Saving Kids From Government Schools

[@waynert69]

Heartbreaking that not all kids have this opportunity.

[@whousa642]

Why heartbreaking? Done by WE THE PEOPLE

[@spikes1529]

If i want to be a teacher, it requires a lot of paperwork. I could be an electrical engineer and yet not able to become a teacher because i dont have classes in teaching...

[@jameskearney4100]

@@spikes1529 You took the wrong classes.

[@Terminxman]

They try to keep it that way, the teachers unions and bureaucrats with agendas don’t want kids out of the public system

[@noobandfriends2420]

By design.

[@kathyalex778]

1:21 “Kids rise to your level of expectation” Absolutely, this is 100% true. This is why kids who come from families who value education and are involved in their kids’ learning will always perform phenomenally better than kids who come from families who don’t give a damn and aren’t good role models for the kids.

[@zvipatent]

Good point. Was true for me. When I was placed in advanced level classes without even being asked, I got serious. I was lucky

[@chefgregarious]

Kids will meet low expectations as well. I hate seeing unruly kids and the parents are like, "oh he's just a kid". You get what you expect, generally.

[@parrotshootist3004]

@@chefgregarious parents with 'covert Narcissistic' issues secretly project expectations of being less than or nothing. They then wonder why at least one kid under performs, depressed etc

[@Zamkat013]

People underestimate kids so much.

[@SovereignStatesman]

“Kids rise to your level of expectation” No, they rise to the level of their OPPORTUNITY. I was 8 years ahead of the class in 6th grade, so school always felt like a prison.

[@zvipatent]

I am impressed when the teacher calls her students "scholars". They will try to live up to this expectation

[@TheOrangeRoad]

Meh, thats just a participant trophy. I think its kinda stupid

[@walterlowe7252]

@@TheOrangeRoad they are scholars… they aren’t getting an award for participation… I’m confused by what you mean

[@glasshalffull8625]

@@TheOrangeRoad They are budding scholars and looks like they deserve the title. Also, it’s part of molding them to think of themselves as someone who pursues academics. Similarly, When I coach baseball, I don’t say, “ Guys listen up.” I say, “team.” I’m molding a team every practice and these teachers are molding scholars.

[@epauletshark3793]

We have been doing a similar thing in the homeschool group I was in. It works well.

[@blest5132]

it's a show for YOU, don't you understand this??? "all the world's a stage" propaganda 101, wake up.

[@johncrocker4209]

My eldest daughter started in a charter. Transferring to public after 5th grade & was placed in advanced programs. Now she's on track to graduate 2 years earlier than her classmates. Her younger sister (born after the move) can't read or do simple mathematics at grade level. We found out during the shutdown. A hard way to find out public schools are not only under preforming but they are less likely to let parents know their children need help.

[@c59997]

They are also indoctrinating your kids

[@purplepeopleeater5355]

My oldest couldn’t read “Cat in the Hat” at the end of 2nd grade. It was so bad! We pulled him out and started homeschooling because there were NO other options. He’s almost 19, in college, and set to graduate this fall. Best decision we’ve ever made!! I know it’s not for everyone but if you can sacrifice it pays off in the long run.

[@ThePoliticalOrangeAngler]

Listen to some of the union teachers speak. They're illiterates teaching illiterately.

[@ageofgaslightenment]

If it takes a shutdown to find out your child is behind, I suppose a lack of parental involvement in their education is part of the issue.

[@johncrocker4209]

@@ageofgaslightenment I accept that I could have been more involved. I certainly am now. The difference is the charter school never hesitated to let us know when & where my child was having issues. Public school just acted like daycare & apparently didn't grade based on actual achievement or feel like encouraging engagement. So like a fool I trusted people with the title of teacher to "teach". Lesson learned.

[@CM-mz3qy]

I teared up when I saw the parents in line wanting hope for their kids. And how sad they were when they didn’t get in

[@bostonphotographer20]

And I was disgusted at that woman who was yelling about simply giving parents a choice where their kids go.

[@rosc2022]

Right? That one little guy in tears was just heartbreaking.

[@cydra_infinity1423]

Damn Communist institutions are a tragedy to America. I really wish these parasitic propagandist would have mercy on the vulnerable.

[@tomhenschel1104]

“There is nothing wrong with the children, there is something wrong with the system”. Shout it from the mountaintop, Sister!

[@jasoncarr5379]

Truth is truth!

[@michaelharmon2389]

Oh no, that lets the asshole administrators and bureaucrats off the hook. The system is flawed, but the people running the system are the reason it stays flawed.

[@monkeybitz7717]

And those parents who don't want their kids to be smarter than they are!

[@dannygillmusic]

Let's be real there's something wrong with the parents

[@MP-ef9yo]

The problem is that charter schools have skewed data because they hand select students who are already performing well in school. If they had to educate students with learning diabilities or students from broken homes like public schools do, they wouldn't look so holier than thou

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

Imagine not wanting your kids to have a good education...

[@DoesThisWork888]

Good education is racisss!!

[@cayakdawson2020]

As a teacher working in a public school. Saddly I don't have to imagine. We are less and less education, and more and more a daycare.

[@danieltorrens4954]

Then stay home with them and teach them yourself! Then you will have nothing to complain about when your children grow up and hate you no matter what you do!

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

@@danieltorrens4954 wow, there is a lot to unpack in that short comment... I take it you had bad parents? And there for equate homeschooling as a punishment instead of something better? It would be nice to see some discussion instead of I don't know what that comment was considered. So please get back to me and tell me why you "feel" this way.

[@bidmcms3]

Doing the most important work a journalist can do. Spread the message far and wide folks!

[@peppolobuondelmonte]

With a sense of humor to boot.

[@richarddelaney9593]

Journalists are the problem.

[@hearttoheart4me]

@@richarddelaney9593 Today's main stream media with their over inflated egos calling themselves journalists but only giving their opinions or what they are told, are the problem.

[@SovereignStatesman]

Bullshit. All he does is WHINE about how terrrible government is, but says NOTHING about how elections are ultimatums implemented by the illegal "civil war."

[@junior.von.claire]

@@SovereignStatesman Bullshit. He’s in the PRIVATE SECTOR and owes YOU absolutely nothing! Don’t like it? Go become a journalist instead of just whining online. 🇺🇸👊🏻🗽

[@rupertsamborski5153]

I’ve been saying it for years: liberate education - defund the government run monopoly of public schools. We the people can educate ourselves better then the government

[@07wrxtr1]

They don’t want “educated” kids anymore as American workers cost more.

[@tracybarhite1764]

The dumbing down of children in public schools has been happening for years.

[@combativeThinker]

This is deliberate. The government wants ignorant slaves.

[@metallord6960]

Yeah but if kids grow up to be smart and, God forbid, capable of thinking for themselves, how will the politicians get the vote?

[@andyiswonderful]

@@combativeThinker No, the parents and ghetto culture are promoting ignorance within minority populations.

[@bogusphone8000]

"I will fight until my dying breath" to make sure my child has no greater opportunity than me.

[@rosc2022]

Believe it or not, a friend who taught in New Jersey schools, late 70's, had ongoing issues with, "if the education was good enough for me, it's good enough for my kid." That attitude sure doesn't help kids.

[@Thatahole2]

As a parent of a first grader in a public school I was appalled at how low the expectations and quality of learning is. Now I am home schooling in addition and set for her to start at a charter school next semester with much better curriculum.

[@lehbeltman]

years ago my daughter started at a private school for kindergarten and first grade. We couldn't afford it and sent her to public school starting in second grade. She had learned to write in cursive in 1st grade in private school. Her second grade public school teacher told her not to write in cursive because the other kids didn't know how yet and it would hurt their feelings. Public school in a nut shell, lower the top not raise the bottom.

[@vitaly6312]

I was born in Russia and went to first grade there before moving to the US. We learned long division by the end of 1st grade. I wasn’t challenged in the US in math until I went to middle school.

[@Bookworm51485]

I work in a school. It's almost embarrassing how little is expected from these kids... Showing up is pretty much all they seem to expect

[@spldrong]

School choice is a real problem we should be dealing with instead of who is a "racist" or who said what 15 years ago

[@rosc2022]

Only as long as everyone remembers that school isn't daycare. I suspect that too many kids (and parents) transition from daycare to school without taking time to contemplate the very real difference. Kids really do have a job, learning, and I suspect very few are told explicitly that they do and what it is.

[@kkampy4052]

The biggest hurdle ironically is the teachers union. They are the biggest obstacle to quality education.

[@MindBodySoulOk]

Everything government is the biggest obstacle to everything.

[@rupertsamborski5153]

Bound to the democrat party

[@robrobets7813]

True, and the over-bloated School Boards and Administrators that simply leech most of the Government Funding marked for "Education". The actual Public Schools get nickels on the dollar after Unions, School Boards and Administrators all get their cut. Baltimore is a prime example... Gets ever increasing Federal Budget every year, yet the Failing Schools in those Districts are as bad or worse than previous generations.

[@rupertsamborski5153]

Unsustainable pensions

[@markekar6021]

is that irony? its probably ironic that you think its irony. anyway, yea, of course the mob is in the way lol

[@SyntagmaStation]

John Stossel is an American treasure. He has been at the top of his profession since the early 1980s and he’s just getting better and better as he gets older. His devil’s advocate interviewing style (using typical pushback points to elicit a response) is something no one else does, and it’s just masterful.

[@dmichael1172]

And he doesn't take sides,which so many so called journalists do now.

[@mr-fh2be]

I was home schooled as a high schooler. This was in the mid to late 90's. Had to sit with the books every day and do the actual work solo. No online classes at all. Family member took the answer and solutions books in math from me. Really made me buckle down and solve the problems. So yes, parents should have the choice to do whats best for their children. That is a God given right and responsibility upon them!

[@honkhonk8009]

Every Asian kid does that aswell. We all go to schools, but the moment we come home, we learn at our own pace. School is more like a glorified daycare, and home and Kahn Academy/kumon is our real teachers. Sad that rich white liberals dont understand this basic aspect of education.

[@troywest7045]

No religious schools allowed! I don't want to hear any if's, and's, or but's, it's not up to debate. Separation of Church and State is what this Country was Founded on.

[@thereligionofrationality8257]

"Kids rise to your level of expectation." Exactly! When did Western society forget this obvious truism?

[@blkshp25]

When victimhood began paying more

[@MM3Soapgoblin]

No child left behind. All of the advanced placement programs in my district were scrapped to move the funding to special education during that time. I went from learning pre-calc in 5th grade to being a problem child in 6th grade and routinely accused of cheating because I didn't pay attention in class but still got ~100% on the tests. I even got suspended once because I wasn't showing work, told the teacher I was just doing it in my head, and my teacher said it was impossible, even he struggled doing it in his head. The administration said the only possibility was that I had cheated (even though they made me take a new, harder test, under supervision and still aced it). I wish I could find that teacher now, show him my PhD in physics, and tell him how he made me want to drop out of school. If it wasn't for my 7th grade math teacher that gave me separate assignments on the side to challenge me I would have tuned out completely. She was awesome but she got reprimanded by the same administrator for not having me follow the "approved 7th grade" curriculum.

[@GlobalOutcast]

@@MM3Soapgoblin No childhood leftbehind: By making everyone equally braindead

[@dawnmitchell11]

Kids DO rise (or sink) to your level of expectation. Absolutely true, EVERYTIME, EVERY kid!

[@dawnmitchell11]

@@MM3Soapgoblin this makes me sad. I see this with my son in our district as well. They have some advanced programs, but in the last few years they have been starting to allow anyone who wants to participate be in them. It has caused the challenge level to drop significantly. I'm no expert in SPED issues, but I do believe some of the funding for SPED should be funded through medical department, not education. Many SPED students require physical medical or mental health medical intervention. We have an older son that has a learning disability that mimics dyslexia. I do believe if he had been referred to a medical professional, he would have been diagnosed much more quickly and received the kind of training and assistance he needed. But, the school said it was their job to test, etc. 🙄

[@glennabate1708]

Schools should be run by non profit organizations not the government. Get the government out of our kids education.

[@matthewbyrd398]

America's downfall began with these phrases: "You're special" "We don't keep score" "Everyone gets a trophy"

[@metallord6960]

And for the icing on the shit-cake, "No child left behind".

[@georgetang6157]

Also with a few abusive teachers refusing to help students succeed in their classes. They wouldn't care even if you work your ass off and still couldn't do well.

[@anastasiab9506]

yes, and now we are at a point where "we can't fail you if you can't read english because that would be racist"

[@JohnDoe-xf2ke]

No, it began with the establishment of the Federal Reserve & adoption of fiat currency. Once the US currency was controlled by a private cartel of bankers, they were able to devalue our wealth by printing money and giving it to their friends. Creating dollars from thin air lets them manipulate society in a million ways.

[@WackadoodleMalarkey]

You'll own nothing and be happy

[@doughaug]

I was lucky enough to hear a government official from Finland talk about how they achieve good results, and the most important thing I got out of it is that there is an expectation of excellence from the students, the teachers and the parents. If we expect a fifty percent failure rate, that is what we will most likely get.

[@MrZoomah]

Funny thing is. Those experts for Finland would be 100% against charter schools. I was reading a report written by one into Australia's education system, which went from top 5 to... far down.. in 20 years. What happened over the last 20 years? Standardised testing, publicly funding private education and creating 'independent public schools' aka charter schools. So why are we falling? Why are charter schools and why is subsidizing private education bad? It encourages segregation. In Australia parents who can afford to drive their kids can remove their kids from 'bad' schools or pay for their kids to be in schools that are highly funded. Why is that bad? When schools reach the threshold of 50% disadvantaged kids it becomes very hard to lift up kids due to lack of role models and behaviour issues. In Finland there are no charter schools. There are no private schools. You have public schools and you send your kid to the closest one. There is no shopping around. The problem is that education is run by politicians. If experts ran it we could scrap half the non-sense and follow what science says works. My foster kid is in public school. His old public school had 2 nominated teachers of the year and principal of the year but it had over 60% disadvantaged kids. He is now at very boring school but in which maybe 10% are low socio economic. He has so many issues and he easily the most disadvantages, and worst behaved, kid in the school. He has come further in 1 year than he did in the first 3 years of school. Why? Because he looks at his peers and measures his behaviours and academics against them. He has raised his own standards.

[@sjoerdderks4731]

what the finland schools and charter schools have in common is that they are aware that they teaching children, each with an diffrent technique to keep the kids interested

[@chuckhanshaw1638]

Patriot....A person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors... A true Patriot will defend his country FROM its government. Thomas Jefferson

[@troywest7045]

Jefferson would say, no religious schools should ever receive tax dollars. Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state'... is absolutely essential in a free society. Thomas Jefferson I'm thinking Mr. Jefferson wouldn't have been thrilled with Republicans messing with the pledge or our currency, either. There is not one redeeming feature in our superstition of Christianity. It has made one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. Thomas Jefferson No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever. Thomas Jefferson The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter. Thomas Jefferson

[@thevolatilitywhisperer7616]

Putting my son in charter school is one of the best decisions I've made. My oldest went to public (grown now) my youngest started last yr and the quality of education isn't comparable. Our school is amazing!!!

[@dhokanson55]

@Fahk Joe Byden She just said they are, with proof.

[@sschuyler1]

Thomas Sowell wrote a very good book last year called, "Charter Schools and their Enemies". Success Academy was one of the charter schools profiled, but as he pointed out, not all charters performed as well.

[@MP-ef9yo]

That's because some charter only accept students who are already perfoming well in school. They don't need to catch students up who are behind. Especially since teachers at charter schools do not need teaching degrees or licenses. The charters who actually try do it right and accept both higher and lower performing students perform even worse than public schools because they have less experienced teachers

[@yukihirasouma4691]

@@MP-ef9yo did you even watch the video or read the description. Lol

[@MP-ef9yo]

@@yukihirasouma4691 Have you ever worked in a charter school like I have? Lol

[@SyntheToonz]

My teen-age daughter goes to a Charter school. It is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G the level of resources that the school can have when it doesn't have to pay for useless bureaucrats. We were sending her to private schools costing an arm and a leg and the resources there were not as good as the Charter school. The art and science departments in the Charter school are phenomenal. The school has a greenhouse for biology. My kid is on a medical path where her afternoon is dedicated to classes related to the health care industry and her school uniform is medical scrubs. For this the school has a mock medical office and procedure rooms and dummies for test procedures. When my daughter graduates she will have certification qualifying her for a job in a doctor's office BEFORE she goes to college.

[@Matt-dk3wl]

Vocational schools are like this too. The one I went to in the 90's had Automotive, Carpentry, Plumbing, Metal Fab, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, and a bunch I'm forgetting. Each had fantastic shops that were well funded and even had corporate sponsorships. e.g Toyota and Automotive, Carpentry with some local builders, etc. That's what high school needs to be. What are kids in regular high schools capable of? Nothing at all.

[@scottbarnett3566]

Wow. Where is this?

[@SyntheToonz]

@@scottbarnett3566 The Villages Charter High School in FL..... My kid graduated this year and just started at FAU .

[@scottbarnett3566]

@@SyntheToonz thank you!

[@catmandenny]

Charter school help students learn how to think, not what to think.

[@TheVagolfer]

There is nothing the government does better than the private sector - Mail delivery, utilities, the military, space exploration, etc., etc. And yes, even schools. The private sector always does it better, faster and cheaper.

[@perfect1087]

Every child should get this opportunity. Public schools are the worst. In Nevada they don't have grades lower than 50% because of feelings. My kid didn't take a test and got a 50% on it. It was impossible to explain to him that he didn't get 50% right. He didn't get any answers right. And this was a math test.

[@MP-ef9yo]

Why didn't he take the test? You shouldnt be bragging that your kid bombed a test. This just calls your parenting into question more than anything

[@raymanforever]

As a public school educator, my number 1 predictor of success is how involved are parents at home. The biggest boon that the children of charter or private schools have is not the school itself, but the home environment that care enough to know what goes on in those schools. Grade reports are sent home ever 3 or so weeks, so we do our due diligence to inform parents how their kids are doing, the kids who have consequences at home are constantly trying to strive and improve, the kids who don't, we are lucky if they show up to school at all. Are there situations and schools that don't communicate, of course, but a school can never or should ever be a replacement for family.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

While most of what you’re saying is true, the government’s involvement in schools has led to nothing but bloated bureaucracy, inefficiency, corruption (ideological and financial) and miserable outcomes for students. We would have been far better off keeping schools private with some sort of public option that would be akin to a social welfare program and a last resort.

[@Individual_Lives_Matter]

What she said about games is huge. My 8 year old hated school after kindergarten. She said it’s not fun anymore. That’s huge. Government schools are not responsive overall, some teachers are but the public school systems are these huge unwieldy beasts that just can’t cope with change and can’t really meet students where they are.

[@VincentWeisTheThird]

The reason I don't buy this argument is that, if it was true, then it could be tested by merely comparing outcomes for students who participate in interdistrict enrollment to students in charters, since presumably both sets of parents are involved in the students wellbeing. Demonstrating statistically that parents are less involved in some schools over others is hard, but it is possible to get some sense of that. Similarly, I find it questionable that the parents enrolling students in charters are consistently more involved or provide a greater home environment. Given that demographically, charters disproportionately enroll students who are poor or near poor, and part of racial minority groups, than the public schools, I find this claim dubious. So poor black students failing in public schools simply have bad home environments, but the same students going to charters, sometimes even in the same building as the public schools, they magically have a better home environment? If these parents are so much more involved, and that's what drives test scores up, why choose the charters in the first place? At what point do we admit that parents look at and care about the curriculum differences? Even if you were right, would it not be desirable to have that separation so that students capable of going at an increased pace were not stymied by students with a slower pace of learning and less support at home?

[@robgibbs216]

This is one of the BEST videos I have seen in a LONG time on any channel! Great job! 💪

[@elaishh3533]

Great video! Who would of thought encouraging kids to reach their potential would have better success then telling them they are victims.

[@jeffklaubo3168]

They are victims though... victims of the school system speaking on their behalf

[@haroldb1856]

They tell some children that they are victims, but they also slander and villify certain children, like children of military families, as oppressors.

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

"You are a victim, thats why you're so uneducated my child.. Trump did this" :DD

[@FilmFlam-8008]

That mother was so upset that a better school was trying to move in. That is what a cult looks like.

[@litigioussociety4249]

I feel bad for that kid who's mom was against charter schools. That's like being opposed to a scholarship or internship for your child.

[@dawnmitchell11]

The look on the little boy's face who was standing next to her was quites telling and sad.

[@andrewfreeman88]

You could see and feel the angry in her eyes and voice. Her poor kid was taught rage and angry at that moment.

[@JasonAdank]

yeah, the little kids reaction was heartbreaking. He intuitively knew his mom was off her rocker. sux being sabotaged by your own parents.

[@MP-ef9yo]

Charter schools only accept students who are already performing high in school. They take funding away from public schools who service kids with learning disabilities who charter schools feel are not worth their time or effort

[@litigioussociety4249]

@@MP-ef9yo Did you not watch the video? One, many charter schools have lotteries for any kid who qualifies. Two, if public school was gone, then private education would offer more opportunities for kids with disabilities, and in fact they already do in cities that don't tax their residents so much that the residents don't want to engage in private charity.

[@lawtonsegler1923]

Please please please keep revealing the truth. School choice is the biggest issue of our time.

[@BB-cf9gx]

An additional contributing factor to the student success is parental love and attention. The parents had to struggle to get their children in to the school.

[@AarmOZ84]

I agree that is a factor that shouldn't be ignored.

[@MP-ef9yo]

Exactly! And public schools are tasked with educating students who do not have such devoted parents and must work 10x harder to get those students where they need to be. Charter schools are not outperforming public schools, they just have an easier job

[@rosc2022]

Kids like succeeding.....and that's where their self-esteem comes from, not empty affirmations and participation trophies.

[@newsnowadirondacksredux360]

This panics the Public School Unions.

[@y.peffle2802]

My kids go to a charter in Philadelphia and yes it's better then the neighborhood school but barely. They also have gotten much worse during the pandemic. They have dumbed down so much

[@1mropz1]

I'm really grateful my kids have been able to attend k-6 and 6-12 charter schools in Arizona. The charters schools were A rated and public schools were D or F rated, but there's a happy twist here. The competition forced the public schools to step up their academic efforts and a few years later they are now an A or B rated school. Reasonable people might call that a win-win situation, but it seems many in big cities want no part in a competitive academic milieu. What might that situation be called?

[@bryanboone7363]

A friend of mine takes her kids to Basis and UHS in AZ and they are 10 times more educated than any other kld I know.

[@1010cryptosonny]

@Charles Larkin I would suggest Basis Chandler and ACP (Arizona College Prep) in Chandler, AZ are good schools.

[@p52893]

It’s not about Teaching but all about Control. Leave them kids alone!

[@burntsider8457]

Gives me a little hope for the future of the country. The unrestrained anger displayed in anti-charter rallies dampens much of that hope.

[@skippylippy547]

When people are given CHOICES, people succeed. 👍

[@maltava4534]

Having a longer school day that aligns with common work hours would actually alleviate a lot of stress on the family because the parents would need to arrange for after school day care. Single parents wouldn't have to worry about arranging for transportation or leaving kids alone for hours after school. Groups of single parent kids left on their own after school is where gangs recruit.

[@FuddlyDud]

So true! I’d recommend doing away with summer break. No job gives you 3 months off annually, so why train children to expect that? Maybe school has more shorter breaks and more trips/games, but the long vacation shouldn’t exist if the goal is to prepare them for working as an adult! :)

[@maltava4534]

@@FuddlyDud I like the year around school year where different groups of kids have different weeks off spread out throughout the year. It gives various seasonal options for vacations and breaks up the monotony. Moreover this also helps with daycare cost for the family and stability for the daycares themselves. When you spread out the demand the prices will be lower and with a consistent number of children the daycares are more stable. The staffing can be fulltime instead of seasonal part time which means better employees. Instead we have boom and bust cycles with daycares and tons of staffing issues. Most of the positions end up part time and are hired quickly which leads to garbage people watching kids.

[@rosc2022]

Only as long as everyone remembers that school isn't daycare. I suspect that too many kids (and parents) transition from daycare to school without taking time to contemplate the very real difference. Kids really do have a job, learning, and I suspect very few are told explicitly that they do and what it is.

[@FuddlyDud]

@@maltava4534 Totally true on the varying vacations, better daycare hours, etc.! Bingo on the boom and bust cycles. We need to better serve everyone involved with more consistency AND properly prepare children for adulthood!

[@FuddlyDud]

@@rosc2022 VERY good point! The goal is learning/training for adulthood and most kids don't realize this growing up. :/ However, in charter and private schools, the norm is learning and the goal is performing well. :)

[@NekoBoyOfficial]

Honesty like this is why I love Stossel. He even acknowledges bad charter schools.

[@jacknitro9163]

I am a charter high school school teacher and even though we have our faults, we are 100 times better off than our public school counterparts.

[@the_other_seto_kaiba]

This is TRUE POWER. Those Kids and EVERY KID knows.

[@TheBlackJester]

It is still a public school where state funding directed to the School, as opposed to a voucher that follows the child to schools.

[@isaiahcallahan1701]

The freedom that I have teaching in a private school vs a public one is amazing. Best decision I ever made was switching over.

[@dl2839]

Public Schools are fundamentally broken, I believe they should be completely Abolished.

[@mr5039]

If any of the kids in this video see this, keep doing what you’re doing!!! I know I don’t know you, and you don’t know me but still I sit here proud!!

[@fourteenfour1]

Kids want to succeed. They want to be praised for doing right. To often they only hear they are doing wrong.

[@johnw4227]

these kids have involved parents that actually care about education and their well being. That's huge when you're trying to do more with less.

[@chrisaustin9949]

It's easy when you only have to teach the 5% of the kids that get the best teachers and the most focus. The only thing new here is calling that "Charter schools".

[@MP-ef9yo]

Exactly and public schools are the ones tasked with educating kids without a strong support system at home and this guy wants to say that they are "failing" when they just have a job that is 10x harder

[@johnw4227]

@@chrisaustin9949 Charter schools do not get the best teachers necessarily. Public schools have a much higher budget, attracting the more experienced teachers to higher pay. public schools also have a more diverse curriculum. The opportunity for an excellent education exists in both. That being said, I believe that neither is a perfect fit for every child. The key to a good education is parental involvement.

[@erickallen254]

these kids are like worriors but with their brains or something... i would never had said "learning is good" in my day

[@freyawildesciencefictionau8156]

“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.” ― Isaac Asimov The only answer is to get rid of compulsory ed. Put education completely on the free market.

[@aquilesriffo]

bad idea for children. Also if you noticed adults already have self-education as they choose to go college or not

[@Delosian]

I am somewhat surprised that we haven't 'gamified' education at this stage of our technological development. Every child should get a tablet / iPad that comes pre-loaded with Math, English and Science courses that get steadily more complex.

[@nutbastard]

I think both structured education and autodidactic learning are important. The larger problem is that children are given little choice in what they learn. 90% of my schooling was a waste of time. The only valuable classes I ever took were Math, Science, and Metal Shop. I'll include French ASL as well because learning a second language is just plain cool. The rest of the useful things I ever learned, I learned on my own because I was interested. I'd have given anything to drop History and English and spend as much time as possible in Metal Shop and Wood Shop. I was going to read books anyway, and I don't think anything other than basic history is important for kids. You can't really understand history at that age, or appreciate why it's important to know. This is especially true when it's all about memorizing people and dates. Broad strokes are all kids need, and it always jumped around in time, giving no coherence to the story of mankind. You know what they didn't teach us in the 90's? Vietnam. Korea. Nixon. McCarthy. And don't get me started on the nonsense they taught us about Egypt, Columbus, or Native Americans.

[@aquilesriffo]

@@Delosian bad idea because they will expect a reward.

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

@@aquilesriffo Can you expand on what you meant by going to college or not?

[@quantumfrost9467]

Even in Australia if you compare private to public, private out performs

[@Zamkat013]

It's so bizarre to see those other teachers that are supposed to be children's advocates so vehemently opposing a school that gets great results with proven teaching methods.

[@denisegaylord382]

I think that the reason teachers fight this is because they would have to actually do work and have responsibility for meeting higher standards. Most teachers I see balking at charter schools are ones that see educating our children to be a cushy job that they will get paid regardless of outcomes. Their union will protect them, and their retirement. It's sad.

[@valdez3245]

Charter schools and private schools are definitely the way to go. The difference will be seen when the kid graduates.

[@carlosarana1589]

I went from being a year behind and failing my junior year in high school, to graduating 6 months early my senior year by switching to a charter school.

[@Marlene-db4ob]

Public schools are more like a daycare than a school.

[@lucidzfl]

brought tears to my eyes. just got my kid into a kindergarten stem charter. IT. IS. AMAZING! These things are wonderful!

[@iammrbeat]

You sound like a wonderful parent. Charter school parents generally care deeply for their children's education.

[@angelagillett1033]

I feel bad for those children of those parents who don't care for better education

[@dianasasina9328]

Thank You , Eva !!! For ALL Your Hard Work , Your Intelligence And Your CARE FOR AND ABOUT OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION ..... THANK YOU !!!!!

[@WhyHandleYouTube]

There is no business like government business.

[@brycehedstrom374]

We can be confident that the child who said freedom is, "everyone has a different life so they can do what they want," will surely have had that dangerous notion stomped out of him by now.

[@Lovemesomekitties]

Public shcools are like HMO's. Centralized funding does not guarantee success for the student/patient. The funding only guarantees support of the facility.

[@iLikeCrabrangoons]

I love what you're doing here. Keep up the good work, great video. Its really heart warming to see all the people that want to ensure a better life for their kids with a strong education.

[@jerrycrouch427]

The unfortunate reality is that there are only so many available seats in charter/ best performing schools and some will still be left behind unless the entire system elevates the quality of education provided.

[@arnoldpaine6143]

My grandson lives in New Jersey and attends a public school where they recently had midterms. The school had therapy dogs in the room for anyone who felt too stressed out by having to take a midterm test.

[@stevebabiak6997]

How to ace your test: go pet a dog. Just keep those dogs away from the homework. Oh wait … I forgot, there’s no homework for the dogs to chew up.

[@cowthedestroyer]

We got the same here I work for a school district and most of the schools have dogs for that same reason. Me personally I think they don't belong there but it is nice when I visit each school everyday to pay them on the head and move on.

[@rosc2022]

OMG, are you kidding me? Where is the line separating that the school is for the students and the school is there for the adults? I wonder that every time I hear about a "tragedy" and counselors come in from all over district to "provide support." Who is this for?

[@tcbobb1613]

For your Work do you have to take any tests?

[@arnoldpaine6143]

@@tcbobb1613 Where I work we on't have to take tests but we do have to take approximately 40 hours a year of diversity, equity and inclusion classes.

[@kinglogic2091]

Number one reason charter schools are better than public, someone cares! A parent, a gaurdian, a concerned citizen, someone is caring enough about the child's education to do something!

[@SimonASNG]

When having discussions with my lefty friends, this is the easiest one to get them to concede on. They always start out so opposed to anything but public schools and talking about how charters charge more per student and drain money from the schools, and it is so easy to show them it isn't true. In fact, per student capita, every student that leaves the public school system leaves more money and space behind for the other students. If their argument is that charter schools are racist (isn't everything these days), I show them the lines of black people (I live in Detroit) begging to get in and ask them why they think those parents want their students to go to charter schools and if it is really OK to tell them that they need to be stuck in the bad government schools that cost more and don't educate? It seems pretty racist if you don't think black people are smart enough to choose the school for their kids. Do they not want black people to get a good education? Easy win for any debate because it is so clear cut. The only people with a good reason to be opposed to charters are directly paid by the teachers union, and that includes politicians.

[@honkhonk8009]

The fact that Charter schools get more money from students, should be a case to actually support charter schools. Its clear that the US Government would rather spend $2 trillion on afghanistan, than our own countries education. Its up to ourselves to pay for our education, or atleast integrate that pay with our welfare state

[@nutbastard]

It's been my experience that leftists are deeply subconsciously racist and really do think black people are inferior and need assistance with everything. Which is how we ended up with affirmative action / quota hires. Meanwhile, Asians are losing opportunities because they're overrepresented in colleges. SAT scores required for admission are literally adjusted by race. If that isn't racist, I don't know what is. Don't get me wrong, there is no dearth of right-leaning racists either, but at least they have the decency to be up front about their ignorance.

[@troywest7045]

Those schools can't be religious schools to receive tax dollars.

[@DanJohnsonAffordableAviation]

The little kid crying that he didn’t get in was a heartbreaker. We must have more of these! I like all your shows, John, but this one really hit a mark. Well done!

[@gjergjibullari]

God bless Eva for her work

[@trent5972]

I went to a charter school from 5th through 8th grade, and public schools around those grades. going into high school, it was very apparent that my middle school colleagues and I received a vastly superior level of education than most of those who were in the public schools their entire school life.

[@trent5972]

Also, thank you Stossel for being a badass and being an actual honest journalist. Your combination of morality and common sense aligns with mine.

[@Gandoff2000]

Transform ALL public schools to charter schools. The schools are supposed to be working for the parents not the government.

[@RedactedcommentMan]

The government owns the children, not the parents

[@Gandoff2000]

@@RedactedcommentMan That is the belief of all communist and that is why communism is the new slavery. Owning people is slavery.

[@GlobalOutcast]

@@RedactedcommentMan The government doesnt own shit buddy everything they "own" is stolen from its citizens.

[@RedactedcommentMan]

@@GlobalOutcast tell that cps when they're taking your children away for wrong think.

[@combativeThinker]

@@RedactedcommentMan I’d put them in a fucking body bag.

[@patrickmball]

Competition matters. We’re witnessing the participation trophy winners vs the kids who don’t give up.

[@tpoz48]

Anything the government touches (including public education) is sub-par compared to the private sector.

[@talkcommonsense]

The public schools are afraid of competition...

[@allen_p]

I support school choice, but there have been some horribly corrupt and badly run charter schools in Texas. It's not all roses. Proper oversight is essential.

[@Razor-gx2dq]

Similar in GA, there was a charter school here so bad that people were begging to leave and go back to regular public schools.

[@stevebabiak6997]

Face it, there are going to be bad apples all over. The key thing is that if one of these schools does not live up to at least the level of the public schools, they will lose attendance - and too much lost attendance will lead to closing the doors. Bad schools closing down is only possible in this kind of free market. And bad schools closing down is a good thing in the end.

[@donnguyen3795]

More choice will help parents get rid of bad school, regardless of public or charter

[@honkhonk8009]

True. Whats good though, is those bad charter schools can actually go out of business, and dont have to deal with unions

[@deeveevideos]

People hate what they don't understand

[@dustintacohands1107]

Love seeing these kids happy to learn I like the vibe from teacher kids and classsroom good job y’all best if luck to you

[@stephpears4012]

Love your work John. One of the last remaining honest investigative journalist. Real journalist not like some of the talking heads of legacy Media that call themselves journalist.

[@tropictom5996]

Become involved. Run for school board or, if you can afford it, consider becoming a teacher. I’m retired military, 53, and about to finish my degree. Imagine what an older person has to offer to students. Imagine what a wave of older people could do.

[@rosc2022]

You will put all of your leadership training and experience to use as a teacher.

[@andrewfreeman88]

They don't want older people with experience. They want young naive minds, that they can control and brainwash to fit their narrative.

[@tropictom5996]

@@andrewfreeman88 In my community we are short 300 teachers. They’ll hire me or I’ll sue them into oblivion.

[@andrewfreeman88]

@@tropictom5996 Are you talking about a community in Thailand or the US. The thumbnail is throwing me off.

[@tropictom5996]

@@andrewfreeman88 United States. My local school district is 300 teachers short.

[@sterling3159]

As a public high school educator, I approve this message.

[@stevegarcia9098]

that young black girl at the beginning, her cultural environment is already teaching her bad english. her, "it don't matter", says a lot about her home environment.

[@madsatyr]

Thank God for you John Stossel.

[@Mr.Rogers91]

Kids rise to your level of expectation. Yeah public schools expectations are zero.

[@dawnmitchell11]

True story!! I did substitute teaching for 3 years. There are some exceptions, but mostly true! The classrooms that had the fewest problems were teachers that clearly had high standards and expectations, didn't put up with anything, but were also encouraging/cheerleaders for the students. The students would say the teacher was "strict and makes us work hard". When I asked if the teacher was mean, they would say no, actually nice rather.

[@rosc2022]

Let's hope it isn't that bad.

[@Mr.Rogers91]

@Ros C I would argue its less then zero since they teach SJW crap

[@Mr.Rogers91]

@Dawn Mitchell yeah I'm 30 years old and I remember no child left behind policy being implemented while I was in school. Kids that barely came yo school would just be pushed along

[@richardjames7811]

Unions were established to protect the workers, which was needed, but, unfortunately, they've become too powerful and have lost sight of what they're supposed to do...

[@pots2306]

As a retired public secondary teacher and administrator, I have always favored charter schools. Some are lousy, but the successful ones should be funded and expanded. The only thing standing in the way is the teacher unions (NEA, AFT). The unions represent the interests of the teachers, not the students. And funding for public schools means nothing when it all goes to salaries and bad teachers cannot be fired.

[@pots2306]

@Charles Larkin I was in Los Angeles. It’s all about politics...raising money for the Dems. I understand that unions in the middle of the country are much less powerful, if they exist at all.

[@mylodge312]

THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO MIRROR IMAGE COPY THIS - WHAT A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF HUMANITY

[@Rajaat99]

If you can get your kid out of public schools, please do so. Other options: Homeschool, Charter school, or private school.

[@mtg6753]

School choice is a must for our society to succeed. However for those tiger moms and dads kids need balance, kids need playtime too.

[@jameservin1333]

Wow, this is incredible! This shows us that education can be improved. These school unions are garbage.

[@NathanCline12-21]

"Public schools are literal prisons for children and the only place many people will experience violence in their lives." Michael Malice

[@camrsr5463]

I would like to hear more interviews form older kids grades 5-8 and 9-12. I would also like to hear testimony from college grads about the charter system and how it impacted their life.

[@OkieLou67]

My 3 kids went to a charter school, one in elementary, one in middle & one in high school. They all loved it. My kindergartener learned how to write in cursive before printing. I was truly amazed at how well that school was run(and the kids were so well behaved). Then we moved to another state with no nearby charter, so public was the only option- and it went downhill from there. They got an education, yes, but a better one? I doubt it. There was also a lot of drama with the public schools. Parents don’t want to help. People don’t seem to care about the kids as much. Teachers don’t have time to care- they have state test requirements to meet, so that’s all they can focus on. It’s sad.

[@doctoribanez]

The angry lady was frightening

[@Mike-123]

I felt bad for that kid who cried because he didn't make it in on the lottery. Losing that lottery is a really big loss in his own individual life.

[@MP-ef9yo]

Many charter school "lotteries" only accept students who already perform well in school. They don't accept students with learning diabilities who they feel are not worth their time or energy. That is the truly sad part

[@akahailazarus9603]

I went to observe teaching at a Success Academy school in the Bronx last week. I can attest to the fact that this is not a test prep factory. I was actually worried it would be, but was happily disappointed. Students are taught to conceptualize math problems and truly comprehend the main ideas of texts they read before they even begin attacking multiple choice answers, making calculations, or constructing short responses. It's a well established system in their charter network that 80% of student time should be spent setting up and understanding the problem and 20% spent on solving and checking. These kids do so well on state tests because they've learned how to think.

[@loviatar9]

Give parents Choice!! Charter schools are the way forward. Even if it's groups of parents who get together in a community taking turns doing homeschooling. Public education has become indoctrination, not learning.

[@johnhogue9402]

I went to two different charter schools when I was a kid. One was good, one was bad. The good one still exists, the bad one went out of business a few years later.

[@honkhonk8009]

If it was public school, the bad one would be poisning generations and ruining entire neighbhorhoods for years, untill they eventually get shot up because a Kid had their mental health situation abused by these teacher unions and clowns.

[@Joshpower57]

Gotta love loud screaming parents that are scaring their kids in order to destroy education... This is the kind of stuff I wish was made fun of, but it won't be

[@sjhanksaz]

Glad we live in AZ and we can choose charter schools here. Sent two of our kids to one ant it was great

[@bottlethrower1544]

Its criminal this news is suppressed

[@figoff2173]

Good morning John

[@123MineMan321]

morning