Waiting for Superman

Back in November, I attended a free screening of Waiting for Superman at the Spectrum Theater sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Albany Colonie Chamber of Commerce followed by a ">round-table discussion with Kenneth Adams, President and CEO of The Business Council, Reg Foster, Corporate Community Relations Manager, IBM and Dr. L. Oliver Robinson, Superintendent, Shenendehowa Central Schools. Video of Dr. Robison's response to the moderator's question: If you could change one thing about the education system, what would it be?

One of the interviewees, an education professional said that upon graduating from Harvard he estimated it would take him at least 2, but no longer than 5 years to fix the education system; he's been his career in education is in the 20 - 30 year range if I remember correctly.

The Film: A definite watch in my book. Growing up in suburbia going to a school where honors, AP and Project Lead the Way courses were popular and where "everyone" goes to college - I was isolated from the mediocre & worst case scenario schools & districts. Certainly awareness is necessary and this film does a good job of a day in the life of disadvantaged students and communicating the minimal say a student or parent has in their educational destiny - at least in public schools. Of course the education system is not "all" "bad".