Baltimore mother calls on someone, anyone, to fix city schools

[@bradspringer2372]

I would love to hear someone of prominence call out parents for their responsibility for the failures. Baltimore is in ruins and goes well beyond the school system.

[@lovemoves3312]

💯💯💯💯 what makes people think they can have sex for entertainment, have children by men who don’t love them, have 0 work skills, get on welfare, live in section 8, have no men in house, don’t comb your hair, AND EXPECT the state?? To raise your kids??? Omg! Personal responsibility is at an all time low. I’m embarrassed for her. Not sorry for her sorry able bodied ass with the cigarette rasp. Just embarsssed…. She actually thinks after all her bad decisions, the state? Is responsible for why your kids can’t count??? Just wow

[@jackson12802]

Exactly

[@Dee_nyce]

What does parenting have to do with the schools doing their job.? Stop the gaslighting. 23 schools? Don’t even try with the stereotype and veiled innuendoes.

[@fuvjvjchxhc7063]

@@Dee_nyceyou're missing the point. Learning starts way before kids are placed in the school system. Parenting has the biggest role to play in a child's educational success. It stats from home

[@Onlybhstrpes]

Don't even bother to hold your breath.

[@gb_the_accuser]

I don't leave it up to someone else to make sure my child is successful. If my child can't read or do math its my fault. Be responsible and accountable for your own family. When will we learn?

[@gb_the_accuser]

@@CapitanNaufrago I read to my child, I do homework with my child. Public school is just babysitters. Let someone else be responsible for your child success, your child will fail. It's by design.

[@seczajkowski]

Smart man.

[@seczajkowski]

@@gb_the_accuser You are correct.

[@dcg590]

@@gb_the_accuserno it’s not. It’s up to you to make your way and you can’t blame racism, white supremacy, or anything else. Your life, your choices. If you choose to put education at the top, the results will follow. If you’d rather push other things that do nothing for your future, that’s on you.

[@jazcor]

AGREE 💯💯💯

[@davide.b8027]

Let's be real: when you hear of Baltimore, it's most always to show an example of how bad things can get.

[@1964davidsable]

But Hey... They have great speed photo cams.

[@kevinc3342]

The degradation and poor scores of these Baltimore city schools in BLACK areas is NOT an accident, it's by design.

[@janet6421]

@@kevinc3342 Who do you think designed it? and why?

[@kevinc3342]

@@janet6421 The Anglo-white United States government and their supremacist leaders is why Black schools have much less than majority-white schools. The entire point is to ENSURE that Black Americans stay in CONSTANT struggle and at the bottom of U.S. society... so the whites can stay on top based on their unfair, corrupt and racist system.

[@janet6421]

@@kevinc3342 We had a black president. Did the school systems in black neighborhoods improve under Obama? The head of the Baltimore school system is a black woman. There are black people in congress and the supreme court. Affirmative action became law in 1965. These schools have $21,000 per student. That is more than the public schools in my area. Discipline is enforced in white majority schools but not black majority schools. The mother mentioned that her kids are afraid to go to school. Can kids focus on learning when they are afraid of being assaulted? Is there crime outside the schools? Is there crime inside the schools? Are the criminals being removed from the area of the schools? Which political party refuses to enforce laws especially in black neighborhoods?

[@hahasauce756]

As a former mentor to one of these inner city kids, I know for a fact that a lot of the problems are on the parents. The community is in shambles and it’s across the nation. Keep your distance.

[@forsale313]

@@Italiano-Forte So the cycle continues because the City and State Hell the Whole Country has the same attitude and you seem to be well versed with what part of the problem you want to see But.....Just remember, That Horse is wearing Blinders so it's easier to steer where Master wants it to go and it can still step it it's own SHIT! Master doesn't care as long as that Blind ass horse gets Master to the MONEY!

[@duckie0892]

It's no different than schools in Detroit, Flint, Tennessee, Mississippi , St Louis. What do they have in common ? 🤔 that's the problem. Years ago these problems didn't exist

[@EconomicWarfare]

@@Italiano-Forte I knew this was the issue 30 years ago. I decided not to have children. I knew as a small child it was a backwards community. I find it odd that bw keep laying with them and having children, knowing this. The blk mails are programmed to not give af about their community.

[@tedkeenan3341]

@@Italiano-Forte But the TV commercials always show the Black father in the home? TV commercials cant be that misrepresenting can they?

[@bondwin7025]

@Debbie 1000 % It's not lack of moral fiber that leads to a rising case of black students falling academically .The real reasons are unwed black mother's having multiple children's with multiple partners without moral standards or obligations being a good parent. Cycle will continue generation after. You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible. Dr Thomas Sowell A house without books is like a room without windows. Henry W Beecher

[@rosajones77]

As someone who works in a city school I approve this message! We don’t even have any 8th grade teachers left because they quit mid year due to student behavior! And my school isn’t even on the list but we got more than half our students 2 grade levels LOWER or MORE!

[@coulorfully]

Not making excuses, but when kids fall far behind, they have more disruptive behaviors. Having more adults who can help instruct in the classroom really helps in my experience. Parents have to help enforce good behavior and effort. Sadly some of these kids are traumatized from their home life.

[@rosajones77]

@@coulorfully your correct and unfortunately the behaviors are so bad you can’t keep good teachers. The behaviors are so out of control with these children and add to the fact you can’t get help from the guardians (especially with the older kids) . I have worked with at risk youth for the last 20 years and what I’m seeing lately people wouldn’t believe me unless you were here to witness it 😔

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Rosa, share some stories with us. I don’t think people realize how bad it is in some homes.

[@rosajones77]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged I don’t think I’m allowed enough characters here on KZbin 😂😂😂😩😩 I know everyday coming to work I don’t know what to EXPECT, And NOT a day has gone by WITHOUT incident, some days MULTIPLE. I have had students come to me upset because they can’t learn due to the behaviors of their peers, I’ve had students come to me and say that they don’t feel safe due to the behavior of other students! There is NOTHING I can do, soooooo now I tell students to tell their parents to contact north Ave or fox 45 😕

[@marcmeinzer8859]

I’ll teach there provided I’m allowed to beat the kids. Just like a proper old fashioned school master at an English boarding school.

[@nowaynoway915]

She has to tutor in her free time. Take off all the apps that are games and make them educational apps. Read physical books to him. 30 minutes a day and increase to up to an hour. If he still struggles there may be learning/cognitive disabilities that he can get help with. The parents have to advocate more.

[@ladybethisrael0792]

Very good advice! Many of us parents either read books to our kids or had them read to us. It only takes 20, 25 minutes, a few times a week!

[@vanessawilliams4432]

Amen, 🙏 amen🙏!!!

[@jerrymylove1754]

When you say advocate do you mean do their effing jobs as parents to make sure your kids can read and write?

[@nowaynoway915]

@@jerrymylove1754 yes and no lol. The teachers need to do better absolutely. But if the teachers suck she has to step in. But she may have to fight for him to get what he needs from the schools, or send him to another school. It isnt going to be easy for her though.

[@jerrymylove1754]

@@nowaynoway915 if you think going to a school like that and fighting teachers is going to make them do their job then you are naive or not paying attention. The problem is obviously bigger than the teachers. Over twenty schools are not even performing at the minimum in fact it’s lower than the minimum. There’s gotta be an underlying reason that the students are doing so poorly in so many schools in one area like that. It’s time the students and their families look at themselves and see what it is they’re doing that’s producing such poor results.

[@mariejane1567]

So this tells me this little boy has no books at home and the mom doesn't read with him.

[@laglendareed8086]

Add in the Dictionary, some Black homes do not have one?

[@robertsmith2956]

If you go to a library in the hood you will notice no useful books on math and science either. I wonder if the local drug dealers steal the chemistry books so they don't see how easy it is to make your own.

[@dc76384]

Mom can't read either.

[@teebone2157]

The kids have to care as well as the parents. Until the parents sitting in the classroom and see the kind of craziness that goes on with these kids they will never understand

[@kathleenking47]

Mg daughter couldn't read until she was 9..however, she's did great in other things math, essays, writing. We went to a school which held my daughter back in 6th grade Later, was able to skip 8th grade She started reading and caught up.even in math Graduated HIGH SCHOOL with a 3.7 GPA

[@duckie0892]

That's so true. These kids are dangerous and not learning.

[@robertsmith2956]

@@kathleenking47 How can you write essays and not read them?

[@Malignus68]

The parents don't care. That's where the real problem lies.

[@robertsmith2956]

@@Malignus68 an EASY fix for that. No EITC if kid doesn't maintain a C average. with liberals wanting your kid in pre pre pre K, that means no check form year 1 of they don't care.

[@lahopkins9746]

I never left it up to the school to educate my child. While I carried her in my womb, I engaged with her. After she was born, everything we did with her was about stimulating her brain and learning. From a very early age, the library was our second home, and I made sure that she knew what she needed to know at whatever age she was and then some. Parents, the school might introduce some things to your child(ren), BUT ultimately it is your responsibility to ensure your child(ren) is on par for whatever grade they are in. Kudos to mom for reaching out to the school to voice her concerns. However, I can't help but wonder what she was doing at home. I hope she understands that it will take more than moving or holding her son back for him to catch up. It's going to take a lot of work from both of them.

[@robertsmith2956]

I would fight with the school wanting to teach spanish. I kept telling them it is a worthless language with no value. All the good science books are in german.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

LA Hopkins a common factor with those parents is they seem to expect the school to be fully responsible for teaching their children and all they’re responsible for is sending them there.

[@melloniedenise6448]

My mom was the same way!!!During the summer months we practically lived at the library too, and was apart of the summer reading book club. Growing up I would be so mad at my mom for keeping us in the library, but now that I am older I thank her dearly. I have learned so much on my own simply by reading books, but to know there are people my age who did not have the same experiences and are now passing that down to the next generation. It’s sad that some parents do not put much emphasis on reading books, especially when nowadays you can practically get them for free. Every time I turn around someone is having a book drive or donating them to the schools.

[@lahopkins9746]

@@melloniedenise6448 I agree. But it is also sitting down with your children, going over homework and asking questions to make sure the understand what they are being taught. I just don't understand - no matter how many jobs you have - how you allow your kids to go to school but you have no clue how well they are or aren't doing until years later. Nope! I feel for the child but I blame the mother more than I blame the school. Especially since we know they couldn't care less about equipping Black children to succeed in life.

[@Melissa-hd3jr]

​@@robertsmith2956learning languages is extremely easy, why not learn both?

[@charlottewhite1277]

Parents teach you're kids. Make them study. Do the work.

[@PattyOflan88]

But that means they can't shuck and jive with pookie and ray ray

[@grufscruf]

Many do that after working a day job to feed thay same child mr robot troll. Thx tho

[@robertsmith2956]

Make a game out of it. I rewarded the child who found the most lies on the fake news with an extra hundred round magazine. madcow was always the toughest, her lies were of omission you had to know history to spot them. But since the congressional record is NOTHING like what you hear on the floor speeches you can understand why they don't want people who can read.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

*your

[@Malignus68]

You don't have any room to talk. It's YOUR, not YOU'RE.

[@Dani-fc1hc]

It’s not just the schools, it’s the parents also. If a child is not proficient in math, the parents are equally responsible. I want to also add any child with constant disruptive and behavior issues should be removed from the class.

[@imRoamin]

I disagree to a certain extent. Some parents don’t know the material either. That’s why the kids are in that situation in the first place. It’s Baltimore Maryland.

[@dcg590]

@@imRoamin THEY CAN LEARN THEN. Stop with the excuses of ‘not knowing’ ESPECIALLY grade school. Ridiculous.

[@PattyOflan88]

​@@imRoamin why do you sound almost ok with parents not knowing elementary material?

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

The parents went to the same schools and can barely do 3rd grade math!

[@grateful4musicify]

I dont have kids but i have seen the way math is taught in schools today and it looks like chinese compared to the ways i was taught.

[@LJ92075]

I’m a parent of a HS senior. My daughter began reading at the age of 4 BEFORE attending kindergarten. She was able to read at a young age because I valued reading and education even while she was in the womb. I read to her before and after she was born and bought her TONS of books. If books are too expensive then library cards are free. These parents need to start instilling a love of reading and education into their children even before they are born. You are your child’s primary teacher and no one else will take responsibility for their learning the way you can and should. I was NEVER worried about my black daughter not being able to read because that simply wasn’t an option for us. The school system isn’t responsible for her ability to read because I made sure I took care of that myself. Parents need to take responsibility for their children and stop farming that shit out to everybody else. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@heidichalfant5643]

I agree, most of my children tested on a first grade level for math and reading when they entered pre-k

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Kids today be gangsta AF tho

[@marcmeinzer8859]

Exactly. It’s got nothing to do with race. The fact is, the average Caucasian adult has maybe a sixth grade reading level. Yet even that should be sufficient to teach a kid how to read. I taught reading at Job Corps and could teach anyone to read to prep them up for GED. But you’ve got to find reading material that they find fascinating and then leave them alone to do their reading but with some occasional assistance.

[@juanitawitherspoon5189]

💯💯

[@onceagain6184]

You made all that up! 👎🏾

[@safiyyahali9685]

😢well parents are the 1st teachers. Go to the library and do your part Mom.

[@consumerdebtchitchat]

Lots of young parents today have never stepped foot in a library.

[@robertsmith2956]

I guess you haven't gone to a library in these democrat blue cities. They don't have books on science and math. But if you want to read Heather's Two Mommies Have Two Penises, they have plenty of copies. WITH pictures.

[@Nick1994H]

Shes probably working non-stop just to survive. Like over 50% of Americans un the same boat

[@robertlunderwood]

@@Nick1994H She's in the projects; she's not working.

[@Nick1994H]

@Robert L. Underwood yea. So you just lied. Simple Google search proves that. They're living in the projects because of the shitty jobs they have and other circumstances that are most the time out of their control

[@deecharming]

Honestly, if she took 20 minutes per day going over reading and math flashcards he would learn to read and do math. Flashcards and books cost $1.25 per at Dollar Tree. Welfare cellphones get KZbin for Phonics videos and math tutoring along with Math and spelling songs. People learn by memorizing and decoding (Phonics). The library is free. Stop blaming other people.

[@finewine4681]

Many parents are not equipped to reinforce their kids learning.

[@deecharming]

@@finewine4681 Why not? What are they lacking? Patience? Desire? Intellect? Discipline? Social Conditioning?

[@mrsmm1483]

@@deecharming Intellect and patience. Some parents cannot read and comprehend and some do not care.

[@shadowcolorado3668]

@@deecharming bc they care more about the new lizzo album than their kids.

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

@@deecharming The government should set up parenting schools for young women. Studies show that IQ is heavily impacted by education of the mother. More effective investment than paying to jail their children or for all the cops to work in schools. Trying to do something when the kid is 6 and already delinquent and influenced by his surroundings is almost impossible.

[@loudiamonds6587]

Parents should be ashamed actually

[@housetatum9484]

Thank you. Shes not the victim. She actually created the problem and expecting us to deal with it. Drop the independent bs because you clearly need a man

[@reginacameron3011]

@@housetatum9484 I don't know if she need a man but she does need to educate herself. so she can help her kids sitting here complaining and putting all the blame on the system is not going to help.

[@coulorfully]

Patents have a part, but the school system needs to take accountability for teaching because that is their job. Once students are behind, it is hard to catch up. The gap gets bigger and compounds. We have no clue if these parents are proficient in math or reading as many likely went thru the same / similar education system.

[@bondwin7025]

@regina cameron 💯 How can you teach your child to read, yourself is Illiterate ! How can you teach your child basic Algebra if you are clueless! A house without books is like a room without windows.Henry w Beecher

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

As long as they get their food stamps and crack money from TANF, they couldn't care less about their kids! They hope a cop shoots them so they can sue and be knee high in Crack for the rest of their miserable lives.

[@ellenkh4422]

How do we know it's the school's failure and not the parents? The home environment is ultimately what determines the child's success or failure.

[@housetatum9484]

Definitely the parents. Shes pointing the finger at everyone else and not the fact that she contributed to it all by having kids outside of wedlock with no man around to provide. She put her own kids at risk

[@PYLMedia7]

If these parents came from the same systems then you Need to understand the bigger picture.. you can t give something you don’t have

[@OveranalyzingEverything]

If not one student was proficient, zero students. You would think there would be one parent who actually cared and made sure their child learned. That's why I think it's a lot of the school systems fault. If not one of your students passed then you know you are doing something wrong

[@bigmountain1970]

You didn’t see a father in that interview. Black single mothers are driving this disaster.🤷🏽‍♂️

[@bigmountain1970]

@@Italiano-Forte They like having babies by men that they KNOW won’t be fathers. Nick Cannon and Future have 20+ kids by different women. Drug dealers and Scammers make all the babies.

[@olgafigueroa2909]

Where is the father of this child, and why is he not being mentioned? Even the media is normalizing the single mither thing a little too much.

[@NoRemoteTV]

The father is out acting like he has no children..smh 2 children and no dad in sight ..smh The school/ the government did not birth those children! The responsibility is on the Parents/Parent

[@ethanm3323]

We all know Black men abandon their children.

[@robertsmith2956]

you 63+++phobe. how do you know that isn't the dad/mom/ uncle ted's studabaker......

[@pp3k3jamail]

​@@NoRemoteTVI guarantee you she had both of these children by two different guys. I don't believe for one second both of these kids is by the same dude.

[@NoRemoteTV]

@@pp3k3jamail and your point is? The fathers are just as to blame as she is. In fact the second father is worse becuz he made her a 2nd time baby mama !

[@Ariescertified]

To any parents it’s so valuable to read to your children very young! My child is 1 almost two and she loves to read and talks very well. You gotta put in the extra effort. Yes its time consuming but worth it when they begin school. I want my child to be ahead before she even starts school. I also refuse to send her to Baltimore City schools. Also it’s exciting seeing your child enjoy reading a good book!

[@shayshayw8365]

I was gonna say this, I would read to my daughter when she was little n it does help. I agree with ur comment 💯👏🏽

[@kinte1870]

Parents are the first teachers. This mother sounds as if she can barely read herself. So many are fully dependent on the system that they NEGLECTED to try and teach their child anything because the School supposed to do it.

[@tonyalston4838]

@@kinte1870 bingo 🎯

[@leroygardner1026]

@@kinte1870 Atleast she is concerned enough to seek help for her child damn genius know it all. I wished more parents showed half as much concern as she does. Put your support on that how about THAT.

[@silentmajority8365]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣These people are illiterateand violent They have lived in better areas only to ruin them

[@KingWill04]

Um. This really didn’t sit well with me. I do believe the Baltimore city public school system needs some massive changes, but I also believe that the learning of the child does not start and stop in the school building. Both my children were able to read very well by the end of their kindergarten year not just because of the instruction by their teacher but my reinforcement at home. I read to both of them EVERY day. I helped them with their assignments every day. I was involved with their school community regularly and I held them accountable when needed. I think Mom may need to accept some responsibility as well.

[@bradspringer2372]

I tend to agree. And kids & parents have unlimited access to learning materials. But they are more concerned about TikTok.

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

The government should set up parenting schools for young women. Studies show that IQ is heavily impacted by education of the mother. More effective investment than paying to jail their children or for all the cops to work in schools. Trying to do something when the kid is 6 and already delinquent and influenced by his surroundings is almost impossible.

[@kevinc3342]

The degradation and poor scores of these Baltimore city schools in BLACK areas is NOT an accident, it's by design.

[@reginacameron3011]

@@bradspringer2372yes social media my cousin has a friend. I asked the little girl how old she was. She put up 4 fingers like she could not talk. But she sure can ask for your cell phone to play games.

[@reginacameron3011]

@@Tribuneoftheplebs wth is going to pay for this parenting program. Hell I pay enough in taxes now. No, these parents should not have had kids if they are unable to care for them and read and teach them. We all have a brain to make good decision

[@Chicagocubbiegirl]

Baltimore Moms, it's your job to make sure your children have the tools they need to succeed. The schools have failed. Time to homeschool.

[@caelabrinks2250]

And fathers but of course they dont have those.

[@UMullerOfficial]

These parents can't even help their kids with homework. Now you want them to homeschool? Hahaha 😆

[@robertsmith2956]

@@caelabrinks2250 Dad should be able to explain cutting the dope %, and interest points on visitation day.

[@robertsmith2956]

@@UMullerOfficial Well they can't do a WORSE job of it.

[@soignethereal-qg1wl]

@@caelabrinks2250 First, mean. Second, you completely ruined your argument with that insult. Yes, both parents are needed. The reality is that family dynamics don't always include a mother and father, for various reasons not just because of unmarried parents.

[@elainemckenzie5420]

How about fixing the parents. Teach your children at home get involved. Find someone to help them with their schoolwork. A volunteer perhaps. You are not going to change the schools.

[@Ariescertified]

Schools should still we offering good education! We pay for it.. if not what are they doing with the funds? It’s not for educating the children

[@kinte1870]

@Ariescertified You can lead a horse to water but can't make them drink. The culture of the black democrats in Baltimore is the problem. They don't value learning.

[@reginacameron3011]

yep she here in bmore there are lots of college students that would tutor him for a few hours a week. She need some herself and they don't charge that much either

[@dcg590]

@@Ariescertified she has a part too. She’s getting handouts from tax payers, she should be helping the child. She can help. Where’s her husband? Where is the father/s? How can kids learn with all the nonsense kids with zero discipline bring to the classroom? It’s starts at home lady

[@Ariescertified]

@@dcg590 I agree! But schools still shouldn’t get away with poor education. We all know public school provide terrible education. She still should be teaching her child. 9/10 she attended a Baltimore City school with the same poor education. What can she teach her son? You can tell by the video she’s poorly educated by hearing her talk! School system needs to be held accountable and parents.

[@cd4945]

My daughter went through the same thing when she was in first grade I got her hooked on phonics and I promise you it works very well she reads like a pro to this day 😁

[@user-gu6vf3je1d]

This is literally the most basic knowledge you just gave. Like you shouldn’t even be a parent if you can’t figure out how to get your child basic resources. You are doomed if you rely on these people to teach your child. She doesn’t understand how raising children works and it’s sad.

[@mariejane1567]

me too

[@MaLiArtworks186]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@abdulazizalzut8963]

how old is your daughter?

[@PhD4me]

Parental Involment Equals Students Success!!!

[@antheacallender983]

TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ. IF YOU CAN READ, TEACH HIM TO READ. My son learned how to read by reading the emergency exit signs on the buses and trains while we travelled to and from school, home outings, and supermarkets, almost everywhere we went together. I helped him to excel. If you care from your child stop complaining and help him. There are books out there to teach him to read. Stop spending money on toys and expensive things and invest in him. Hold the government that runs that city accountable. Never give up on your children.

[@consumerdebtchitchat]

A lot of the parents aren't reading past elementary themselves. Especially if you're talking these type of inner-city school neighborhoods.

[@robertsmith2956]

Can't be a coincidence this blue city banned Dr Seuss either I bet.

[@nickhill8612]

Everything needs to be fixed. The city. The schools and especially the so-called leaders.

[@ICDeadPeeps]

It can't be fixed. The entire Baltimore City government needs to be dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up.

[@silentmajority8365]

and 70% of the city's population

[@charlottewhite1277]

@@silentmajority8365 ,amen.

[@coppermanarrowz1001]

@@ICDeadPeeps flush the whole city and start over

[@abdulazizalzut8963]

Rev Al is the leader and he is a very good leader

[@cassandramcknight2416]

It's not difficult to think that lack of education is linked to crime. This link exists in Baltimore City. Parents, although "we" work hard "we" need to extend "our" hope to our children by picking up books & reading to Johnny & Jane, and helping with math issues. That's one way to help in this crisis.

[@PhD4me]

I bet the scores would improve if students started paying attention during instructional time.

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@LHarris3000]

I agree but prolonged exposure to stress has real physiological impact, imagine being in fear for your life day in and out…not to mention the other community deficiencies we know they are dealing with in fatherless homes

[@EmorySimsDrEmoryCarlSims]

I admire Project Baltimore for what they are doing.

[@plsandridge7225]

My mother taught my brother and I both to read and write, before we started school. Through the grades, we were accountable for homework, and tests, but especially our report card. She was in constant contact with teachers and administrators. Guess you have to give up the club, or the bf, or your vices.

[@kinte1870]

Man we had homework when we didn't have homework. Our mother made us review what we did in school if we didn't have homework. Plus she worked in the school office and new when progress reports and report cards came home we couldn't hide ish.

[@TheJmustang07]

Maybe, the fathers should give up those vices as well

[@yuy290]

Most of the colored parents can't read or write either

[@niccoarcadia4179]

@@TheJmustang07 If only they could find them.

[@housetatum9484]

Quit having babies before marriage with no man around and expecting the world to take care of them.

[@LayeredVegan]

Parents want the school to do so much. It starts at home. You have to be a parent and stop begging others to do something.

[@robertsmith2956]

I bet baltimore bans home schooling as well.

[@9doggie12]

They only ask for the schools to do their jobs lol she’s not asking for pizza she’s asking for his SCHOOL To teach him.

[@AjasAura]

She said he needs a tutor in 4th grade. Can she not read or do 4th grade math?! She should be his first tutor! he is not doing AP calculus, she should be able to handle that. When he brings home his homework and doesn’t know how to do it she should be able to show him properly. No accountability

[@alfred6303]

I'm not a resident of Baltimore, but if you are and you see how most of these politicians responded that ladies and gentlemen are what it looks like when you don't give a *hit.

[@beastmodesalvia]

I'm not a resident of Baltimore, but I am genuinely embarrassed for our country that this exists.

[@gregjames9875]

In Baltimore the mayor is a Democrat. The city council president is a Democrat. 10 of the 14 city council members are black. The city council members are all Democrats. The police commissioner is is appointed by city leadership. Baltimore's AG is a Democrat. The issues in Baltimore are not due to racism. The issues are due to culture. They are also the fault of the Democratic Party. The last Republican mayor of Baltimore left office in 1968.

[@keivajones1865]

Yes 30 years of Elijah "I was part of the Civil Rights Movement" Cummings. And what did that have to do with the price of tea in China 30 years later? He practiced what the rest of the Democratic party does toward blacks: benign neglect. But for 30 years yall kept voting him back into office bc he was black and in the CRM. Man nobody cares and nobody should have cared then. Credibility is shot when your area looks and runs like a shizzzhole.

[@JohnpaulDejoria666]

Baltimore reminds me of hemstead school district on Long Island. Everyone’s to blame, the city, the board, the teachers and the parents.

[@z0634]

Dems, big tech social media, the progressives, and Hollywood busy creating little leftist to herd them all like sheep to the voting polls. For more votes, for more power, for more money. You will hear them all scream 24-7… “All your children are failing due to institutional systemic racism!” Even though they run nearly all the institutions in the system. It’s sickening.

[@krzytofr34]

An additional problem is that it has become essentially impossible to hold back, suspend, or expel a student these days.

[@v.a.993]

Where is the boy's father? He needs to help pay for his child to get tutoring or go to a Catholic school. Also, the mother should have known that the system is designed for poor black children to fail. She has lived in Baltimore all of her life, she even notes that the pathway for black boys, especially, is either prison or death. All the more reason to not have children that you cannot provide for because you and your children are at the mercy of city resources and leaders, and as a result you too are setting your child(ren) up for failure.

[@g1andonly1]

So glad you all did this report, thank you.

[@donnawilliams1658]

Accountability on everyone's (parents, students, schools, etc.) behalf, outweighs more than more money!

[@donnawilliams1658]

Education starts at home! Parents need to take accountability and stop always blaming others.

[@Londiebugg]

Parents also have to work nothing wrong with trying to find help

[@epikgamer4462]

I mean I agree but if the parents are in a similar situation do you think they know how to teach their kids?

[@c.morris402]

The Idea that the SCHOOL SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM is a Taught perspective. PARENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO KNOW before they ever got to Highschool that they couldn't read!

[@bigmountain1970]

“We” believe that more government and more money is the solution. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@marcmeinzer8859]

Absolutely. This is really caused by growing up in an environment where there is no reading material and the adults don’t model the behavior of reading. My grandmother used to read to us, then my parents took me to Episcopal services where I saw all of the adults reading aloud from the 1928 Book of Common prayer, a literary masterpiece originally written by Thomas Cranmer, reformation Archbishop of Canterbury, and then finally my parents enrolled me in a book club where I could order books which looked interesting to me. The notion that the schools can teach everyone to read is ridiculous. For one thing, elementary education majors are among the least academically talented of all college graduates. I taught parochial school as a secondary social studies major with a concentration in European history and it was painfully obvious that the typical primary grades teacher was not exactly a mental giant. True, they can read, but to a great extent they are not actually readers. Then also they typically didn’t like math very much either. Women go into grade school teaching because pathetically, they think that little kids are “cute”. The normal adult really isn’t all that enthralled with little kids, finds them dull, and in particular is disgusted by spoiled brats.

[@Somebodyswatchingme-t9f]

I taught my kids to read, write, think critically, etc. I didn't trust the public school system to do this. I did it myself. The mom said it correctly. They don't care because they're not their kids. Yep. They're YOUR kids! YOU care! Take care of it YOURSELF! Nobody cares about your son in the Baltimore school system (they only care about their generous paychecks), but YOU care. Stop waiting for the system to come to the rescue. Get him help yourself. You are not helpless.

[@donnawilliams1658]

What generous paycheck?

[@juicypeach5319]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 this the one right here 🎉

[@chulasexychica11]

This is true, but 309 million in taxes for failure and no change is also ridiculous even more if we dont do nothing about it.

[@processengineer85]

Bravo! Stop waiting on the government and politicians, they will never save you.

[@sarahchappell5914]

You are talking about parents who went through those same schools.

[@auntemmyd1604]

I struggled a lot as a kid and my parents sat with me and or my siblings every night if needed to make sure we were progressing and learning! And in the summer time my Mother took it upon herself and got work books and assignment sheets that we were instructed to do along with our chores and reading! Parents need to step up as well and stop just blaming the schools! I have been in a few of these schools and let me tell you… The kids are constantly screaming at the teachers, not listening, I saw a little boy kick a hole in a wall and his Mother was there too! She yelled at them saying all of it is their fault! This was at the elementary level! How can they teach when they are constantly trying to regain their attention because of how poor their behavior is! Those teacher are raising those kids! That poor behavior comes from home and a lack of supervision and accountability! Don’t even get me started on the High schools! Teachers being threatened and screamed at all day! Kids just doing what they want bc they are told they can and are allowed to do so! Kids are treated as adults now with just about all the freedoms that come with it! Phones,the internet, Ubers, door dash, open air drug markets, and just about no body tells them no! And now when they do they get threatened or you aren’t Allowed to hurt their poor little feelings anymore! The Elephant in the Room of the whole situation is a lack of parenting and support from home! Parents need to step up and get involved in their children’s education and become present and stop worrying about what’s on social media, or going out! Another huge thing that is lacking being taught at home is a work ethic! This is what happens when every wants to make everything easy and “Fair” for everyone and not hurt feelings with not using red pens or letter grades! GTFOOH! Life is hard and it isn’t fair! Stop setting your own kids up for failure! You deserve what you accept!!!

[@kinte1870]

Lots of free learning resources at the public library.

[@auntemmyd1604]

@@kinte1870 Yup! We were always at the library as kids especially because it was free!!!!!

[@yugopriest1406]

I didn’t go to any trash schools I see on the news, moved a lot and rarely lived in the ‘hood’, rarely went to school where I lived. Raised by one gangster and a follower following his lead. I was expected to teach my older brother how to read when I was in 2nd grade, of course I failed I’m not a teacher. Do you really think the parents should be teaching their own kids? I learned they were misleading me my whole life to have no dependents as soon as possible whether it meant trying to talk me into something that would get killed or not and when their plan didn’t work, they turned on family and used manipulation to cover it up. As an adult I’m not on good terms with any of the people who raised me or anyone who hangs with them, in a dead serious way. “Life isn’t fair” isn’t working for your argument

[@theoriginalkrabbypatty]

@@yugopriest1406YES! THAT’S WHAT PARENTS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO! Parents can teach children the basics, it’s not just the school! It takes sitting with your kid AND reading with them! Why is that so surprising? Don’t expect teachers to do their job when it’s YOUR children!

[@auntemmyd1604]

@@yugopriest1406 it’s not! And what my parents couldn’t help me with they got me what help they could! Where there is a will there is a way! As I said accountability is key, yes there are shit parents and that’s unfortunate but those are the ones that need to take accountability or have some kind of consequences as well because it seem EVERYONE is failing these kids so year life isn’t fair bc that’s not fair at all!!!

[@rogeryelverton5661]

Until the parents get fixed the school system can't be fixed..When I went to school the parents backed and supported the teachers even when they gave us a bad grade it was our fault not the teachers fault. Give a student a bad grade it's the teachers fault today .How can a teacher teach today when they can't give bad grades or discipline the students and the parents blame everything on the teacher. If you think you can do a better job become a teacher or shut. Up

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you!

[@robertsmith2956]

That is why they started busing the kids to a school the parents can't get to.

[@rogeryelverton5661]

@Robert Smith If you really wanted to get to the school you're kids go to you can

[@dorothynelson8620]

Ok parent(s) you 2 have to help your child in their homework, studies. Don't blame everything on the school you r the foundation of your children. Stay in contact with the teachers and admin.

[@BaDazai]

When I was in school I used to do my homework with my family monitoring me. I also had to sit and study at designated times at home with them monitoring me. We had teacher and parent meetings where they'll sit down together, with us present, and discuss our merits, failures and behaviours. If you fell behind in certain subjects you'd have to stay after school and go to school during the holidays in order to catch up. Schooling kids is a job for both teachers and parents. If any of these two fall behind or opt out of their duties, the kids suffer. I'm a black african woman. 33 years old now. African american parenting is severly flawed and lacking. Their schools too!

[@usastrong8088]

It's the parents .. they don't read or do anything to teach there kids .. they just say go run the streets or they sit and play games all day

[@a.mp.m7340]

It's not JUST the parents it's also the school's. Who are there to TEACH chikdren. BOTH parties need to be held accountable, not just the parents.

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

It's both. If the school officials are as entitled and unaccountable as the councillors in this video were. I am Canadian and I have never seen anything like this. They had complete contempt for the reporter and their constituents. I know they dont like Fox or Sinclair but shes still a resident of Baltimore and you work for her! Treat her with some respect. Ive worked in politics and I would never behave like this with political opponents.

[@fuvjvjchxhc7063]

@@a.mp.m7340learning starts at home, if you're a concerned and ambitious parent you'll push that education to a point where your kid will likely outdo his classes

[@Dee_nyce]

Ignorant statement.

[@seczajkowski]

@@a.mp.m7340 Yes, teachers are there to TEACH. Not teach your child life skills and how to deal with behavior issues. That is a parent's responsibility but they can barely do that. Trust me, I took data on parent behaviors and a lot of time, the issues begin at home.

[@icdat44]

Work in education. Will be showing this to students who don't understand how great they have it first thing Monday. Thank you for doing this feature.

[@lindaharris8514]

We don't have a Mayor in this City. The Dude occupying space in City Hall is a JOKE !

[@tbone550]

Bless this mother's heart and I pray her family and so many alike have a positive and productive life moving forward. Heartfelt and disappointed to hear several of these stories on failing school system and no quality leadership in these positions.

[@kelj4517]

I blame these “baby mommas” also! It’s not 100% the school system to raise these kids! I see the news in Baltimore these black kids have bigger issues that need to be addressed!

[@abdulazizalzut8963]

what is the boys father doing about this?

[@housetatum9484]

Shes not a victim or a saint. She layed down and had them kids. As a woman your job is to pick the man you have sex with. Don't blame the world for your irresponsibility. Single mother households are not stable households. Children need two parents at home. Not a mom and taxpayers.

[@Chicagocubbiegirl]

She needs to stop looking to the government to educate her children. They are incapable and you'll have to do it yourself.

[@abdulazizalzut8963]

@@Italiano-Forte since many black people finish high school in prison, why don't they spend more on prisons if they want to improve education? FYI calling for people of a certain color to take responsibility for their actions, is a form of oppression by the white man

[@gregjames9875]

Why anyone makes over 150,000/year, when they work for a nonprofit, is beyond me.

[@mr.marvelousmess6986]

Until we can have some ugly and brutally honest conversations the solution will not reveal itself.

[@MrKirktaylor1]

Why is she not teaching her son to read on a 4th grade level?

[@reginacameron3011]

b/c she cant read herself

[@kccallingu]

I was thinking myself she probably do not have the skills herself.

[@brandyjohn]

These women need to stop screaming about who doesn't care for them and their children. God cares, and He's given each of us the ability to help ourselves. Moms, (those who rely on their children's teachers to teach them basic ed) get out of bed (off your butt), go to the teacher's supply store, and pick up basic materials, like flashcards, with alphabets and numbers. There are phonics systems that you can also get at a minimal cost, that need to be shared with your children, while they're still babbling. Don't wait until they're in school. Learning begins at home. My son, a high-ranking US Marine is 40, and he was reading at 3. My daughter is 24, working on her Masters, and she too was reading at 3, playing the violin, in ballet, and had her own little computer. The flashcards could very well be a learning tool for those adults that have difficulty reading. And for those who can read, read to your children, and purchase them children's books 📚 No one should be crying like this while blaming someone else for what they're obligated to do. This is sad. 😟

[@reginacameron3011]

Ms. Brandy this is too much like right. Its easy to blame others and not self. I was very slow at reading, but math and science i was great at. My went to summer for 3 straighter years even though i passed. My mother worked to put me in a private reading school. she kept a damn book in my hand. I hate books right now (lol). Oh my mother was a single mother, she worked 2 and 3 jobs. She sent me to a private school for a few years. So these are just excuses. A teacher once told my mother i would never finish HS. My mother told her oh yes Regina will I wish i could see that teacher. I have 4 degree, I had a great job with the government and working on my first business. These are all excuses people want somebody to blame.

[@brandyjohn]

@regina cameron Amen, this is my point. I too was a single mom with my son, and when he was around 5, his teacher and principal reached out to me and told me that maybe he needed to be on Ritalin, because he was so hyperactive and unfocused, in Kindergarten. Well, I immediately shot back in defense, and let them know that if he wasn't focused, it was because his instructor was incompetent, and just maybe they needed to lay off the Ritalin. He was already reading and doing math before he entered school. Within weeks, of being approved for the Houston Preparatory Academy, he was removed from that school. Because his little mind was now being challenged, he excelled, was focused, excited about school, and admired his dedicated teacher. Within a year, he was testing 3-grade levels higher, with a more advanced curriculum. During their early education, I challenged the teachers, and always wanted to know what they were currently doing in the classroom, so I could also get involved at home. Both my children were honors students, and my daughter continues to be. Anyway, God bless you, and thanks for sharing. You're a testimony 🙌 🕊

[@christianrobertson4337]

Take a good guess as to where these official send their kids to school. They should be forced to send their kids to the schools they are so proud of.

[@robertsmith2956]

I bet they have no drag queens stripping in their private school libraries.

[@melyraps]

Mom means well but she needs to contact homeschoolers and see how they do it. Parents raise their kids, not governments. The “tutor” is YOU, mom (and dad). You can do it! 📚 💪

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Why don’t these parents join educational group rampant across social media platforms to help find a solution?

[@jasonredpill7473]

I left the democrat Blue Baltimore and moved to Florida, my kids GPA, math, and English improved. BEST DECISION EVER!

[@Keepitreal7777]

Fix Your Parenting! Teach him yourself!

[@OveranalyzingEverything]

Why pay thousands of dollars in taxes every year for school funding then if it's not their responsibility to teach. Sure parenting is a reason but the fact that so many students failed says more about the failure of the schools especially when none of these leaders don't want to speak or take responsibility.

[@dcg590]

@@OveranalyzingEverythingbecause if your child is behind you need to help him. That’s why. Don’t sit there and blame someone else when you could at least try. She doesn’t, she gets handouts from tax payers but wants more help. Nope. We as parents have a responsibility also. Do t just sit there and cry about it. Where’s her husband? Can’t talk about that tho.

[@LeyasLife]

This is happening in Anniston AL as we speak. The superintendent is refusing to speak to parents. The school is ranked 2/10 and proficiency is under 20% in all subjects. I can’t even get the principal to return my phone calls on this.. HOWEVER, and it’s a big however, our school is one of the top funded schools in the entire state. Millions and millions given to the school system. Yet kids are in old dilapidated schools, and violence is rampant. Just had a school shooting this month. Here it’s obvious that the schools are just a straight pipeline to the city jail or state prison.

[@toddsalkowski448]

Absolutely heartbreaking!! The city is creating a permanent, uneducated underclass. Baltimore is horrible now, imagine in 8-10 years when all these illiterate young people are forced out into the world?? God help us!!

[@mpowe123]

Isn't it interesting that there have been multiple documentaries films, exaggerated or not, that have pointed out these issues over decades, but it seems nothing has got better? 🤔

[@asiam1528]

Parents go to the book store and buy extra materials to tutor your kids

[@donnawilliams1658]

The Dollar Tree, thrift stores, and yard sales have cheap educational materials.

[@AuroraBoarder1]

Or go to the library for free.

[@ladybethisrael0792]

What in the world is going on in Baltimore??!! That is a lot of failing schools!! SMH

[@reginacameron3011]

bmore is just falling off the map in all areas. I see it with my own eyes

[@fuvjvjchxhc7063]

You can learn almost anything at home. The culture doesn't push education that's why black children failed the most

[@horacecomegna335]

Not to mention, any black kid that is smart and speaks correctly and writes correctly is lambasted by other blacks as being “whitified!”😂

[@billhathaway2814]

They need to pair her son up with a reading specialist immediately!!!

[@kinte1870]

Yes immediately. If he isn't up to grade level in the next year or 2 he may never catch up. There's a reason the average black man reads on a 4th grade level and it's starts and stops at home.

[@LueyLoca]

A much better option for these guys is rotc and a low asvab waiver at 17/18 years old.

[@housetatum9484]

She needs her childrens father to help provide not a temporary specialist. Children need two parents at home.

[@billhathaway2814]

@@housetatum9484 The child's dad is probably more illiterate than him and the mother. The remedy you speak of ain't happening which means it isn't a real solution. I want a Beaver Cleaver upbringing for every child but unfortunately that ship has sailed. A reading specialist would help the child TODAY in the school.

[@tthoma12]

@@LueyLoca most Baltimore City teen boys are getting murdered at 15 and 16....they may not live to get to the military

[@dcg590]

Years of pleading for help, in public housing, getting every handout there is and it’s still not enough. She’s the victim. Please. How about YOU HELP HIM?

[@georgewills8771]

It's up to the parents to make sure your kids are learning not the teachers

[@housetatum9484]

These women are trading in men for government assistance then crying wolf later

[@rufff1186]

@@housetatum9484 you are crazy how can you here 23 of the schools have 0 kids proficient in math and this it’s solely on the parents?

[@theoriginalkrabbypatty]

Sorry, but homeschool if you want your kid to survive! The district doesn’t give a f*ck!

[@shayshayw8365]

OF COURSE MAYOR NEVER ANSWERS SMH, I CANT STAND HIM! EVERYTIME SOMEONE GETS KILLED, HE SAYS THE SAME THING SMH. VOTE FOR BETTER PPL IN OFFICE. SMH.

[@kinte1870]

Black democrats keep voting for these people and policing. School Choice was on the ballot but blacks follow white liberals and vote no but white liberals have good schools.

[@reginacameron3011]

load who you tell i hope I never come cross him he has done nothing for Bmore. But these blacks love him to death

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Regina seems like they love him because he makes excuses and doesn’t hold anyone accountable especially not the parents!

[@terintiaflavius3349]

Need to elect new people. They will say they need more money. They get plenty of money! The system needs completely changed. If no students are proficient then no pay for the teachers! The city is a mess, schools, violence and decay and these politicians are more upset over news companies? They are the problem

[@kinte1870]

Need new policies.

[@Only1QueenOfEverything]

Wow….this is so sad! I live in California and a teacher from Baltimore started teaching (math) at my sons private school….let’s just say the teacher needed further education! When I asked why my sons grade went from a ‘B’ average to a ‘D’ she could not formulate a sentence to explain why. Both sons were in tutoring, expressing their concerns & needs but to no avail. I was their as the parent for back up and full support of my sons! The principal intervened but she wasn’t much better to say the least but the teacher was fired eventually! Sadly, this POOR BEHAVIOR & PERFOFMANCE from leaders is nothing new for BALTIMORE schools, the community, etc.

[@TWLogik]

Yeah these teachers are lacking too. All kids are being miseducated. I.was trained by someone at a job who was previously an elementary teacher I blve. She was horrible. Now I understood why she wasn't teaching bcse she couldn't stay on topic and stay focus.

[@forthdimension686]

These women love to point the finger at everyone else but themselves. Wheres the kids father? Why are you creating these single mother situations and expecting all of us to fund it?

[@reginacameron3011]

bro I have to agree I am all about accountability on all ends

[@edwarda2033]

Schools could use improvement but the real issue is the community and high rates of out of wedlock births.

[@OveranalyzingEverything]

Some people are not ready to hear that.

[@seczajkowski]

@@OveranalyzingEverything Yep.

[@dcg590]

8 out of 10 blk kids born out of wedlock.

[@LHarris3000]

Who is releasing their semen out of wedlock and walking away?

[@seczajkowski]

@@LHarris3000 Lots of fathers do.. What do you mean?

[@soundoflegend9854]

wow this PB episode is powerful. im so sorry she has to go thru this.

[@cassandramcknight2416]

Baltimore City is in crisis not only in reference to crime, but also in reference to education. "We" as citizens need to take a stand.

[@mariejane1567]

well one might be a predictor of another

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Don’t forget to talk about the parents who let their kids roam around causing trouble.

[@WhatCanSmith]

'Median IQ by race' look it up

[@Lupeinthehouse]

How can kids of imigrants who dont speak english succeed in the USA ,yet people who are native english speakers strugle.

[@horacecomegna335]

Genetics.

[@bgdrewsif]

Work ethic… the immigrant kids work hard and their parents hammer school into them at home nonstop… the native English populations… not so much…

[@hcwcars1]

Why do people have children that they are unable to fully support? Why would a thinking adult do that to a child?

[@dillon2829]

These “adults” don’t think, they have babies young to be cool not knowing anything about what it takes to successfully raise a child. These little hoochies have multiple baby daddies, destroy black men and get all kinds of benefits but let their heathens loose on the worlds.

[@terintiaflavius3349]

They are already here and deserve an education

[@theoriginalkrabbypatty]

@@terintiaflavius3349It starts with parents!! Costs NOTHING to sit with your kid and read!

[@dillon2829]

@@terintiaflavius3349 they deserve better parents and most of them need to be in military or reform school, not amongst the public.

[@dillon2829]

@@theoriginalkrabbypatty they don’t get that part, Baltimore is a blame everybody else, no accountability, delusional world.

[@KissofHeaven3]

THIS ISN'T A BALTIMORE CITY ALONE PROBLEM. THIS IS A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROBLEM. INVESTED MONEY IN EVERY COUNTRY EXCEPT THE CITIZENS. THE MOM IS A PRODUCT OF THE SAME SCHOOL SYSTEM.

[@sunrise2463]

Yes! This is every major city in the United States.

[@vanessawilliams4432]

This is the poster photo an reason why everybody should graduate school, in order to help ur child to succeed! Stop depending on others to get them there!!!

[@robertsmith2956]

From the thumbnail I wondered if this was the mom who slapped her kid for going out to riot.

[@idiotsavant7276]

Here’s what’s really messed up about this. I have 3 kids, I bought them all Amazon Fire 7” tables and my 2 sons who are 5 and 6 learned how to read and write without pre-k playing games. I then went to the BackMarket app and bough them all USED 1st gen I-pads at $50 an iPad and now my 5-6yr old sons can read and write at a 2nd grade level, do math, and write in cursive. I live in a city where the best school is 4/10 rated. $50 an IPad. A couple of minutes of my time to help them if they get stuck. That’s how much it cost to educate a child in the 21century better than a public school. So WTF is our money doing in these schools?

[@collinhennessy6558]

Those children need fathers first and foremost. You can put more money into the schools, you can pay for all the tutors and counselors money can buy, you can enroll the kids in as many after school and sports programs as they can handle, so they have no idle time and lots of positive adult role models, and it won't make any difference. You can easily Google studies that show just how bad growing up without their biological father in the home really fucks a kid up, and we know that the behavior of women and children is highly influenced by their surroundings. So when you have a school where all the students are from homes with single mothers who were raised by single mothers who were raised by single mothers, it's a recipe for disaster.

[@dillon2829]

🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@LHarris3000]

@@CapitanNaufrago 💯

[@itsmob4life]

@@CapitanNaufrago time to take away women’s reproductive rights since they can’t stop reproducing with criminals

[@itsmob4life]

Neither democrats or republicans want to give custody to fathers.

[@borb57JC]

Lock up all that is involved with any kind of fraud. Baltimore gets more than enough money for their budget. We don't have this problem in the suburbs. Parents also need to get involved with their child's education at home. Hire better teachers that actually care. Kick out the kids that don't want to learn so they don't interfere with the ones that want to learn. May God bless our children🙏.

[@Ariescertified]

Who is this clown Ryan Dorsey??? These council people are weirdos!!! Shoutout to the mom that wants so much more for her son. Unfortunately Baltimore is not the place 💔

[@mikesalyer4628]

no one should be suprised.

[@kiaspann3024]

Going to the district dnt help bcuz they really dnt care up there either

[@whatsthesolution2436]

Where is that child's father?

[@loudog509]

maybe he's in your pfp?

[@horacecomegna335]

@@loudog509English please! 😂😂😂

[@iyaharris1171]

we abandoned our children at the front door of schools across country. our children are our responsibility. this didnt just happen - its happening country wide.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Parents drop the kids off and don’t expect them to behave and don’t follow up with their schoolwork and then turn around and blame everyone except for themselves.

[@pamelagraham890]

Nobody is gonna care about your kid more than you. What has she been doing for him all this time? Why hasnt she helped him learn to read? Its fourth grade. She should be able to help him

[@vel1hunnid707]

STOP RELYING on these school to prison pipeline to teach your kids - TEACH THEM YOURSELF

[@karlalbright2733]

It's hard to learn anything in a classroom that is not conductive to learning. With all the students fighting causing trouble in these schools how can anyone learn, and if you try to get rid of the trouble makers you have their parents on you. If you want to fix the school start with getting rid of the trouble makers usually there are just a few who are the leaders that everyone else follows git rid of those few the others will settle down and you can finally teach. I have talked with teachers who have taught at these schools and basically they say the same thing teachers have lost control and the school boards refuse to listen

[@robertsmith2956]

Let the rubber room teachers teach at the county lockup. Those kids can defend themselves from them. Everybody wins.

[@eyeballtat]

“Diversity is our strength.” Just keep repeating that.

[@horacecomegna335]

😂😂😂

[@JBloom20]

This will only get worse for the phone generation in poor cities. I can't blame the school because you should be reading before attending. I am a product of this system, and I understand it. There are many factors in a city like Baltimore and most urban cities. There needs to be higher standards in the homes to produce successful students. The problems are well-engrained into the communities and begin long before and after the school bell rings. Accountability starts at home. If every student in only one class showed up attentive and ready to learn, the entire system would be shocked. If you look at every report on the failure of pretty every school system, you here the quote, "The parents blame the_______." When do you start to ask the parents what are you doing at home to fix the issue?

[@MaLiArtworks186]

Take your child out of these deficient schools. Home school, your child(ren). Look up black home schools. Interview them. You can also find individual teachers online. Find other mothers who feel like you. Find a church that will allow you and your mother friends to use their building. Find donors for computers for each child. Pool your resources together and feed breakfast, lunch, and snacks for your children. Mothers can fix this mess!

[@amayautumn]

And people wonder why Baltimore is in ruins.

[@horacecomegna335]

Even both of their sports teams are chokers!😂😂😂

[@craigmyers4269]

Those floods in NYC have washed out all of the sidewalks. No tents, no turds, no drugs, no fentanyl fueled druggies. I would that the Lord would send a flood like this monthly. Think of how clean NYC will be! Crime will nose-dive and life, for normal people, will significantly improve.

[@timothybuck2396]

I give praise to the Mother who is standing up and making her voice heard! Now if more do it something might get done.

[@housetatum9484]

Shes not a victim. She created a single mother households by not keeping the father around. It's not taxpayers job to fund your bad decision. Children DESERVE two parents at home.

[@charlottewhite1277]

@@housetatum9484 , agree. Where's BLM? And the "village" ?

[@Chicagocubbiegirl]

If she wants to find a cheap tutor she needs to look in the mirror.

[@kevinjones238]

@@Chicagocubbiegirl 👏🏽!!!

[@yoligroves6847]

She needs to take accountability. At the end of the day it’s her son not the cities or the schools.

[@SlowPeace25]

"Please raise my child, Mr. Government, because I didn't plan on doing that when I was laying down with my child's father, whatever his name was..."

[@sandythompson2973]

I read the DICTIONARY to my son every night as bedtime stories...,I purchased math game DVDs and science cartoons as he grew. He thought he was a gamer but he was really learning...Then...,wait 4 it...,My husband and I purchased the worst house in the best school district. Take your money and go!!

[@landonbrown9943]

Where’s the child’s father?

[@user-gu6vf3je1d]

I feel so badly for this boy because he doesn’t have the support system to be successful in life. This is the majority of parents really. Most children aren’t living or schooling at their highest potential. It’s fuc’ed up.

[@1982nsu]

A lot of the commenters lay the blame on the parents. Fair enough. But let's be real. The fact that not ONE student in 23 schools is proficient in mathematics tells me that the entire Baltimore school system is totally corrupt and or inept.

[@Kymewc]

I'm from St Louis Missouri from kindergarten thru 5th grade I was in St Louis public city schools when I moved to North county school district my parents found out that the city schools where behind the county schools when it came to their curriculum. So I struggled and had to play catch up from 6 thru 7th grade and some summer school just to catch up to the other kids wasn't the easiest thing to do. When it comes to the situation in the video I'm not sure what to say honestly.

[@soniamartinez4499]

As a parent this mother needs to take responsibility, accountability and not blame others. The library is free to the public. Dollar stores have learning books and flash cards. I’m confused as to the tutor assumption. This is so sad to me.

[@soniamartinez4499]

Use paper and a pencil. My daughter had after lunch books. I played educational games with my son. I’m from Texas not wealthy. I’m in shock that this mom is so clueless.

[@mariejane1567]

That's why I teach my kids outside of school. Blacks have got to stop acting like we don't have any control of our children's lives.....

[@characterchange6793]

No shade to her because she is doing what needs to be done but where is the father of her son. She should NOT be doing this on her own. Although school system says free education, it is NOT enough to educate a child. I wish it wasn't so. There are free resources available. Sadly, it has to be sought and there are inexpensive resources to aid the child. It will take time from the parent and other but the children need it.