Response to 'Waiting for Superman'

Thursday, December 2, 2010

I recently went to see the movie "Waiting for Superman." I am very disappointed with the way the movie portrays public education. The movie does not provide a balanced or fair perspective. It promotes charter schools, when in reality, public schools outperform charter schools 83 percent of the time. It uses an emotional story to condemn public education, when in reality, public schools provide excellent learning opportunities.

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