Re: [xmca] American education disaster film

[ANTHONY M BARRA <tub80742@temple.edu>]

Thanks for sharing this.

One of the main "characters," however (Michelle Rhee), may soon be on her
way out, prompting the question, "Will Rhee's experience become a
'cautionary tale' for those pushing real school reform?"  Debate abstract
from The Atlantic Wire
here<http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Can-School-Reform-Survive-if-Its-Greatest-Champion-Is-Ousted-5048>
.

- Anthony Barra
(new to the forum and grateful to be here.)

P.S. More info on Geoffrey Canada, interviewed by Terry Gross,
here<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94576366>
.


On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:24 PM, mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:

> Perhaps of interest. Sent along by a colleague.
> mike
> ------------
>
> http://nymag.com/news/features/67966/
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKTfaro96dg
>
> As a child, Geoffrey Canada  believed that his comic book hero would rescue
> him and others from poverty and despair. Today, Canada is president and CEO
> of the Harlem Children’s Zone and one of the lead participants in the
> upcoming documentary, Waiting for “Superman,” which opens nationwide
> Friday,
> September 24. Directed by filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient
> Truth), the film examines the state of American public education. Read a
> review from New York magazine and watch the trailer.
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