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Waiting for "Superman" A controversial, eye-opening, ire-inducing, thought-provoking documentary that examines the appalling, shameful, outdated educational system in the United States where some underprivileged children must take their chances with the lottery in the hopes getting a better education by being accepted into a charter school (e.g., Harlem Success Academy in New York City, Seed School in Washington, D.C., Kipp LA in Los Angeles, and Summit Prep in Redwood City) and tenured, underperforming teachers are almost impossible to fire and uses irrefutable statistics, news footage, and interviews with students and guardians (including Anthony [grandmother Gloria] in Washington, D.C., Daisy [parents Jose and Judith] in Los Angeles, Francisco [mom Maria] in the Bronx, Emily in Redwood City, and Bianca [mom Nakia] in Harlem), teachers (such as Geoffrey Canada, Celeste Bell, and Lester Garcia), unpopular Washington D.C. chancellor Michelle Rhee, senior Newsweek editor Jonathan Atler, former Milwaukee superintendant Howard Fuller, Pittsburgh education reformer Bill Strickland, charter school educator Todd Dickson, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Seed School Director Charles Adams, and educational reporter Jay Mathews to drive the point home.   Redhead: Year: 2010 Rating:  PG View Waiting for "Superman" on the Internet Movie Database