Some of my reflections on "Waiting For Superman"

It is a very revealing and challenging documentary.

I thought of the young people with whom we connect throughout the year. I was amazed at the insightful awareness of the documentary.

• The young people who don't win the "lottery" were very disheartened. It was sad to see them after they lost.
• The presentation of the issue of tenure was very confrontive. It seems we need to find a better way to ensure justice for the teachers and the ability to develop & reward great teachers.

Working in Public Schools that are neighborhood-based for the most part and among the poor, I have been in the very settings that are presented.

I came away from the documentary with a heightened awareness of readying young people to make the school they are in work for them. God bless those who are breaking and fixing the system. In the meantime, we want to deepen our resolve to focus on young people being self-responsible and doing what they need to do to be ready for college and/or a qualitiy career, no matter what they are given by teachers and administration.