Once upon a time, the United States claimed to have the best public education system in the world, but in the past three decades, although politicians have continuously emphasized the need to improve the malpractice education system, the children’s education situation has never changed. Instead, it has appeared. Worrying prospects. Most of these children born in ordinary families have huge obstacles in reading and mathematics, and the average level is much lower than other developed countries on the planet. Some high schools have even become notorious drop-out factories. Countless teenagers enter society prematurely. The state's expenditure on a prisoner is much higher than the expenditure on a student. The current public education system in the United States presents a paradoxical situation of turning the cart before the horse. Should we take active actions to sweep away the shortcomings in this field, or sit on the ground and wait for the appearance of the Waiting for Superman?
The point of this film is that low-quality teachers and insensitive school bureaucracy keep students from getting a good education. The film introduces outstanding education reformers, including Jeffrey Kanada. He created the "Harlem Children's District" in New York City. This project has provided quality education to thousands of slum students. Kannada said that the main factor in quality education is quality teachers.
Official statistics show that the United States loses an average of 7,000 students every school day, a total of 1.2 million students drop out each year, and only about 70% of high school students graduate. Public schools are the last choice of many American parents. Capable parents prefer private schools, while ordinary families squeeze their heads to send their children to charter schools. The film reflects that many charter schools now use lottery draws to determine students. The future of hundreds of children on the scene seems to depend only on the lotto ball in their hands.
When the film was released, the most eye-catching person was Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Gates said in an interview in the film, "Our country talks about equal opportunities, but there is no equal opportunity without great education. Our country talks about how good and rich we are, and then sets an example. But without a good education , Our status in the world will decline." Gates also personally ran around for "Waiting for Superman", not only appeared on the show of talk show host Oprah, but even attended the Toronto International Film Festival in September to promote this documentary.
