British Couple Reacts to a DAY INSIDE AN AMERICAN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL

[@poatocat9534]

Just a heads up, public schools in America are primarily funded through property taxes. So how “high end” a school is can often be guessed by how high the land value of a neighborhood is.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

Yep. Grew up in NYC and I lived in Harlem which was a poor neighborhood. Our school I thought was big but it’s a shack compared to this.

[@jamiebeach3600]

Hit the nail right on the head. So true

[@jeffrogers2797]

Yes, it's opposite in America. Public school is where most people go, taxpayer funded. Private schools are more expensive, with paid tuition. There are really good public schools, and not so good.

[@jeffrogers2797]

Also high school is years 9-12, so the kids are roughly age 15 through 18.

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

When they were talking about high end school they could have been referring to a private school. They did say the other video only said high school, not public high school.

[@steelogribbsreacts7166]

Most high schools in the U.S. offer a foreign language, in mine it was required. We could choose between French and spanish.also, almost everyone stood for the pledge where I went.

[@dbqdude75ify]

True...we had three language choices so your 2 plus German....👋

[@steelogribbsreacts7166]

@@dbqdude75ify Now that I think about, I think we might have had German as well.

[@Blynat]

Same for my school around 2000 to 2003, but we could choose between Spanish, French, German or Sign Language.

[@tlittle705]

We had those 3+latin '02 grad

[@dylanshepherd3213]

yeah everyone at my school stood up even the liberals, we had a girl move from Hawaii to Tennessee, and she was sitting down on her phone and I fussed at her lol we were friends so it was kinda passive aggressive looking back at it. we also had a moment of silence after the pledge for people to pray if they wanted, we had 2 foreign languages to pick from Spanish or Latin, most people wanted Spanish so alot got put in Latin against their will like me haha. but they did away with one of those for french

[@Parker-930]

The first clue that it couldn’t have been Chicago, was that the school had a very indoor-outdoor feeling. In Chicago it gets too cold in the winter to be going outside and inside all day long.

[@11679MRT]

Yeah, some California schools for example surround an inner courtyard. Kids go from class to class crossing the courtyard- a friend of mine said their lockers were even outside because there were no inner halls. But yeah, I grew up in Minnesota and we eere inside all the time.

[@smfmnoneya9134]

I went to school in Montana and Washington state....we walked outdoors to get to many different buildings in the winter.

[@Parker-930]

@@smfmnoneya9134 - So. Did you go to school in Chicago? Who asked about Washington and Montana?

[@kindadecent9754]

@@11679MRT yeah my highschool in California was spread out too. Very hilly area so there’s a lot of stairs

[@katw3070]

There are schools which aren’t necessarily “high end”, just newer. And, it depends on what you mean by high end. That school is a public school.in Chapel Hill, NC.

[@janetwebb2701]

Go NC! I was a student in WS, NC!!!

[@mikeyd7749]

@@janetwebb2701 I lived/taught in Kernersville for a while. I thought the video looked like NC.

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

I thought it was funny that they did say NC and then had Chapel Hill on the screen (which you would think they could look it up while watching the video) but kept thinking Chicago.

[@Kim-427]

I knew it was NC for several reasons. I lived in the south but I’m from PA. When they say it’s cold down south and put on a hoodie it’s not really cold it’s just what we northerners would call “cool” plus with the leaves on the ground and the colors I knew it was fall and it’s not usually that cold yet. Lol The second reason I thought it was there or Ga because of the very tall pine trees. The south has many many pines. And thirdly,The obvious was when I seen the name Chapel Hill I knew it was NC.

[@kenjr725]

Or it might be in texas

[@eethanl]

Im in 8th grade and for the schools I've been to everyone stands for the flag. They were in Miami, Florida, and Boston, Massachusetts.

[@pickleriiick7294]

That's surprising. I could see that with Florida, but I'm currently a teacher in a Boston suburb and these people here are so liberal (not that there's anything wrong with that 🙄) that they don't allow standing or saying the pledge. Sad sad times.

[@sacredbeastzenon]

@@pickleriiick7294 The Pledge of Allegiance is propaganda.

[@pickleriiick7294]

@@sacredbeastzenon cool story, but ty for reaffirming my point.

[@crazyguy_1233]

@@pickleriiick7294 When I was still in school everyone stood up and spoke along. Pretty much everyone who went there loves the U.S. very patriotic school every guy had the American flag on their truck and the backwoods guys had the flag on their belt buckles and some even wore boots with the flag. They represented the U.S. as much as they could.

[@lolitabrooks4717]

@@pickleriiick7294 pledge is a lie

[@snowflakehunter]

This High School is located in North Carolina. This is in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area also known as the Research Triangle. I lived in Raleigh, North Carolina for about 4 years ans it is a beautiful area.

[@mikehunt368]

ans (and) nobody cares….

[@thewanderingcrusader]

@@mikehunt368 nice name

[@megavideopowermegavideopow8657]

It’s really big in Elementary school when we’re little to stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance as we get older it’s less mandatory

[@yurde777]

Regarding the pledge of allegiance, it really depends on the school or school district. I went to a public high school where we used to stand up every morning at 9 am regardless of whether you repeated it or believe on it. Over the past 7 years, I worked for 6 high schools and the district itself, and sadly, the pledge of allegiance is no longer said in the classroom, and a lot of the flags in them were removed. I think it has to do a lot with the political divide over the past 6 years, here in the US. I'm originally from Mexico and I moved to the US at the end of my sophomore year, even though I didn't know much English when I first arrived, I understood the last words of the pledge of allegiance 'liberty and justice for all' it made feel safe and welcome in a place where I was a stranger. Hopefully my kids learn to appreciate what a privilege is to live here and love this country as much as I do...

[@dynorat12]

they stopped it because it saids under god

[@theweap0n221]

This is only in certain places. I graduated 2 years ago and have a sister in high school and they still do it. Everyone stands and it’s very VERY rare to see someone sitting during it. It didn’t matter for race gender ethnicity everyone stood. Granted I’m in the south and we have a lot of pride for our country but I could definitely see them banning it or people not standing in more democratic run places.

[@tatzja8074]

@@theweap0n221 My children are in middle school and highschool. I just confirmed with them they still stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at their public school. We live in a blue state (WA) so I was kinda holding my breath when I asked them but thankfully they reassured me our schools are not so far gone yet.

[@TickleMeElmo55]

@@dynorat12 That's not even a good reason.

[@kindadecent9754]

@@TickleMeElmo55 yeah it is lol

[@lorenrich2525]

Im from California, pledging allegiance to the flag was like a grade school thing, middle school and high school,its not required …. Im pretty sure this is typical across the state

[@acegarr22]

Also the same for me

[@kindadecent9754]

Same

[@arielmscisney6128]

You can't really assume a person's ethnic or cultural background just because they speak French. Most US schools give students the option to learn Spanish or French (or sometimes German). He's probably just talking to his rabbit in French for fun.

[@alarrim29574]

Usually in my school nobody actually tries in French and Spanish and usually still pass so nobody knows the language they took😂

[@bethanyhanna9464]

Many Minnesota schools started offering Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and a bunch of other languages over 30 years ago now too. For anyone planning on getting a 4+ year college degree, apparently you need at least 2 years of a foreign language. Or so they've been saying for the past 50+ years now. 🤣

[@JessB-yn7gf]

Hes french! He went to school and lived there for a year I believe.

[@arielmscisney6128]

@@alarrim29574 Very true, for a lot of places I bet! Spanish was really hard for me, so that was the big class I struggled with. I remember bits and pieces, but not nearly as much as I knew when I was 17 😂

[@arielmscisney6128]

@@bethanyhanna9464 That's a great point! I wish they offered more than Spanish, French, or German at my school when I went there. Maybe they do now!

[@deadly_mir]

I'm now 21, about to be 22, and I can say, every day of my life before the class started EVERYONE stood for the pledge of allegiance. Also, that was North Carolina :)

[@angelagarutti6118]

Really wow we did not do once 7th Jr high began and that was Massachusetts so I guess it's the city and or state that dictate or teacher probably I luv seeing how every state is different I luv our country so different but so the same if that makes sense.

[@dylanshepherd3213]

graduated in 2018, in tn and we all stood and almost all said it

[@BTChris9]

@@angelagarutti6118 I live in Massachusetts we did it all the way until graduation so probably city to city

[@HemlockRidge]

"It's cold!" in North Carolina that could mean in the 40s(F, maybe 7 Celsius) in the winter. It appears to be Autumn, so maybe high 40s, low 50s. "It's cold", is relative. Someone in North Dakota would consider it a balmy day in the fall or winter.

[@iofbeholder]

I'm from North Carolina, and I took Latin as a second language in high school. The very first thing we had to learn in Latin was the pledge of allegiance. I can remember and say it much faster in Latin to this day.

[@stellaandes9622]

Exciting to see a Latin student. I took Latin for four years in high school, and then continued it at my university. I even planned to teach Latin. My first year of Latin was taught by a Dr. Giannitrapani from Sicily.

[@fridaylong2812]

The US. Only first world country that brainwashes their children with a loyalty oath.

[@Kiritolar]

Everyone stood for the pledge when I was in high school in Texas (I'm in my first year of college) whether they wanted too or they simply did it out of respect.

[@LexyThomas134]

Yeah, pretty sure they did that in every state until people started crying about it.

[@crazyguy_1233]

They did it in my school when I graduated last year and I'm pretty sure they still do since I went to a very patriotic school. Every guy had the flag on his truck and some even wore the flag on their belt buckle. There was no disrespecting the flag at that school.

[@michaeltrocolli7510]

Did the pledge everyday and everyone stood, there was one day when one girl was choosing not to because of her political views I guess and everyone scolded her. Especially in the small town southern states we’re all patriotic and it’s disrespectful to sit during the pledge

[@crazyguy_1233]

@@michaeltrocolli7510 We are the same in the midwest. But the midwest is the south of the north we are very similar here.

[@kindadecent9754]

@@michaeltrocolli7510 ah so you guys bullied her. Good ol gubment bootlickers

[@rianaconklin6954]

Almost all high schools in the USA require students to take a foreign language class for at least 2 years and the most common are Spanish and French

[@ac1455]

Or German.

[@jeffreywhite3139]

i did not

[@dianajemison105]

I've never heard of this.

[@susancrouthamel760]

I Took German as my family came from Germany in the 40's

[@farsendor]

Spanish and French were optional at my school not a requirement to graduate.

[@TheFeesh30]

Chicago isn’t bordering Canada and most American students will be pretty ok in Spanish or French in high school. It’s mandatory since elementary to take one or the other, all the way to undergrad college.

[@gacaptain]

Yeah. Chicago is a 4 and a half hour drive from Windsor Canada. I used to live in Toledo, Ohio which was only a 1 hour drive from Windsor but there weren’t many French speakers there. Lol

[@RandomNonsense1985]

@@gacaptain Even in places like Plattsburgh, NY and St. Albans, VT, despite lots of people having Anglicized French surnames, you won’t generally hear French being spoken unless someone’s car has Quebec license plates.

[@socket_error1000]

I think the teacher may have been joking about the Tesla Cybertruck's alleged indestructible/bulletproof facade being good for Chicago, a city notorious for its shootings.

[@quantumleaper]

It comes down to a bad part of the City, just like any city, there are good parts and bad parts. Chicago is no different.

[@socket_error1000]

@@quantumleaper Yeah but not many have cities have a murder rate of over 18 per 100k. Chicago averages more than 500 homicides a year. I know its a big city but we complain in Seattle about seeing 50+ murders a year, thats a rate of less than 2 per 100k.

[@quantumleaper]

@@socket_error1000 South Side is NOT a good place to be but Chicago is a BIG City. It just comes down to WHERE you live in the City. BTW ALL the illegal guns come from OUT of STATE.

[@socket_error1000]

@@quantumleaper I hadn't intended my clarification of the teacher's comment to become a social discussion on crime but this is interesting. I don't agree with you in regards to every city. While things like domestic violence and other types of violent crimes may rise in certain areas, in Seattle a lot of our gang related shootings and murders/robberies are happening in the upscale downtown areas like Belltown and Pioneer Square near the clubs, not in the depressed, inner-city areas like Georgetown. Places like Capital Hill are not depressed areas but have always been liberal areas with trendy establishments and young vibrant residents more like an edgy New York East Village. In recent years gangs have made this a target because the people there have money. I think in Chicago you have a lot more turf war type of conflict in those neighborhoods. The criminal on criminal type of crime generated by a lot of gang activity. While in Seattle we see more victim based gang murders resulting from armed robberies with some conflict when two rivals encounter each other in the city. It makes no difference where the guns come from, in state or out; I have owned a lot of guns in my life and can count on one hand the amount I actually purchased from a gun store. Most were from private sales through friends or at gun shows. Still legal but not hard to do and there is no paper trail or requirement to register them. I keep records for my insurance and when I sell them but other then that the whereabouts of many guns I have owned and sold are a mystery.

[@3DJapan]

When I was in school we always had to stand with our right hand over our heart for the pledge. We had to say it as well. I was shocked to just hear it playing over the loudspeaker.

[@southernhippie9058]

Doesn't surprise me because that area of North Carolina have people living and working there from all over the world. My youngest son works in a tech job for Epic Games in Raleigh, NC and they have people working there from America, Europe and Asia I think it plays and you can listen or not.

[@crazyguy_1233]

When I was still in school we all stood and spoke along with the announcer and we would always be respectful when doing it didnt matter who you were everyone had respect in that short 30 seconds.

[@ladeedaa]

I remember when Millie was camera shy. She has came a long way!!!

[@jeffburdick869]

11:40 typically high school students are 14 when they begin and 18 when they graduate. There are always exceptions with kids who start school early/late, skip a grade/fail a grade. But in general, the majority of high schoolers are 14-18.

[@megancarlson3246]

In North Carolina it is a state law that in all k-12 schools must do the pledge of allegiance everyday. So with daily announcements they do the pledge. You can’t require students to stand up but you are required as a school to have it said once a day. Other states don’t have that law but North Carolina does.

[@impresarioe6824]

Oh ok. I was so confused because in VA we never said it at all

[@jlpack62]

I split my school years between California and North Carolina. The pledge was said every day in all of my schools in both states. Then again, I'm likely much older than others who comment here.

[@spiderboyneverbrokeagain4742]

Props to North Carolina then damn better state then Ohio besides Ohio state and Browns football

[@lorddissy]

Here in Ohio, I do remember having to say the pledge in elementary school, but didn't afterward through three different schools. I've no idea if it is the schools choice or what

[@wren9463]

Texas students are required to stand for The Pledge of Allegiance. But prayer is no longer allowed in public schools, but may exist in religious private schools.

[@dianagentry5391]

We live in a small town outside of zNashville, TN. My grandson just turned 11 and the public school gives them laptops for the year. He brings it home every night and charges it. He has never forgot to charge it or bring it back to school.

[@sandplasma]

High Schools and High School experiences vary wildly. There are public high schools and in this category you have inner city high schools and large suburban high schools. I think this guy went to a medium/large suburban one. The private ones are a whole different story.

[@Kim-427]

Absolutely,I have noticed something about over there in England. It seems they don’t understand our standard of living here. Especially,What’s middle class/upper middle class or rich. Many that I’ve spoken to there and from what I’ve seen they describe many things that are middle class over here they think it’s rich or as he used (high end). Because to me his home just looked like a nice middle class house in a nice middle class neighborhood. If they were rich you would’ve seen a gated community and he would’ve maybe been driving a BMW or a Mercedes not a bike. Lol

[@v.downes9608]

My schools in New York, Queens, we didn’t have fields outside to use. They would block a road for us to run and play, this was Junior High, grades 7, 8, and 9.

[@CalKingOnyx]

When I was in school, we always stood for the pledge and the National Anthem. I was more surprised at how late his classes started. Both my school (many years ago) and my son's school started at 8:00 AM.

[@jdanon203]

We stopped doing the pledge after 2nd or 3rd grade. Once you learn it there's not much of an educational purpose for continuing to do it, so I think it's hit or miss across the country as to which schools do it and for how long. I couldn't imagine doing it when I was in high school though, and at that point it's a bit awkward when you have a number of international and/or exchange students around.

[@paulobrien9572]

Millie nailed it Chapel Hill is in North Carolina

[@jeffbartholomew1152]

Definitely Chapel Hill, NC. Most of the high schools in this area look like this and you’re correct about the approximate age of the students (14-17 ~1). You’ll also see high schools in this part of NC with a student population of 1,000 to 3,500+. The start and end times vary by school district. I live about 40 miles east of this school and our high schools’ schedules are 7:25am-2:15pm. Middle schools go from around 8:15am-3:15pm and elementary schools 9:15am-4:15pm. With the staggered times, the schools are able to use the same buses and save money.

[@pointlessvideos2321]

Schools in my school district all start and release like 5-10 minutes apart from each other.

[@PaigeSzupello]

I stood for the pledge of allegiance every day of school from kindergarten through my senior year 🇺🇸

[@kristenmae6761]

Everyone always stood up to say the pledge from 1st grade through 12 grade where I live. I remember also singing My Country, Tis of thee every morning in elementary school as well. I graduated in 2005 in Minnesota.

[@alynag5332]

I was born in 2005 in California and people still do it at least where im from

[@dbqdude75ify]

Hi...I said that in a comment to the vid they watched....I had already seen it. The comments came for me. NO WE DIDN'T SING MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE.. so I knew I was right it's nice to know other places did it also....I am an older model 1958 to be exact so my was class of 1976...bicentennial 😆

[@mimikannisto4418]

I'm in Minnesota also and went to a rural school in the 80's and 90's. Class of 1999. Doing the pledge and standing properly with hand on heart was mandatory. However at that time I believe there was a lot of talk about making it optional I believe mostly because it mentions God. So I believe it was a church and state issue that was under scrutiny. However we did also sing my country tis of thee as well. However I believe that was usually in elementary and middle school music class and not at the start of the day like the pledge was.

[@jameskoralewski1006]

The teacher and student were looking at a car on the computer monitor and the student said "I heard it has bulletproof windows" He was talking about the car on the monitor and making reference to all the shootings that they have in Chicago each day!

[@toeknee713]

School in my area tend to start around 8:00 and dismiss around 3:00. The school my kids attend every student is issued a Chromebook for school use but grades 6(11 yr olds) and below only use them during school hours. Grades 7 & up take theirs home each night as most assignments are completed online.

[@mage1439]

The thing that really sticks out to me is how self-possessed Max is. He is really comfortable in his own skin, which is great for him. And his friends seem cool.

[@pointlessvideos2321]

During the part where they were talking about the cyber truck I think they mentioned Chicago because they said it had bulletproof windows and Chicago is known for being very violent with lots of shootings. It’s a common joke in the us about going to Chicago and getting shot

[@MrCasey609]

My high school (graduated last year) most students still did the pledge of allegiance. Even if they weren’t saying it they would still stand up and put their hand of their heart. (I live in Philly)

[@mrschurch1979]

I took French in high school. Never thought I'd use it. Now I drive school buses, one of my riders only speaks French, and all of the antique crochet patterns I've been downloading recently are in French. Go figure. I live in Texas.

[@Wiley_Coyote]

In regards to the other video, you're mistaken that posh always means Private School in America. It can just mean from a rich community. Remember, the state and local tax bases fund them. As far as this video goes, Chapel Hill, NC is going to be one of the more Liberal strongholds in the South, although they're in a state where outside the cities, university towns, and places with tech company headquarters, it skews a lot more Conservative. They're probably not well funded though. NC as a State is fairly barbaric when it comes to funding education. You can hear a mix of accents in this if you listen. The girls in the hallway sound one way for example, and the older teacher he interacts with VERY different. This isn't unusual for this kind of area. Those horrible dropped ceilings and nightmarish fluorescent lighting is sadly typical of American schools. And offices. 8:30am to 4pm isn't typical, you are right. I couldn't give any kind of number to it, but to my knowledge High Schools skew earlier for the very simple reasons that the SAME buses have to be used for High School, Junior High and Elementary, and the older kids need to go first because they're the ones who can take care of themselves if home alone without a parent or sibling.

[@jacket5456]

Yep this is a VERY typical Carolina School. This brought me right back to my childhood. I'm sure you could find schools like this all up and down the East coast tho.

[@G-grandma_Army]

Barbaric? I haven’t watched the video yet, but that’s a pretty harsh word. I’m expecting to see something awful. Another reason high school is out earlier is older kids that drive many times pick up younger siblings, or they did years ago. I think there may be laws now regarding how old you have to be before you can drive with other kids in your car without an adult. Not sure if I just “dreamt” that or not. :)

[@Wiley_Coyote]

@@G-grandma_Army I'm talking about the funding, not the school. Go read it again.

[@TracyII77]

Agree on the accents. Not only does North Carolina have some of the most varied accents in the US, but the triangle region is even more diverse. In fact the majority of residents in Durham and Chapel Hill are not even from North Carolina. The triangle region has several universities, big pharma, tons of biomedical research and start-ups, and is known as the silicon valley of the east. So you get a lot of transplants from across the US and a lot of international students and researchers. Also the triangle region is a major refugee resettlement area. One of the smaller cities in the metropolis, Cary, is now jokingly referred to as the "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees". All of this diversity means that you get a large variety of accents. And yes, Chapel Hill is notorious for being the liberal hippie city in the region and its residents outside of UNC are on the wealthier end of the spectrum. As for the laptops, not all schools can afford to give students laptops and it became a major issue at the start of the pandemic across the country. I highly recommend you guys watch videos of a day in the life of a student at a private school, an inner city school, and a rural school for more context.

[@ReaIJackhammer]

@@Wiley_Coyote Not really barbaric, but it is one of the lowest on spending. That being said student are a major factor in education amd getting them to care is a problem spending can't really solve. Its complex but schools like this are usually perfectly good schools but certain groups (can't think of a better word but mean stuff like skateboarders, music, media) portray school as almost glorifying dropouts and not caring about school. When I was in hs I skated and was told to skip or come get high before school etc. Despite me being in AP and IB and scoring high in both ACT and SAT. I was in 2 worlds and music or media that I consumed glorified that to an extent. I was never going to go to college because I was always good with my hands and despite being academically incline HATED school, still do. But that's a more me thing not the school or school systems fault, despite my state being low on spending I had.plemty.of teachers that cared and I went to 3 different high schools in my area. You also have to account for people just not wanting to go to college after high school and wanting to go blue collar after, or having kids early and needing to provide, not having something to spend energy on like ACTUAL PE (which I think people should be failed on so they expemd their energy so they can focus), or people that are in bad home situations. I'd also like to point out public schools are really only there to ensure you have a basic knowledge of a broad range of subjects, self research or college I where to go for specific knowledge and most people don't csre.to learn something that they will never use. I dont care about learning about the history of space because I'll never use that knowledge in a practical way. General knowledge sure but anything past that and it gets rather useless. I wrote all this cause I think it's more complex than spending being everything about schooling. It certainly could help good teachers stay because they get more money but it also could be used elsewhere like roads, power grid, boosting the local economy etc. Long ass comment but I think it's an interesting issue and just giving some insight to people that aren't from America some insight from another perspective.

[@codygates7418]

Yes we stand for the pledge and for a prayer (at least in private schools) High School’s run from 14-17 or Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior for every grade. Love y’all’s vids

[@codygates7418]

@Ernie B Well private schools in the south do

[@tonieltaylor7755]

Because of how bad the government got after Obama , people stopped standing for the pledge shortly after he left office bc trump made people question the flag and america as a whole

[@xdarockstar9241]

I live in California USA and my kids have had laptops since they were in kindergarten I don't know about the rest of the schools how they run them but I know where I live at they all have laptops since kindergarten which would be the first year in school

[@Shellseeker5]

Yes! We stand and say the pledge every day. We have a flag in each classroom. I taught fifth grade for almost 30 years. We also sang the National anthem in my class.

[@UltraHydrationSupreme]

Your giving me ptsd from when going to a new school in 5th grade they forced me to sing that and expected me to learn the lyrics.

[@jacquelineharris8971]

I am 57 years old and I still stand for the pladge.

[@sue3317]

At our school (US...grades k-5...elementary) all of our students use laptops in their classrooms. When we have a school shut down (due to covid) they may take them home. Participation in the pledge used to be required. Now it is performed each day, but participation is voluntary. It is less common in middle school (grades -6-8) and high school (grades 9-12.) It varies from state to state. Our school is in a lower income area, but receives some additional funding from the federal (national) government. Many of the students receive financial assistance to partially or fully pay for school meals. For some, this is their primary meal. During covid shut downs families may come to school to pick up this meal. Students may do video projects at school, but everyone filmed must give written permission.

[@arizonared2000]

Maybe, he's taking French in school, and just practicing using it.

[@adriannecote5319]

There was a book on the shelf at his home that said Merde which is French for shit.

[@ReaIJackhammer]

Yeah took 4 years of German in high school and ended up being pretty good by the end (I could easily hold a comvo with my German friend online). Have since forgotten it but it was required in my state to take at least 2 years of foreign language and in my county 4 years was required.

[@jonunya1163]

His American accent sounds a little off. Maybe English is his second language, but learned young

[@carterloop5727]

10::31 you can take different history classes you can take American History, AP American History, World History, AP World History, Government, AP Government, WW1, WW2. It depends on what your school offers.

[@tannercollins9863]

Im 29 i remember saying the pledge when i was younger but i cant remember even hearing it in highschool.

[@Objectified]

Foreign language classes have been common in the U.S. for ages. My father attended a rural school in Oklahoma during the 60s and into the 70s and even there and then a graduation requirement was French, Latin, or Spanish.

[@jasonbrace3229]

In grade school we always stand for the pledge of allegiance an sing a song. Chapel Hill is in North Carolina

[@gacaptain]

I wouldn't call the last high school high end necessarily. There are alot of large public high schools like that in America. There are also a lot of small ones. There's really no one size or type for American high schools that I would say is "normal". They come in all shapes , sizes and economic levels here.

[@headrushindi]

Chapel Hill is in North Carolina , just out side of the state capital Raleigh. One really big clue was when the young lady asked the boy where he was going after high school and he said NC State. That would be North Carolina State University so they are definitely at Chapel Hill high school in North Carolina..

[@chasesmith9681]

Most schools in the US still have students stand for the pledge. And some even get mad and make you stand out of respect. I went to many schools in Colorado and everytime i stood and watched the teachers tear into the students that didn't stand 🤣

[@arielmscisney6128]

That's interesting, I also went to school in CO, and by the time we hit high school the pledge was totally optional, and most people ignored it.

[@Parker-930]

Yes, It’s rare to require student participation in the Pledge of Allegiance in High Schools. Elementary schools are a different matter. I believe every state requires the Pledge of Allegiance in primary school. However, if a student, even in primary school wants to remain silent during the pledge, that is perfectly fine, at least in public schools.

[@mattskeens803]

Those teachers were breaking the law. No student is required to stand for or recite the pledge.

[@Parker-930]

@@mattskeens803 - Things have changed. I’m in my 50’s, and when I was a kid in elementary school, the Pledge of Allegiance and standing for it was absolutely required, and strictly enforced. We’ve come a long way since then, which is a good thing.

[@crazyguy_1233]

@@Parker-930 I graduated last year and we all stood out of respect. Everyone was patriotic at that school including myself we all love our home it's just sad that some people dont give her the respect she deserves.

[@whoishim2998]

Coolmath was definitely popular in America

[@shanedevlin4637]

schools and school systems(what they teach, how they teach and what they allow) is different from not just every state but city. the US is too big and varied to have a video on school in the US, it should be titled school in where the school is located.

[@Deanstanley]

Could not agree more. In any big city, you'll have very high end high schools and exceedingly poor schools. There is no "general" high school in the USA.

[@gacaptain]

Exactly! There are some national curriculum and standards but alot of things about schools varies from state to state and from city to city and even from one district in a city to the next.

[@ChanceNugent]

Lol laptops at 16 we get our permanent DRIVERS LICENSE and usually our first car at 16. Kids nowadays get issued iPad in 1st grade.

[@cp368productions2]

Foreign language is a common subject in school, it might even be required in public school. I have actually been to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was Millie that said Chicago, when you were guessing where it was.

[@bigjimmy6956]

I graduated in 2019, can confirm it’s required

[@tomh8344]

The adjective “cold” is relative. Chapel Hill student vs Chicago vs Jersey.

[@BMW12788]

It’s actually beneficial for high school to start later and end later because of changing sleep patterns younger kids go to bed earlier and wake up earlier and older kids go to bed later and wake up later and sleep longer. Most medical communities recommend later start times for high schools

[@ESUSAMEX]

I stood for the flag every day throughout my entire school career--- K-12. It was mandatory to stand when I went to school in the 70s and 80s.

[@sharonburcham66]

Me too and I’m a proud patriot!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AtomicMushroomz]

They need to get rid of it asap. The indoctrination doesn't even work for most people

[@eethanl]

its still madatory in my school and i would always stand for the flag

[@angelamason9840]

Me too! It was 2003, I chose to go to a private religious high school. We said the Pledge of Allegiance and started each morning with prayer. So thankful, because I became a proud patriot, and was grateful to learn about the US constitution and the patriot US founders! 🇺🇸

[@nancyfaircloth3224]

I did also and had no problem with it. It tought me to love our country.

[@corvus1374]

Chapel Hill, North Carolina is where the University of North Carolina is located. According to Wikipedia, the high school has 1500 students. This kid has close to 500,000 subscribers, and a verified check mark.

[@Budsandsuds75]

In the 80's and 90's we had homeroom as first place to go where they would take attendance and then say the pledge. We would then go to your first class. It took like 10-15 mins. This kid must been in the Excell class. We had home ed and mechanical class where we rebuilt a lawn mower engine in middle school, but second langue was available in high school for the smart kids.

[@bethlohrstorfer3182]

The pledge use to be more common. Also, with the athletes protesting the National Anthem has cause a lack of patriotism.

[@ChaoticCobras]

yes we know of cool math games im 21 now and remember playing it back when i was like 9 or 10 all the time in school whenever we were supposed to be doing our work in the computer lab room 😂😂

[@bobbyschannel349]

it's not Chicago, it's just that parts of Chicago are known for its street violence, so he just mentioned Chicago, the teacher has a very heavy southern accent so I'm thinking he's from the south.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

Back when I was in high school (end of the '80s) if you didn't stand, put your hand over your heart and recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" you were sent to the principal's office and disciplined.

[@AtomicMushroomz]

Yikes

[@christineperez7562]

It is crazy

[@XenFayed]

If that was a public school, then your school was violating the law.

[@susancrouthamel760]

He was probably practicing his French that he has a French Class

[@Quarton]

He had to help make a presentation for French Class about "The production of cacao (cocoa) in the Ivory Coast" (Côte d'Ivoire, Africa). Our school day began at 8:15 a.m., ending at 3:15 p.m.

[@brandonaston2261]

Mine was 7:30-2:10

[@bethlohrstorfer3182]

The most common foriegn languages taught in the US schools are French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Arabic. Generally they only give 2 options. French is probably his elective foreign language.

[@darlacooper7930]

To the best of my knowledge; We start kinder-garden at age 5 (the age to enter is determined by how old you are the September before that school year, so if you turn 5 in October then you have to wait the next year). Elementary school is 1st to 5th grade (approximately 6 to 10). Middle school is 6th to 8th (11 to 13). High school is 9th to 12th (14 to 17). I was born in December so I graduated at 18. At my school we were not allowed to have electronics in class. We got to use Chrome books near the end, but only in a couple classes. Honestly the policy on electronics heavily depends on the budget of the school and the economic status of the students. One of the High schools I went to started at 8 and another started at 7:45. Both schools were totally different in almost every way, and they were in the same state.

[@jamesdedonato5819]

In America they start introducing computers in some form at around age 10 or 11. High school is about age 13-18 depending on if the student is young or old for their grade. In high school laptops are used a lot and every student is expected to have one. Many public schools even give students computers

[@jsjazz12]

In our schools they start computer in K.

[@Prettypeachylife]

I’ve worked in many schools. I have to say in the last five years the trend in public schools has been that students talk and refuse to stand during the pledge. I left the public school system because of the lack of respect and discipline and now work at a Classical Academy where respect for people and civic education is emphasized.

[@janboll7174]

To my mind - if you live in the USA, you should stand with your 'hand over your heart' (in half quotes 'cause that's not where your heart is. If you actually put your hand over your heart, most women would be embarrassed to do so) and either say the pledge or be quiet. If you don't believe in the Pledge of Allegiance,' move or go back to where you came from! Most people who move to the USA did so because they longed for the freedom our country gave them. Like the saying goes: America - love it or Leave it.

[@XenFayed]

@@janboll7174 It's funny all of the conservatives here who get mad when the government can't make you say something....

[@wren9463]

Small towns have huge schools because nearly everyone goes to the one school. I have never seen students taking lunch break in the hallway

[@jamiebeach3600]

The pledge is definitely a daily thing in schools however standing is optional bc our pledge includes the words "one nation under God" and therefore could potentially be seen as religion in school when not everyone practices the same religion so the option to stand and to even say it is there bc 9f separation of church and state hope that made sense and other Americans don't roast me for it lol

[@n.d.m.515]

That isn't in every part of the country. I live in an area where everyone stands and says the pledge still in grade to high school. You don't have to say the words, but everyone will stand up and put their hand to the heart.

[@jamester3484]

That's actually the reason why i don't stand. Legit if they took that one part out then i would stand in school. I only do it outside of school because i don't want people bothering me about it.

[@theanthropologuy7775]

The "under God" bit was added in the '50s if I recall, because of the Red Scare

[@HeartOfHippie]

I’m 62, I remember in elementary school (1-5), I stood for pledge, after that I didn’t. My schools were always newish, my grandkids school look like this. And yes they are free to do

[@baylom]

In my class (I’m in middle school btw) about like half the class stands for the pledge of allegiance which is really sad to see because I remember when everyone would stand for the pledge

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

One major difference is that American students are required by law to attend school until 18, or 17 depending on your birthday. Good video, Blessings

[@janetciminello9599]

We used to stand and put our hand on our heart. Sad to see no one stands anymore. We also,used stand for a moment of meditation

[@warrendavis9262]

The Pledge of Allegiance: I was in ROTC in high school, so stand or death by stomping...

[@sourgir-wh6xd]

😍 I'm from Kentucky and we said the pledge of allegiance every single morning from kindergarten to graduation 🇺🇸 😁

[@hkandm4s23]

Most elementary school (primary school) students stand daily for the pledge, but often in middle to high school its just part of the announcements.

[@RayGamingChannel10]

This is pretty close to a southern one And a few in the North this is the only ones I know of so probably like 40% school look like and the laptops are because of COVID and home school

[@PelosiStockPortfolio]

I started high school in 1995, we never recited or heard the pledge played to us. In middle school they did it a few times per year on special days and we would stand for it, but most would not say it. In elementary school we had to stand and say it every day.

[@impresarioe6824]

Exactly. I don’t remember ever saying it in high school.

[@G-grandma_Army]

Really? Where did you go to school? They still do it every day here…

[@krayzy932]

I don't remember saying it in high school either and I graduated in 98. My first period the last 3 years of high school was weight lifting, autoshop, and office aid, so it's quite possible I just never heard it.

[@PelosiStockPortfolio]

@@G-grandma_Army California

[@glowfright7541]

almost every school in the USA has the pledge of allegiance every day

[@alyce-kayruckelshaus1224]

High school is 9th-12th grade (sometimes 10th-12th). So 13-18 years old. The years of high school are called: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior (9th through 12th grades, respectively.) Someone mentioned that he was a Junior. Chapel Hill is in North Carolina. (When they referred to Chicago, they didn't mean that was where they were. He was just commenting on where that car would be useful because Chicago is known for its crime.) There was a guy who said he was going to go to NC State -- that's another clue, as NC = North Carolina. Most of our schools are not like the movies. Most of American culture isn't like the movies. Also keep in mind that "public" schools mean something very different from what they mean in England. Our public schools are the government-funded schools (usually through property taxes). What is taught is determined in general by the state government, and then how that is carried out is determined by the school board, the individual schools and the particular teachers. Our public schools are open to any student who lives in the district and are "free of charge" to the student's family as they're tax-funded. (In fact, if they aren't being educated elsewhere, they are required to go to the public school.) When families pay for their children's education, it's through a private school, a private tutor, or homeschooling (and in some cases, homeschooling can be funded by the school district, too -- this differs from state to state). We used to always stand for the pledge of allegiance and place our right hand over our hearts while reciting it. However, public schools tend to be liberal and not very patriotic. In some cases, students are taught only our negative history and are led to believe that America is evil, so ... there you go. And now we have a generation who have no respect for our country. He mentions going to an AP class. AP = advanced placement. Students can take these classes, and if they pass an exam, they will get college credit. It's very nice because you can get about a year of (otherwise expensive) college general education requirements out of the way this way. The fact that he's taking an AP class would also indicate that he's one of the smarter students and college-bound (sometimes called college prep), so he and his friends are more serious about school and taking the more difficult classes. College prep students are usually required to take at least 2 years of a foreign language, and may take up to 4 years. Hence his prolific French. In the US, we don't usually teach foreign languages before high school, which is a shame as it's much easier to learn a language when you're younger. Since we're such a big country and since English is spoken at least as a second language by much of the world, we tend to place less value on learning another language. This does seem like a pretty typical American high school. You might see a lot more fooling around if he wasn't college prep, but still not to the extent that you see in movies. Great job! Love watching your videos!

[@buzzardbeatniks]

When I was kid in the 80s we stood up, faced the flag, put our right hand over heart and recited the pledge - but I don't recall doing the pledge at all in high school.

[@docokay]

Chapel Hill is located in North Carolina, USA

[@jaya.d-gauthier1644]

Nothing says “American freedom” like forcing half asleep kids from 4 years old and up to pledge allegiance to their governments. Old people don’t even hear how North Korean that crap sounds. What a joke.

[@HemlockRidge]

Not standing for the "Pledge" is very disrespectful in most places.

[@andrerobinson4862]

The high school he is in looks similar or the same as the HS I went to in Northern Virginia. The main difference I notice right away is how controlled the access to the school is. When I went to HS you could just walk in to the front doors. My senior year they installed fences and gates around the school but that was to keep the students on campus during lunch hour. Now it would be to keep people out also, I guess. It's quite sad really, but very necessary 🥺 It gives me hope when I see these kids going about their day and just being kids not letting the darker parts of our society force them to "grow up" prematurely. I've never seen this video, thanks for sharing! I should mention, I graduated in 1990 so it has been a while

[@karinwtfont]

I also went to HS in Northern Va...in Arlington to be exact. I graduated in 1996. I’d agree that this HS looks pretty similar to what my HS looked like in the 90s, except this one is a bit larger.

[@andrerobinson4862]

@karinwtfont I was in Springfield, VA.

[@rodmadder]

Thought you might be describing Gar-Field; I graduated there in 1990

[@andrerobinson4862]

@Rod H no, very close though! I've been to your school on many occasions! I attended R.E. Lee High school, now it is John R. Lewis High School.

[@gacaptain]

I graduated from a school similar to this in Georgia (maybe a bit larger) back in 1988 and I agree, the security was far far more lax back then. They were more concerned with keeping kids from sneaking off campus than with keeping people out.

[@jeffburdick869]

23:00 4 is an unusual time for the end of the day, especially for a high school! My elementary ended at 3:45, middle school at 2:45, and high school at 2:18.

[@josephharrison5639]

Yeah this is more typical of a public high school in or near a big to medium city, think tacoma, Olympia, Colorado Springs, something like that. My high school was middle of nowhere so we didn’t have the best stuff (didn’t even have lockers)but this is far closer than the last one. High school age range is 14-18 on average with a few people who start at 13 or end at 19. We had cool Math here too but sadly they shut down a few years ago, everyone at schools was sad. Also this schools starts crazy late, mine was 7:20am-1:50pm As for the pledge thing yeah that is pretty controversial, many students don’t stand as a political statement while others (including myself) continue to stand in respect for the flag. This kinda split is seen much more in big cities or more liberal leaning states.

[@jamester3484]

It also has to do with religion as well. That's literally the only reason i didn't stand. It has to do with the whole "One nation under God" thing. If they took the "under God" part out then i would have no problem standing. I only do this in school though since i don't like people getting in my business about things that don't pertain to them since me not standing shouldn't bother someone else. Also I've seen more people not stand in rural schools than in schools in the city, but i guess it comes down to what people see and what they don't. Just in case someone asks, everything i say pertains to Florida.

[@josephharrison5639]

@@jamester3484 yeah I was south of seattle for high school but highly rural for western Washington. It was almost all political at my school but I can see the religious point, while I am Christian I can see how some wouldn’t like that phrase in there but I’d rather it stay in because I see it as another way to bond Americans together but to each their own

[@jamester3484]

@@josephharrison5639 I get that too. Other than that the only thing I don't like about the anthem is that it makes people crazy. I had a teacher go on a rant about why you should stand, but as a non-Christian child of a Marine all i could do was look at her like she wasn't helping anything. I don't think that someone's respect for a country should be measured by them standing during an anthem since anyone could do it and secretly still hate the country. Maybe if there was something else to replace it that can work for everyone, then more people would do something.

[@ReaIJackhammer]

@@jamester3484 I can see both sides but I've known Muslims, and one pagan (like their family was pagan they weren't just being edgy) and they just replaced it with Allah or gods because the premise is the same. I dont really care if people stand, it's a choice, but yeah that teacher is an asshole. I'm agnostic so the under god thing doesn't really mean anything but the time it was written christianity was nearly the only religion in america.. To each their own though.

[@renee176]

This school may be in North Carolina because at the beginning of his video it said Chapel Hill High School. I know there's a Chapel Hill located within North Carolina, but I could be wrong too.. lol! I'm much older than you guys and we always stood up and said the pledge of allegiance, it was just what we did. The young guy in the video is probably taking a French class and practicing his French. I took two years in Spanish, sadly I can only remember how to count 20 and hola and Que pasa.. lol!

[@angstandvexed]

The pledge written in 1892, I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. 1943 Supreme Court case decided that no one can be forced to recite this pledge but yes it is a thing that was done everyday at the beginning of the school day. 1954 legislation stated that all in attendance (men) had to stand and remove head coverings if not of religious nature.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Also, in the fifties they added “under God” between “one nation” and “indivisible” because conswervative pseudopatriots think forced religiosity is the opposite of “godless communism”.

[@1000lsharp]

You could at least get it right. I pledge allegiance to THE flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands One Nation, Under God, Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All.

[@derekninabuck5359]

@@1000lsharp well the pledge that he wrote in his comment IS what is considered the original pledge that was written in 1892 by a 13 year old student in Kansas, there are actually believed to be two separate pledges that over time have been merged into what we accept today as the pledge, the Under God part didn't come around until the early 1900s when the Daughters of the American Revolution merged the 2 pledges and added under god as part of the pledge that they said, it wasn't until the 1950s under President Eisenhauer during the beginning of the Cold War when it was added to the Official pledge as a way to separate it from the state atheism that was common of the Marxist-Lennon countries we were "fighting" at the time. So in short the Original Pledge was different from what we have today and did not include the words Under God and those words are a more modern addition used to separate the US from the "godless" communist countries we hated.

[@Canadiangrl77]

I'm Canadian and schools here stand during the Canadian anthem 🇨🇦

[@ohmykai207]

Hey! I'm from Maine, US. Really enjoying watching you both explore the US with your react videos! A couple giveaways for me, about location... Subtle to strong southeastern accents among the students and staff. The kid in the video says its very cold, and it's only fall in the video! It's quite forested and I saw eastern white pine trees which really limits where they could be! Just those couple signs gave a good clue to mid-to-southeastern US. Thanks for another great video!

[@user-gc1iv6nv9z]

Yes... most people do stand and do the pledge everyday at my school but it is not requires.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

Yeah I graduated high school in 2006 so it’s been a while but every morning they always played the pledge of allegiance and no one stood up. In elementary school and middle school we HAD TO stand up in high school teachers just leave you alone they want it to be done fast so they can begin the torture lol

[@sharonburcham66]

Wow I’ve never heard of that!! No one stood?? I can’t imagine that

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

@@sharonburcham66 in high school nope. Teachers would say just be quiet and show respect but you do not have to stand up or anything. Also it’s high school so you don’t wanna be the loser to be the only one to repeat it while everyone else is looking at you like wtf don’t give this teacher any ideas that we all need to do what you did lol. As we grow older us Americans become sooooo much more patriotic. We are teenagers so I guess we are rebellious and don’t do it and teachers over the years got tired of it lol.

[@planthungry]

Chicago isn't near Canada.. it's an 8 hour drive to Toronto

[@zacheryvorse8130]

I definitely still stand for the pledge, it's in most if not every school I believe but your not forced to stand for reasons like freedom of expression(last year)

[@triciaw8953]

High school, in America, is typically grades 9-12. Students are typically 14-18 years old. The breakdown is: Elementary school - Kindergarten through 5th (sometimes 6th) grade, so ages 5-10 (or 11) Middle school is 6th through 8th grades (Junior High if only 7th and 8th grades), so ages 11-13 (or 12 and 13) High School - 9th through 12th grade, ages 14-18.

[@AngelA-qi1br]

Went to high school in the 1970's. We stood everyday for the Pledge of Allegiance. No one felt oppressed having to do it.

[@KrisFlicks]

no ppl finally realized what the actually definition of the pledge and dot. stand for it duh

[@PatricenotPatrick]

It’s not even oppressive… it’s just eerily North Korea like. We had no PA system in my high school yet you can’t drive around Texas without seeing the US and TX flags side by side. We didn’t need to be taught to love our country and state. We just do. Sad if you need to be indoctrinated to do the same….

[@AngelA-qi1br]

@@synical13 Yeah. Real indoctrination. Horrors. I'd hate to think how you'd handle real oppression or real indoctrination.

[@mohawk4759]

@@AngelA-qi1br why does it bother you?

[@AngelA-qi1br]

@@mohawk4759 It bothers you, not me. You have a problem with it.

[@jlpack62]

Chapel HIll is part of the fast growing and tech/biotech metro area of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill in central North Carolina. Chapel Hill is a college town and the home of University of North Carolina (UNC), and the entire metro area it's in has about 2.1 million people as of 2020. The kid who said that he's going to college at NC State University for swimming means that he's going to university on an athletic scholarship. NC State is another university in that same metropolitan area in Raleigh. The 3rd big university in that area is Duke, in Durham. It's just 10 miles away from Chapel Hill. One last clue in the video is about the time of year. With pumpkins on the steps to the house, pine needles and leaves all over the ground, and the fact that he said it was cold in the morning when he looked out his window, I am going to guess that it was deep into November.