Waiting For Superman Screening Tonight!

As part of its new "What If..." film series, the Honors College Assembly has organized a screening of the critically-acclaimed education documentary Waiting for Superman. The screening will occur tonight (March 23) at 7:00 in the Ferg Theatre.










The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the following guests:

• Ben Guest, Mississippi Teacher Corps Program Manager
• Dr. Jim McLean, Dean of the College of Education
• Kelly Horwitz, Tuscaloosa School Board Member
• Mary Boehm, A+ College Ready in Birmingham
• Paul Landry, Education Law Attorney and Adjunct Professor

If you have even a passing interest in education, I would highly encourage you to come to this event. Waiting for Superman analyzes the failures of the American public education system, and has won several awards (including the Audience Award for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival). Regardless of whether or not you agree with the message of the film, education policy is certainly a worthwhile topic to explore.

To see a trailer for the film, go here: www.waitingforsuperman.com

Of course, we've barely even mentioned the discussion panel...which should be awesome. As you can see from the list above, the panel will include several outstanding experts who will bring several intersting perspectives to the table.

With all that said, get yourself to the Ferg tonight!