Lexington Stand for Children Movie Screening: "Waiting for Superman"

Lexington Stand for Children is sponsoring a special showing of "Waiting for Superman" at the 1794 Massachusetts Avenue, today, Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., and is offering 50 free tickets to the showing on a first-come, first-served basis.

Interested viewers can RSVP to:  WaitingforSupermanLexington@gmail.com.

Beyond the first 50, tickets will be discounted from $9 to $7, on behalf of Peter Siy, the owner of Lexington Venue, who has said that his organization is proud to support Stand for Children.

After the showing, viewers are invited to  to discuss the film.

This film has already generated much controversy. It was chosen because Lexington Stand for Children members think it does a great service in drawing attention to the inequalities of public education in America, especially for inner-city children. It paints a shocking picture of what can happen even to the best-motivated students and families when the system lets them down.

We would like this film to be a jumping-off point for a discussion of how we can serve our children better. As far as Stand for Children is concerned, that is our only agenda. We don't have to agree with everything in the film in order to agree with its main point: that all children are entitled to a first-rate public education.