"Waiting for Superman"
I just finished watching the movie “Waiting for Superman” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1566648/). It is so damn sad and the fact that this is really going on makes me want to cry.
What I learned from this is that everyone in this country needs to change their attitudes when it comes to education and to the teachers behind them. The attitude of entitlement these teachers have is a big problem that keeps horrible teachers in the job. The attitudes of all these competing agendas that the adults involved have shows a real lack of concentration on the most important ones in this equation, the children. And the attitudes of those in the community, the giving up, the lack of responsibility needs to be changed.
But how can we change the culture of our entire nation? Those in power act like this is important, but most are really indifferent to those most severely effected by this tragedy. I am talking about the poorest amongst us. Maybe its time to rewrite all the rules. To cancel all the contracts, eliminate tenure and start over. No more politics, no more power struggles, everyone treated equally.
Can this happen? Of course. Will it happen? No, unless someone takes charge and stifles the objections to the changes that have to be made to make this possible.
I would love to hear what others think of this.
Tags: An Idiot Nation, Education, government, Humanity, Knowledge, Politics, Students, Teachers
