Review of waiting for superman

Nicole 2022-01-19 08:02:54

This semester, I took a course called looking at American education through movies. At the first class, our teacher showed us a documentary called waiting for superman. It gives me a lot new ideas about American and American education after watching it.

Waiting for "Superman" is a 2010 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. By following five students, the film criticizes the American public education system: inequity of education resources, teachers do not take work seriously, bloated public education system …These problems have led to a decline in the quality of education in the United States: the grades of reading and math have not improved since 1970s, a lot students can not be admitted into university, increase of crime rate…

The film changes my view of America. I have not been to America before, the way I know about America just is watching American movies. Especially Hollywood movies. In my old view, America is the best nation in the world, it has the best university, people all over the world want to go to America. It seems that everything is perfect, and there is no issues in America. But the film tells me that problems are everywhere, no matter in America.

I got known that American education and Chinese education have both Commonality and differences. America and China both have public education system, which is free for every students. However, America private education is well developed, while Chinese is not. The best schools in America are private schools. But on the contrary, the best schools in China are established by government. Perhaps it is may because of the culture and history. Besides, the education system of America and China is same. A kid will get into primary school when he grows up, and then junior school, high school. When he Reach the appropriate level, he will be admitted into a university. That is same as China. Another difference I find is that assessment method between America and China is different.We Chinese students have to take gaokao before we get into university, and there are six course exams in gaokao. But students in America is examined by reading and math ability.

The above is my observation. All in all, education is a very important part to the development of human being. As the end of the film said, good education is not from superman, it is from everyone of us. We should take it seriously and take actions. By the way, if there is any chance, I would like to go to America to experience American education by myself.

2018.6

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  • Eldora 2022-03-25 09:01:20

    Equity in education is equally important no matter what country it is in.

  • Erna 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    No shortcut, No excuse. Charter could be stronger than union?

Waiting for Superman quotes

  • Geoffrey Canada: One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist.

  • Geoffrey Canada: I was like what do you mean he's not real. And she thought I was crying because it's like Santa Claus is not real and I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.