Good, but Incomplete -
The DVD begins with the background of unrealistic expectations set by NCLB - that every child will be proficient in English and math. Ms. Rhee becomes leader of the D.C. school system by virtue of her having some success as an inner-city Baltimore 2nd-grade teacher; however, the documentary waffled on just how much success she had and implied that it had been overstated. Ms. Rhee went on to additional accomplishments, primarily recruiting teachers for large school districts and advising Mr. Klein in N.Y.C. - however, none of that was included in the DVD.
D.C. schools could be summarized as weird - 8% of pupils were performing at grade level, while 95% of staff were rated as good or better. Early on Ms. Rhee found herself saddled with a dysfunctional and overstaffed central office - eg. the warehouse had boxes and boxes of supplies that hadn't made it to the classrooms, forcing teachers to buy out of their own pocket. Ms. Rhee pushed for authority to fire inept and unneeded...
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