Are Your Kids Waiting For Superman?
Every January, in the snow covered hills of Park City, Utah, the infamous Sundance Film Festival takes over and artists from around the world flock to the city’s Main Street in order to take in the most creative and thought-provoking films of the year.
This year, a documentary film titled “Waiting For Superman” was featured and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the documentary category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
The movie, directed by award-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, is about how America’s education system is failing to educate our children. The film follows five families from different parts of the United States as they do their try their hardest to give their children the best education they possibly can. Sadly, Guggenheim believes that our education system is not doing justice to out children… and for this reason, he has pulled his own children out of public school and enlisted them in a private school where they can be adequately challenged.
Now, I haven’t seen the film myself, but being a local here in Park City, I can tell you that “Waiting For Superman” was the talk of the town during this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Not only was the film picked up for major distribution, but it also garnished the attention of Bill Gates, who flew in just to this particular movie.
When “Waiting For Superman” comes out later this year, I know that I am going to be one of the first people in line to see it… and I highly recommend you do the same.
Have you seen Waiting For Superman yet? If so, what did you think?
