Education Nation

Did anyone watch the presentation by MSNBC last week called Education Nation?  Have you heard about the documentary Waiting for Superman?  www.waitingforsuperman.com ?This documentary tells the story of education in the US and leads the public to believe that teaching and learning is not happening in many schools. It profiles charter schools that are doing some wonderful work in raising student achievement for the lucky students who are able to win their lotteries and get into select schools. I have only seen the trailers and listened to the tv shows of last week.  This movie was created by the same guy who filmed Inconvenient Truth about global warming. I think it will be just the starting point of some near future heated discussions about teacher accountability and student achievement.