Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/24/2010 (Limited) 10/08/2010 (St. Louis) Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG for some thematic material, mild language and incidental smoking Running Time 102 Minutes Genre Documentary Director Davis Guggenheim Writer Davis Guggenheim, Billy Kimball Cast NA Studio Paramount Vantage Pictures |
WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" (2010)
SYNOPSIS
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no
child behind, America continues to do so at alarming
rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’
promises, our buckling public education system, once
the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education
of millions of children. Oscar®—winning filmmaker
Davis Guggenheim (AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH) reminds
us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony,
Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories
make up the engrossing foundation of Waiting for
“Superman”. As he follows a handful of promising kids
through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages,
academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an
exhaustive review of public education, surveying
“drop—out factories” and “academic sinkholes,”
methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly
intractable problems. However, embracing the belief
that good teachers make good schools, Guggenheim
offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken
by education reformers and charter schools that
have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their
students behind.
. --© Paramount Vantage Pictures
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no
child behind, America continues to do so at alarming
rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’
promises, our buckling public education system, once
the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education
of millions of children. Oscar®—winning filmmaker
Davis Guggenheim (AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH) reminds
us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony,
Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories
make up the engrossing foundation of Waiting for
“Superman”. As he follows a handful of promising kids
through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages,
academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an
exhaustive review of public education, surveying
“drop—out factories” and “academic sinkholes,”
methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly
intractable problems. However, embracing the belief
that good teachers make good schools, Guggenheim
offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken
by education reformers and charter schools that
have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their
students behind.
. --© Paramount Vantage Pictures
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