Waiting for Super Man Response

Waiting for Super Man was quite the touching movie for me, it was so sad to see all these gifted young children and to see how their school system was letting them down. I was surprised to see how much school meant to these kids, they really enjoyed learning and all had mutual goals to get out of their poverty-struck schools and move on to nicer schools in nicer areas so they could get the best education possible, one little girl already knew what college she wanted to go to and said that one day she wanted to become a surgeon or a veterinarian. Unfortunately all the schools that these children go to have a combination of problems with under-staffing, too many students, intense drop-out rates, money problems, and shortage on materials. One mother, when asked what you see walking into the school said, "Walking into the school you see a security guard sitting at a desk, and that is as far as the parents are allowed to go.", this school is the 3rd most overcrowded school in the Bronx. In January 2002, the bill was signed for No Child Left Behind. It was expected that in 12 years all schools would be at 100% proficiency standards in English and math, though most states are only around 20-30% proficient. There are over 2000 schools in America with dropout rates that are above 40%, Lockheart is one of the worst of these schools. Most students Who begin attending this High School begin at 2nd to 3rd grade reading level due to the poor middle schools in the area. Studies show that the cause of failing neighborhoods is failing schools, not the other way around. Due to tenure, it is almost impossible to fire a teacher. Tenure was made to protect teachers from losing their jobs, but due to this, no matter how bad a teacher is, he cannot be fired. A bad teacher on average can only cover about 50% of the curriculum for the year, but a good teacher can cover up to 150% of the curriculum in that years time, and both cost the same to the school. Even when a teacher sexually assaults a student, he just gets put in the refinement center with a group of other bad teachers, and they all still receive 100% of their pay.