Although last year’s feature-length documentary Waiting for ‘Superman’ called attention to the plight of students in struggling schools, critics of the film noted that it focused on a very narrow set of causes and solutions to the problem, framing it solely from the perspective of those whom education historian Diane Ravitch calls “corporate school reformers” rather than educators on the front lines of the issue.
Since the film’s release, many educators have called for a more balanced film that delves into the challenges of U.S. public education from other points of view as well.
We recently asked readers: “If you could choose a topic to be the focus of a movie/documentary about education, what would it be and why?”…Read More