Waiting for Superman

I would like to bring up a cause near and dear to my heart, education. If you hadn’t heard the latest statistics, out of 30 comparable countries the United States ranks 25th in math and 21st in Science even though we rank number one in spending per student at just over $129,000. As schools continue to fail, parents sometimes feel trapped by the public school system in which they are forced to send their children to the neighborhood school unless they have the financial resources to send them to private schools. I love the fact that Colorado Springs has Open Enrolment which allows you to place your child in the school of your choice, but I know that many places around the United States do not have as many options. A documentary was recently made showcasing these issues in education called Waiting for Superman. One of the most poignant stories from of one of the film’s trailers is how the title is derived from the childhood experiences of Geoffrey Canada, the president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone in Central Harlem NY, in a segment where he explains how when he was a little boy in Harlem he held onto the belief that any day Superman would show up to save him. As the mother of a child in a charter school, where I too waited for the results of a lottery to find out my child’s future, I can’t help but become emotional watching the preview for this movie.
I am planning on seeing it this weekend and wanted to invite anyone who was interested to go with me. Check out trailers for the movie and read more of a synopsis at http://film.waitingforsuperman.com/