System thinking

watch the film, “Waiting for Superman”…

– Review the attached short PPT regarding systems thinking
– Read the three short articles (see links below) about this film.

Answers the following questions:
1.    Articulate at least three “Patterns” the you think keep recurring around the challenges of education in the US?
2.    What are the mental or organizational “Structures” that actually keep creating the “Patterns”?
3.    What is a primary critical question you have that might be used to support the “other side” of the film’s theme?