"Waiting for Superman"

                I think the film “Waiting for Superman” was good. It was interesting to see what a few different families have to go through just to get a good education. I don’t think it’s right to have a good school basically be like a lottery. Seeing the families in the film waiting to hear their name or number be called was sad. Those families would get their hopes up of their child going to a good school only to be let down. I don’t think a family should have to go through that just to get a good education. In the film “Waiting for Superman” they mentioned, “Money has grown from 4,300 to over 9,000 dollars per student since 1971.” I don’t really understand why the cost per student has gone up over 4,500 dollars in 40 years. Also in the film someone states, “Failing neighborhoods could be blamed for failing schools.” I agree with that. I think if everyone was getting the good education they need then a lot more people would be graduating and the dropout rate would be lower. Also, if people got their diploma and went on to college they would have a better chance at getting a good job therefore there would be less crime, drugs, and less people relying on money from the state. Lastly, another thing mentioned in the film was about tenure allowing teachers to have their job for life even if they aren’t good teachers. Does this still apply today? I don’t think that’s right. If a teacher isn’t doing their job well they should get fired. Having bad teachers is only going to cause the drop out and graduation rate to increase.