Rhetorical Analysis Of Waiting For Superman

Imagine being denied a basic education solely because your parents do not have a steady income, or being denied a basic education simply because you do not live in a place with access to a quality public school. For many, the lack of a satisfactory education is something that is not an issue, but one would be surprised to see how prevalent this problem actually is. The film, Waiting for Superman highlights the many issues that are indeed obvious when examining the United States’ education system. The film centers around failing schools in mainly urban areas where the problems seem to be the most abundant, but it does not deny the fact that these many problems do exist everywhere throughout the country. Director Davis Guggenheim generates, in the movie Waiting for Superman, the claim that our education system is failing, and highlights the idea that although there are some solutions that have shown effective there is still more that needs to be done. Guggenheim formulates his claim through his use of a shocking, sometimes sad tone as well as an effective narrative structure throughout the film.

The passage in chapter 15 of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison uses dark humor in the rhetorical argument by showing how whites treated blacks horribly, even from the most harmless crimes. Actually, it was not even a crime at all, the man was simply attempting to dispose his garbage, in order to keep the streets clean. But, the owner of the can he was placing his trash into forced him to fish it back out, because she was not going to allow having a “southern Negro’s” trash with hers. The man argued back by saying that he “didn’t know some garbage was better than others.” This scene shows the separation between people, because one side was trying to do the right thing, while the other was too ignorant to allow them to do it. It shows that in those

“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles”, Superman. (“Quotes Said by Superman” np) Waiting For Superman encompasses the extensive struggle with the corruption of the public school system, challenging parents’ opinion on the education their children are receiving. As the narrator exposes the fraud in public schools, by interviewing children affected by it, the audience is persuaded to consolidate on not just wanting the best for their children, but all American children. Because of the sentimental use of pathos and the continual use of the sweeping generalization fallacy, Waiting For Superman is able to appeal to parents without questioning the quality of charter school education, and instilling distrust in public education by uncovering the copious amounts of fraud in the system, thus creating the Superman figure these children desperately need.

In the video of waiting for superman, the filmmaker made the purpose of the video to show the audience of kids wanting to go to a better school, believing they can have a better education than what they have. Attending schools in struggling neighborhoods. How their is only little bit of an opportunity there is to have.

Waiting for Superman lists those impacted by the public school system and attempts to break down the system responsible, namely poor structures, government officials and as ultimately the all mighty dollar, both spent and made. Who are the stakeholders? Children, whose futures are at risk; parents and caretakers because today’s family makeup is varied,

In Waiting for Superman we are introduced to the several different ways students and American school systems are failing. We see the “system”, through five different children and view their personal experiences while we follow them through their public schools. Its an intense an emotional documentary with the five kids competing for a better education through the lottery system. The documentary goes in great detail about the different education systems and how it will change our future education. Like the Charter schools that are with out teacher’s unions and Magnet schools that are secondary public schools of choice that offer a specialized curriculum. In transition by the documentary implying good teachers make good schools we see that failing

Within the documentary Waiting for Superman, David Guggenheim (the director) explores the world of education and the real life ‘struggle’ for the best education for five different children. Of course this piece offers opinions from different sources within the school system, yet it seems as if all the stances taken are very biased in saying how the problems in education only arise from bad teachers and the teacher unions. However, ironically enough, it seems as if “we never hear the voice of a single teacher… teachers are never given the opportunity to offer their views on ‘the problem’ or ‘the answer’” (Waiting for 'Superman' 2) which is quite unfortunate since both arguments are not offered. By excluding the group that influenced

“Waiting for Superman” is a film of American public school system and the struggles in the lives of the students and their families. This film is directed by Davis Guggenheim examining academic programs in America. Primarily the story of this film is based on five families and their attempts to secure a better education for their children. The difference in income has a huge impact on the education student’s received. Families who live in higher income areas have better quality of education compare to low income areas. In low income public school they are staffed with poorly trained teachers. Parents felt that their children are not getting the education they are expecting their children to be taught. These families are from various backgrounds.

In the film “Waiting for Superman” Davis Guggenheim looks deeply in our public-school system along with the children and their families who attend. In the film Mr. Guggenheim points out the staggering dropout rates as well as the enormous amount of failing schools and tenured teachers who are protected by the Teacher’s union who should be fired. In addition, Mr. Guggenheim bolstered about the success of charter schools and charter schools as the remedy for America’s failing public school system.

In the documentary Waiting for Superman by Guggenheim, we see an overall statement of what has been discussed in political and social areas, since Rousseau proposed a different insight on nature vs, nurture. This statement of education`s fault lies where federal ruling, such as a secure position of the teachers regardless of the quality of the educator. Basing the review solely on the nature of the movie, I would say that a difference of opinion is always healthy for society as it stirs-up conversation about the justification of both parties, but not only does it provide the devil`s advocate for the education of society, but it provides accounts and statistics given by credible people to drive the message towards a assumed truth, instead of

This film addresses glaring shortcomings in the framework, and the potential arrangements we can as a general public consider and to bring up issues about how we can fortify our schools and teach our youngsters better. Sitting tight for "Superman" is a zenith of his past endeavors, laying out both the highlights and failings of America's government-funded instruction framework. This film ensures the American government funded training framework by taking after a few understudies as they endeavor to be acknowledged into the sanctioned school.The film is really backup on the grounds that the resulting data will benefit me while mapping the issue and I examined the position paper, in addition to two bolster my thought.

The year is 2012. In the movie Back to the Future II, four years from now, in 2016, Marty McFly travels from the past to save his family’s future. The future is almost upon us because yet it would seem that our education system has changed small scale since Back to the Future hit theaters in 1985. “We still have same academy’s, in the same parts, in the same teachers, with the same level of understanding, with the same equipment’s, and much the unique standard of parental support” (Green, 9). Ironically, we have been firmly implementing policy after policy, increasing standards and accountability, promoting oversight and rule the list goes on, and yet the progress seems minimal, educators protest of underfunded classrooms, and our legislators protest of underperforming schools. The question of “how to improve our education system” is not getting satisfactorily answered because our system is not broken, only underdeveloped. The truth is that America has made paces in improving its education technique or system; the problem that remains is for us to entrust our educators with the greater pliability and autonomy that they need to shine.

“Waiting for Superman” looks at a problem plaguing American schools all over the country today. This film makes it clear this problem hits hardest in the poorest communities of the country, he does make it clear though that it can happen in rich communities and suburbs.. The filmmakers attack all political parties and belief systems. The movie looks at many things , the funding of schools, how supplies are distributed to schools, how teachers are picked and monitored, teachers unions, different styles schools within the school districts, private schools, and charter schools. The movie tries use lots of heart tugging information , using a lot of facts and figures accomplish this. The movie was made by a famous American Director Davis Guggenheim, he has made regular movies and documentaries, but most recently documentaries. Davis has done other documentaries which have given him ethos in making “Waiting for Superman” it is an extremely Rhetorical movie about America 's education crisis.

Seventeenth, that is the U.S. rank on the global scale for best education systems according to the international organisation called the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).  In 2011, a documentary was created to show why the U.S. is failing to educate children. The documentary shows how public schools fail to effectively educate students with the current education system in America. The documentary, Waiting for Superman, directed by Davis Guggenheim, develops a sad tone and uses editing techniques to effectively persuade the audience that the U.S. education system is failing America's children through the story of four kids and one teenager.

America, the nation that proclaims no child gets left behind, has sadly created a buckling public education system throughout the country. America’s public education systems once being the most outstanding in the world, now forsakes education from millions of students. Davis Guggenheim investigates how public education has developed throughout the years and yet, why education is failing students at the same time in his film, Waiting for Superman. He targets topics such as charter schools, teachers, finances, and luck through observing five different children, to express how relative and severe the issue is. Filmmaker Guggenheim uses devices such as linguistic and audio design in his film to illustrate how public education is slowly failing, leaving children’s education up to chance.