Is Waiting for Superman an Assault on the Teachers Union?

This morning I asked a friend of mine if she was going to see the new movie Waiting for Superman? She replied no she can just take her $10 and pay for the news because she already knows that schools are bad. The movie explores the lives of four students who yearn for a good education. It spotlights some of the problems within the traditional school system, but it also takes a not so subtle swipe at teachers and the unions that protect them. We all know a good teacher is hard to find and a great teacher is a gift from God, but is it really the teacher’s fault that Johnny can’t read? What is the parent’s responsibility in the education of the child? Are unions really the problem? Tell me what you think.