Waiting for Superman

We watched the movie Waiting for Superman in class and I found it to be pretty shocking seeing these families struggling to find a good school for their kids. Throughout the movie I felt super sad for the families because you don't really think about this kind of stuff and I guess it makes me think that I took my school for granted. The fact that teachers are protected so well by the tenure is kind of a unsettling thing for me. Knowing that new and fresh teachers who are "in" with the times and technology are the ones who are getting the boot. Two quotes that really stuck out to me was  "our schools haven't changed, but the world around them has." The other quote was "It all becomes about the adults." Meaning that the older teachers are protected by the tenure and it seems like the school system is fine with keeping them around and don't have problems with it when they really should. Overall the video really opened up my eyes and made me think about what is going on in the school system.