'Waiting for Superman' fuels parents' furor at broken schools, union
Last Updated: 4:32 PM, September 25, 2010
Posted: 3:18 AM, September 25, 2010
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Fed-up parents and teachers who saw the explosive education documentary "Waiting for 'Superman' " yesterday were left either seething or in tears -- and calling for revolutionary change after the film's Big Apple debut.
"The passing along of children through the system is just disgusting," said Barbara Levinson, 63, who was crying by the film's end. "Every child should be treated as an individual."
Viewers were also rocked by the work's portrayal of the teachers unions' protection of subpar educators.
PROTESTING TEACHERS GIVE 'WAITING FOR SUPERMAN' AN 'F'
"The laws as they stand can protect ineffective teachers who are bad -- I'm disappointed in what the union's become," said Patricia Jordan, who won state teacher of the year in 1993.
"Effective and wonderful teachers are
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