A Conversation on "Waiting for Superman"

October 4, 2010 - KQED's Michael Krasny moderates a discussion of educational experts regarding the controversial film Waiting for Superman and the complex education issue of teacher quality. The panelists discuss the problem and all its intricacies as well as potential solutions.

This program was sponsored by the Stanford School of Education. The panel included Stanford professor Linda Darling-Hammond, Hoover fellow Rick Hanushek, and California Teacher of the Year Valier Ziegler.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• education
• film
• teacher
• civil rights
• school
• student
• development
• curriculum
• society
• public
• rubber room
• charter
• union
• tenure
• salary
• profession
• quality
• administration
• research
• accountability
• incentive
• evaluation
• choice
• access
• equality

[pgunn01]

@MrManuelNoriega It's really wishful thinking of Libertarians that leads to confused posts like yours. "I can be maximally selfish by pretending society doesn't work - why bother? Let it all end so I can ignore my duty to society and stop paying taxes, and somehow pretend that's virtue". Sad.

[ThisSentenceIsFalse]

Finland is 90 percent unionized but has 2-3 years of graduate tuition with a salary, they invest for a stable and equitable economic infrastructure for the students? Finland, Singapore, and Korea focus on professional development, they don't just fire people, they create desirable environments that teachers want to be in? Connecticut public schools focuses on education systematically and it works? Hmmm....why are people debating statism v. privatization down in the comments section?

[willamricard]

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[imegatrone]

Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing The panelists discuss the problem and all its intricacies as well as potential solutions.

[grunder20]

intriguing title, but the content was more intriguing.

[firu864]

Imagine all young generation being motivated with payment for their future careers since they are kids, the funds will be saved in some education program that will generate interest trough the years, only every summer kids can withdraw a couple of hundreds in reward, this will reactivate the economy and keep them focused in get best grades...part of welfare, tax refund, grants, gov funds, etc,.. money that adults trown away will help our kids now so they not need any loan when they mature

[Supersonicshadows]

I went to a discussion that encouraged young children to look forward to two hundred thousand dollar education loans to invest in themselves... isn't there a better way?

[agapitoflores001]

This is a nice discussion, I've picked a lot of important details.

[MsJanetWood]

Why don't we get rid of all those ugly, old, wrinkled, gray-haired, denture-wearing, bifocal-wearing, arthritic, slow-moving teachers that stink like Ben-Gay!

Let’s replace them with pretty, young teachers that can keep up the pace!

Who else thinks this is a great idea?

[LordKarmaUSA]

@jeffsimon28 Actually, that is what I believe. Today we have thousands, even millions of individuals who are unemployed, underemployed and whose degrees are basically of no use; they would have been better off learning a skill like farming, building, fixing, making and would not be saddled with Sally Mae loans they will be bond slaves for most of their lives to pay off. Colleges produce more well educated dysfunctional idiots than I care to number but they are here, there, everywhere.