, I have high hopes for this film because the producers and director want to start a dialogue on public education, and they encourage volunteerism (you don’t have to have kids in school to help out there!).
Here’s the trailer. I haven’t figured out how to embed it yet.
