Why American Public Schools Are Failing Students

[@trevorbonfiglio9960]

they treat children like children but expect them to act like adults, nothing changes the student

[@gwenhauwuk]

The education system itself is a problem. The obsession with tests is disengaging students from learning itself.

[@berational4716]

Thomas Ahn Then how do you evaluate what kids have learned and ensure they are adequately prepared to advance to a higher level of education? Lol

[@reglayass2516]

This is one problem that unfortunately no one knows how to solve. Kids nowadays just remember the facts for tests, and then regurgitate said facts for the teacher or the education board and then forget everything they learned. Getting good grades on a test doesn't necessarily mean understanding. The high school program I am doing is called the International Baccalaureate, and the thing about their tests is that you can't just regurgitate information because the questions don't work like that. You have to use what you learned and apply it in different scenarios, or use another method to approach a scenario that is unconventional. IB tests and exams actually do show understanding, which is why so many people consider it to be "hard" -- because you can't just memorize. If all the exams and tests were a bit like the IB, it would encourage understanding of the information.

[@berational4716]

boxes of foxes Agreed. As long as it strikes a balance for their developmental level. I think long form essay questions are able to demonstrate a much more broad understanding of the material than the standard multiple choice. This doesn't require the critical thinking that develops later in life but still ensures a detailed understanding of the topic

[@berational4716]

boxes of foxes Agreed. As long as it strikes a balance for their developmental level. I think long form essay questions are able to demonstrate a much more broad understanding of the material than the standard multiple choice. This doesn't require the critical thinking that develops later in life but still ensures a detailed understanding of the topic

[@gwenhauwuk]

Be Rational I'm not suggesting that we don't measure at all, but to stop using it as the apparent daily "goal" of our learning. Maybe an annual test, or why not a single test at 16 like the Finnish education system? But truly, why can't positive individual feedback from the student, to the parent, to the teacher through discussion be enough? Natural expression of interest would suggest that they are learning and are invested in it. I don't feel that the prolonged forcing of learning develops the individual as much as they could.

[@lisak7380]

They forgot to mention the problem of deteriorating family systems. The best schools have involved, engaged parents.

[@qubit2534]

Deteriorating from what? Your words are rife with implication -- what is the standard? And if there is one, is local or global?

[@johnshaw8228]

That is anoher good point. It is not just schools and teachers. It is the entire social structure and culture. This we know.

[@johnshaw8228]

Yes, this is what I mean about social structure. Family is part of social structure. Those stable and intact will produce better results, in general but not always, but I am sure a large majority will compared to the various types of broken families. I am well aware of this and have been for a long time. This does not mean I can do much about it. What it does mean is that I understand it, and that is better than nothing.

[@johnshaw8228]

There are also long chains of historical cause and effect which collectively are more determinate than causes in the near past and present. Politicians like to delete these matters and try to lay the cause on present conditions. But present conditions did not just magically appear overnight. They are all results of long endless chains pf cause and effect.

[@johnshaw8228]

We are not responsible for the distant past. We are responsible for learning from the mistakes of the past, and applying what we learn to the present. Human nature, being very much the same from millennium to millennium and generation to generation makes benevolent change a constant challenge. Sometimes it seems like one step forward and two steps back. Infrastructure here is a miracle of the industrial revolution. With it came pollution that has killed millions worldwide. It brought with it mechanized war and other methods that exterminated 187 million people worldwide in 77 years, from the beginning of WW I in 1914 to the fall of communism in 1991. Is that progress?

[@SadethCheng]

I blame standardized testing. Nobody goes to the school for the sake of learning anymore. They go to school to pass a test, and then brain-dump it soon after.

[@leatme]

The problem is, that while teachers definitely play a large role in the development of children, I think that we very often expect teachers to fill roles that parents traditionally have and should continue to fill.

[@bluedude2246]

I bullied kids when I was in public school. I was that one edgy, don't mess with me kind of kid. I was sent to a Christian private school and was feared by many there. I learned how wrong I was for bullying kids and became nice and normal. Eventually, people started opening up to me and they saw no reason to fear me.

[@e.capo1156]

Blue Dude lol people feared you I don’t believe that

[@hithere2602]

@@e.capo1156 this dude's parents probably make 6 figures lmao. Private Christian school

[@aianna3814]

I got bullied for 4 years with the same classmates back in elementary it annoys me how they wouldnt leave me alone im just sleeping in class peacefully since i got no any friends and im a shy one,i just gave them expensive chocolates,and a ring and there u go,peace is not that hard 🤷 Edit: and yeah ofc we are friends now

[@Thhrhshrgsh]

To make the video short: Black students w/white teachers= bad students Black students/black teachers=good students Dena: "school systems are reverting back to segregation" Also Dena: "Black kids are better performed with black authority" Solution: segregate schools again

[@grimace145]

everyone blames White people for any Black shortcoming. you'd think separation would be the only logical conclusion.

[@Kemite_Gaming]

@@grimace145 yup

[@goldenleopard9778]

Grimace 14 Yes

[@soro31337]

Wasn't Detroit has... Black Mayor + Black School Administrators + Black Teachers + Black Students = Dumbest students ever been tested... Solution, need change to communist system... They all got the best educated students.

[@tirzxh]

As a black woman I disagree racism is never the answer

[@firewizzard86]

Why is America obsessed with race? most of this video was nothing to do with the education just the color of the teachers.

[@robertordish3754]

The video is ridiculous.

[@marcusmelton2295]

@Funny How Not this one. 👆 I personally think bringing up race all the time is ridiculous.

[@koryuudayamadori4610]

Also, why is America obsessed with sexual preference? Most people in America are just very anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic. When the majority of children and adults in public schools are African-American or Jewish or even members of the LGBTQ+ community, they get neglected by the local and state governments, while public schools where the majority are Caucasian and quote unquote "straight" get more funding and overall attention. It's just unfair...

[@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349]

@@koryuudayamadori4610 funny how you say that. i go to a school in chicago and we are one of the most diverse, while also one of the richest, schools in chicago. so... that part about all americans being racist...

[@thephilosopher5799]

@@marcusmelton2295 I'm black and I dont agree or agree doesn't do anything for us. Their is a clear correlation between urban schools and black kids.

[@maulid3514]

I went to an inner city high school and I can confirm without a doubt it is in shambles. In my eyes it is basically a place where parents throw their children for a couple of hours like a teenage daycare of some sort; I remember not ever being assigned homework because the teachers knew the kids wouldn't do them, the curriculum in the classes were entirely for either grade school or middle school children and the teachers were apathetic as fuck. I went there to graduate without putting in any effort but holy shit was it miserable.

[@jjc6530]

That’s how the schools are nowadays. It’s going to get worse. Honestly nobody really cares. The govt don’t, teachers try to care, but the system is just to messed up. The obstacles are just to many to overcome. Teachers are nowadays just going with the flow. Many teachers use to put more time at school, but many do not anymore.

[@NoahBodze]

You went to a black school that wants their expectations lowered. Most schools aren’t like that.

[@nikau1906]

@@NoahBodze that doesn’t make any sense. What do you mean, “wants their expectations lowered”? This is a systematic issue perpetuated by racism, not the desire of schools with predominantly black students to have miserable curriculum systems and education

[@FamilyFeudsOfficial]

As a student myself I think the main factor of a good education is a good teacher, good resources and the ability to understand deeply.

[@bbc7112]

All the good teachers leave the system, because they are not supported by admin or parents. When material taught gets to hard for their kid, and stresses them, parents jumps in and challenges the system. Teachers thus lose interest to teach anything of value. Doing anything for the first time is hard. Parents don’t understand that.

[@zaziorambero1179]

Of course not. You can only succeed in school if your teacher has the same skin color as you. DUH!

[@ringleader61]

i've seen black kids come to class with nothing. no supplies, no books, nothing. They leave them in their lockers or at home. They just come to class and just sit in the back of the room making noise and being disruptive. They show no effort to even try to learn and get hostile when the teacher ask them (not order, not threaten, not demand. ask them) to join in the class. Most of them just don't want to learn, period. This is not the schools being raciest or having lower expectations of the students. This is a issue of them choosing not to want to learn. many people are right, the parents are partially to blame. But you can't just say "it's the teachers or schools fault" because the kids just don't care.

[@jed6040]

Galactic Defiler you’re not the only black student dumbass

[@Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana]

@@Vidheaven7 You just proved yourself wrong. When black kids or parents don't like something a white person says, they just say, "You're being racist." If you were a good student, you would not be swearing. If you were a good student, you would know how to spell simple words like you're and in. If you are a good student, tell us, what is the cube root of 27? This is a simple math question that any dedicated high school student can answer. Who wrote The Declaration of Independence? What was the last book you read? And I mean the whole book.

[@Vidheaven7]

@@Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana swearing has nothing to do with being a good student and people make mistakes I know how to spell. And I never said anything about blacks getting mad about what white people say, I disagreed with his comment Because it was stereotypical. Not all black kids are bad students media may portray us that way but it is not all true. And you assume I'm a bad student why? Because I disagree with stereotypes and use curse words. We don't need Grammer police.

[@josephfore8370]

YOU ARE SOOOOOO RIGHT !!!!

[@main8689]

The other way around for me Every single white person in our class is dum and makes trouble keep in mind i dont live in america the asians are really smart and same with african americans and muslims idk but in my CLASS white people dont learn or do anything im ashame to say this but im one of the white boys

[@Edmund007013]

Please explain why Chicago public school teachers send THEIR children to private schools ? Answer..........They know better !!!

[@robertordish3754]

Government run schools are the problem.

[@learn2draw716]

@Alexander That’s false.

[@jonathanm.9801]

This is so blatantly racist. Students shouldn't be looking up to teachers as role models because of their race. They should look at their teachers as role models because of their wisdom and ability to teach. We should be teaching all students that we should work hard to get what we want. If you truly want something, work hard for it.

[@ttc958]

Jonathan M. Missed the whole point t

[@prairiehorse6168]

Jonathan M. It's not just about race. If a diverse neighbourhood has a black teacher who grew up in the community, it makes a HUGE difference.

[@misse1228]

too bad culture is a thing, ya know?

[@jonathanm.9801]

Noob E good point lol

[@dilligafmofoker]

Personal responsibility is the enemy of victimhood mentality.

[@Daniel-ce6vi]

I've seen both sides in this video. I was in a school where they got funded less and the majority of the kids were black and Hispanic. I also went to a school where majority of the kids were Caucasian. As a student we can definitely can see a difference in teaching wise. When I went to the better school with Caucasians with better funding I felt like I didn't learn anything from my other school. Also I felt out of place because I felt my education was lower which also brought down my self-esteem. America really needs to work on the education for all kids because there is segregation that still lingers today. We also need to teach kids to respect teachers because teachers are our second parents. Without them, everybody would not have a common education or "common sense". Teachers are a foundation and we need to see that.

[@timothypham360]

Brianna, I think you hit on a very big problem that no one has mentioned yet. Yes, the schools are segregated again. I live in New Orleans, and my biggest job as a parent is to work so my kid doesn't have to attend public school. The education is completely different, but a big problem with the public school system starts at home. The parents do not teach the kids to respect the teachers. hell, the kids don't even respect the parents at home. I am making 40 this year, the public school system was very different for me b/c we were still scared of our teachers. Teachers had control over their students. How can anyone teach these days if you don't have the respect and control of your classrooms?

[@learn2draw716]

My 5 grade teacher told the class to ignore me and call me worthless, so no respect from me.

[@learn2draw716]

@@timothypham360 Not all teachers are deserving of respect.

[@zaziorambero1179]

Caucasian

[@TampaJohn]

Parents are failing American public schools. They raise their kids to be disrespectful and violent and of course they bring those traits to the school with them. No one is going to learn with fights in the hallway every day. Students talking back to teachers. Not getting off their cell phones when told. So if you want the school system to be better, make the parents accountable for their kids.

[@betard6244]

tampajohn Lol as an American like me that's all true, also technology is another problem with this situation because everyone is on there phones from 3pm to 3am and when they get to school,they are like walking braindead zombies!

[@catvapecult5876]

The problem is the school system kids are being told go to college they get dept they commit suicide thats the circle

[@catvapecult5876]

@Sudhir Kakar i dont know who are you but all i have to say college is not for everyone

[@catvapecult5876]

@Sudhir Kakar the thing about it its not a low risk path its a high risk low reward think of it. If you are Academy capable sure go to college but if you have a creative view and picture dont go to college let me tell you something albert eistein when someone ask him what he thinks of school he said it was sweat shop poeple limit there creative vision. Also albert Einstein if you judge a fish by his albility to climb a tree it will live his life thinking he is stupid. In the future do you think they will care about your degree they will care about what your able to do with your knowledge not what amount a knowledge you have. Cause the more you knoe the less you knoe me a study science. But the thing is a 13 my grammer is not prefect but atleast its good for my age. Wish you the best

[@KingLindz]

Piped and drought excuses lol

[@vanessalacks9072]

I personally believe that education must be started at home. A parent who can buy expensive sneakers or new car can get a tutor for their children or at list a library card to get books for their children to study. I don't believe we can rely on the educational system anymore. they have proved time and again they are NOT going to level the playing field and will continue to make it so that only whites and Asians are prepared to be successful. I went to a school in my projects in Brooklyn in the 70's and 80's. I was a single mother my last year of high school, but I graduated with my high school diploma. It was because my family would not allow me to fail. I went on to get an Associate's degree, then a Bachelors degree to finally getting my Masters degree in Education at 51. I made sure my son went to better schools than I did and surrounded him and my little brother( who is 5 years older than my son) with educational games video's and special programs in Jr. college for kids on Saturdays. Even though my son had a child his last year of high school he also graduated. His son attends one of the best charter schools in Manhattan, and is going into the 10th grade. When parents take their own children's education into their hands great things come out of it!!! We invest in what we deem important. We just have to begin believing our children and their future is the most important thing to us!!!

[@vanessalacks9072]

Classical Penguin library cards are free. We didn't have a car growing up and lived in public housing. my mother worked for the city of New York but did not make a lot of money. Yet we were taken to museums, libraries and other low cost or free EDUCATIONAL trips. Our parents did the best that they could with what they had. We CAN and SHOULD do better for ours. That's all I'm saying!!

[@adwaye]

endless excuses. libraries are free for crying out loud.

[@adwaye]

Well said, where there is a will there is a way. My father was so poor that he used to study underneath the streetlights in ethiopia. He eventually became a college grad; there is no excuse for a lack of education.

[@JimInTally]

Vanessa: Your comment about public libraries is spot on. As a kid, I read constantly, and far above my grade level. So many parents neglect this crucial need to emphasize reading, especially books.

[@BiteThemBack75]

"It was because my family would not allow me to fail. I went on to get an Associate's degree, then a Bachelors degree to finally getting my Masters degree in Education at 51. I made sure my son went to better schools than I did and surrounded him and my little brother( who is 5 years older than my son) with educational games video's and special programs in Jr. college for kids on Saturdays." I don't know you, but I'm already very fond of you and your family.

[@adamyaakov8435]

The new educational system. They are not teaching physics, calculus, trigonometry to kids at the young age when they need to grasp it but they are charging a hell of money to teach your kids how to tolerate and happily practice homosexuality. Am I the only fool seeing this? I don't mean to offend to my gay associates and friends but I just felt the need to high light this observation!

[@robertordish3754]

Yes. The problem is what they're teaching. Nothing but nonsense.

[@robertmasina4610]

They likely teach those courses at a young age , like you mentioned, in European countries.

[@jjc6530]

Because American parents complain that learning the concepts make their kid stressful and uncomfortable and challenges the system. So teachers teach easy stuff. The curriculum has been watered down so much, it’s not even called curriculum, but many kids are still having difficulties in understanding anything.

[@manilamartin1001]

i wish she addressed asian students.

[@mynameisreallycool1]

Lol

[@nithidesikan6458]

Yep our parents put a lot of stress on us to be the best, don’t listen to our problems and then wonder why we are don’t talk or spend time with them.

[@keithkoganeislife3144]

Of course not, that ruins the narrative, as well I don’t think she would mention just how well Nigerian-Americans are doing in school.

[@pallidhand9756]

Race isn't a problem in school, the quality is, basically for everyone

[@mynameisreallycool1]

I'm pretty sure the races of our teachers is the least of our issues. What about the lack of funding that a lot of school have an issue with? Or the teachers not being paid enough, and therefore lacking the motivation or supplies to be better at their jobs? Or standardized testing? Or the fact that some of these students can't even afford the proper school supplies needed for the school year? Or the fact that some kids can't even afford to eat a balanced meals throughout the day, causing them to not feel energized enough to learn? There are probably numerous other issues that I haven't even thought up of yet.

[@HamsterTMS]

I am a white American and public schools were extremely difficult, I say public schools are obsolete, private schools and home-schooled kids have a better chance of succeeding, the only problem is that private schools and home-schooling are expensive despite it being a better way of teaching.

[@rodpruitt8926]

I'm a black (not person of "color") man going to school in Florida. My HBCU has very few people who have passed the Florida teacher certification tests (plural). We have many failures, and many who are afraid to even try. Without passing scores, we will not be able to teach in public schools. These tests are standard across the country, and they are one of the reasons for the lack of black teachers (I've done a little research). I have only one more of these tests to pass. I believe they are fair, and important.

[@arturohull14161]

Standardized tests are a form of racial profiling.

[@rodpruitt8926]

I don't understand. Explain please.

[@dilligafmofoker]

Rod Pruitt he’s not interested in honest debate-no leftist are. They can’t win an argument with logic & facts. All they have is insults.

[@dannettejackson202]

Rod Pruitt: I also believe that the reason that there are not more people of color in the teaching profession is due to us not being able to pass the teacher's examination test. I believe that the HBCU's need to offer in house courses on taking this exam in addition to good test taking strategies... I took these tests and passed them many years ago, however, I recall that a lot of the items which were on the tests were not covered in my college classes. I personally know and have worked with many teachers of color who were not able to hold on to their teaching positions or who became full-time substitutes (a demotion) due to the fact that they could not pass their tests. These teacher examinations are not only difficult to take but also expensive.

[@keithkoganeislife3144]

@@arturohull14161 yes is that why Asians outplay everyone, including Whites by a huge margin?

[@wickedone5082]

Another excuse, I can't learn if my teacher isn't my color. One good thing is you NEVER RUN OUT OF excuses for failing.

[@venmon9613]

I hate when a teacher get angry at me for not using critical thinking even though they never taught it to me

[@samylynch5185]

A lot of schools sugar coat black history to

[@singinangel06]

I think I received a good education, but I went to the "white school" in my district. I came from a district with 16 schools and two were high schools. Both schools were around 2000, but my school must have been 70-80 percent white. It was the school with the resources and activities. (south west Ohio)

[@calvintruong1516]

What about Asian teachers?

[@RedX165]

+Your Meme Daddy Of course not, if they shown how Asians do better then whites this whole white supremacy wouldn't be a thing for the left.

[@alexwang4894]

Crazy Smiles I'm an Asian and had only white teachers never had a problem

[@itzkrystal2274]

I have never seen a Asian teacher teach my class I’m just now realizing that

[@Topself24]

I went to a good school district in Houston. Well funded and diversely districted. Shot out SBISD!!

[@bobbyswanson3498]

On the "segregation" I don't think there's a problem, segregation isn't the law anymore so if a minority wants to go to a majority white school they can with little problems. Can't we look past race and give everyone the education they need without caring if teachers and students are a certain race.

[@SonnyBCreative]

listen to the video again. then read the articles they sourced. youll understand then.

[@yesiaboln9276]

actually its not that easy. most are neighborhood schools so u have to live within a certain area. in order to pass race we need to acknowledge it.

[@lizbear585]

I'm a Mexican girl, and when I was in high school a teacher asked all of my classroom students....what do we see ourselves doing in 10 years?... when it was my turn to say what did I see doing in 10 years, the teacher said to me and the class... "I think I see you" (meaning me) that I would be a single mom with 6 kids and no college degree.... it made me so mad that she thought that about me, but I proved her wrong!!! Yes!!! After college graduation i went to see her and showed her my masters diploma and no kids yet... all she said was well "that's impressive"

[@arturohull14161]

I am Lebanese and Syrian and where I went to school, there were no Lebanese or Syrian teachers. I went to a predominantly white school and there were only 2 teachers that were people of color. As far as I know my uncle is the only Syrian American teacher in the entire district.

[@eternalreality3260]

The focus on standardized testing is the core of what is killing schools. Instead of learning for life, students are learning for the test (ACT, SAT, whatever BS test they throw at students). To fix the schools we must first get rid of standardized education and start focusing on teaching students things that actually matter and things that they'll actually be engaged and interested in. That is the key to fixing American schools. Plain and simple.

[@denisewalker7235]

It begins with Parents.

[@nnennaumelloh8834]

I was fortunate enough to receive an excellent education growing up. In high school I was a part of the International Bacculaureate program and it changed everything. My teachers were also very supportive and I loved learning!

[@rhystaylor8558]

A fun game is looking for the parts that are referenced and the parts that aren't. Let's you know what aspects are researched facts and what parts are assumed opinions.

[@farenheit_ification]

Ridiculous, students don't see themselves on the teacher, nor you need a teacher from their ethnic group for them to excel, it all comes down to family involvement.

[@gantzuka]

It's on purpose. Education in it's current form is a one sizes fits all model. You can't teach one way and expect everyone to grasp on to that way of teaching.

[@SamuelHutchins]

Unfortunately, the video comments continue to highlight how many Americans are unwilling to do the cognitive work to understand deep-seeded sociological implications. Being able to leverage mentors and teachers that reflect yourself has an incredible impact on how you perceive yourself and your academic abilities. If I had relied solely on the public school system as means of mentorship, I would have never thought that a future career in marketing and analytics was possible.

[@lorentaylor6129]

I long ago stopped trying to persuade low-info ppl about structural & institutional barriers. My alternative is to organize among like-minded ppl and work on empowering the disenfranchised. People can change, but they don't change on their own. And it's actually kinda arrogant to force them to change if there isn't some small window open to accept it.

[@xZippy]

"FailING"? They've already failed.

[@earthqu8]

I went to a mostly black school and all teachers where black woman and same with the principals. You get in trouble for taking candy even though they never put a “don’t touch” sighn. The teachers made you feel dirty or insecure about you by making fun of the way you speak,look,dress,race,and even your parents. I hated my school and now I have depression and anxiety thanks to them!

[@Aikidoman06]

I'm a 23 year educator and Army veteran. I work in a majority minority system. This video is as wrong on myopic as it gets. Truth is everyone is leaving education. Teachers and administrators are sick of it and leaving in record rates. Fewer kids are entering education as well. Minority kids, mostly black, are starting school grossly unprepared for school. For example: minority kids from poverty households begin school at five yoa with the working vocab of a 2 1/2 year old. That's not half of a five year old, it's a fifth. Working vocab is what you use to learn to read. You can't teach that kid to read yet, but policy and law passes them on. The system digs a hole that can't be undug. Secondly these kids are totally anti social and nearly impossible to teach. It's like a room full of Tasmanian devils, hissing and fighting. For a very few in class who want to learn their productive time is grossly limited, so their education is greatly diminished. Policies and laws allow disruptive and dangerous kids to stay in school and avoid responsibility of growing up. In the end, not holding kids back early and not mirroring societies expectations of conduct erodes their chances of getting an education. We teach the kids they send. If your kid isn't teachable it's not the teacher's fault. It's not to color of the teacher. I've seen miracles and unbelievable dedication from all kinds of teachers. It's the kids and their families. You can't vilify the person trying to help and expect them to keep on indefinitely. I've got three your and I'm done. I don't recommend any kid to pay for a college education to teach. It's not worth the money. Get a nursing degree or become an engineer. You won't regret it

[@chrismanson3211]

SkySoldier, you nailed it to the coffin sir! Your comment is 100% spot on!!!!

[@winstonthomas4576]

The kids are failing because they don’t have good parents. I was a teacher for 12 years. I never seen an Asian teacher, but Asian kids pass. I never seen an Indian teacher, but Indian kids pass. I was a black teacher. I failed lots of black kids who rightfully failed. It starts in the home. Y’all stop it. Bunch of lies for the most part.

[@sanamaki6460]

I'm an Arab immigrant. Non of my teachers are Arab or middle eastern, in fact, most of them are White . I still manage to do good in school. If a student wishes to be successful academically, they can learn and thrive no matter what.

[@KittyOzzyZiggy3895]

Learn things yourself don't rely on someone else

[@jjc6530]

I totally agree.

[@alexschroetke5732]

Is anyone here is from 2020? If so, is anyone else happy that there’s a pandemic to get out of school. If that doesn’t show a sign that the American school system should change then idk what does

[@RatelHBadger]

Why is it a colour or race issue? I bet it won't make a difference if you get a low achieving white kid, they won't suddenly become honour students with a white teacher. I'm a white teacher that works in a diverse culture school. I do my absolute best for each child I work with AS THAT CHILD not because one is black white Asian whatever. I don't see colour I see need, I find out what they need and that's what I teach them. New Zealands school system isn't much better, but at least we ditched standardised testing this year.

[@dannettejackson202]

Exactly Right! I agree...

[@lynnmoonlynn310]

Students are just bored of school it's repetitive

[@junlee5546]

You know what's the sad thing? No one in the government will listen.

[@ianward8107]

Dena you have no idea what you are talking about! I am a teacher of color. I used to teach in Newark NJ. The school I taught at had everything. New computers, brand new text books, a diverse staff of black, white, Hispanic teachers. And guess what ??? Student behavior and reason to be at school is severely lacking. A teacher who.has to spend more than half the time disciplining the class will of course not teach much. Liberals in our country do a woe is me approach with these kids. The truth is, the opportunity to succeed is there but alot of these kids don't care about education. That's the truth.

[@miguelbermudez5426]

The issue is the NCLB Bill. It allowed students to cheat or do whatever and still pass. I know because in HS I was the student that stole exams from classrooms and plagiarized everything. Yet I wasn't held responsible even though the school knew because I knew that I would be given a pass. The point is how can students like me not be held responsible at 18 when i was an adult yet I could be charged like an adult if I committed a crime? Or I could smoke? Or vote? Or join the military? Yet I cannot have a HSD revoked for cheating? Colleges do it so why can't high schools?

[@rebekatalebi8046]

The system isn’t set up for learning but to perpetuate divisions between the classes. If your parent was a PTA member then the student gets more attention while little Susie & Jimmy are treated as less than.

[@noirfit9721]

I’ve had a few different experiences. I grew up 9 years in a predominantly white area (in African American) and the education was superb. However, I went to an all black school system for 3 years and I was ahead of my class so much that they wanted to jump me from 7th grade to 10th but my parents said no. Then moved to a white school for a year and the education was great and then finished high school at an art academy and that education was even better than what I received in college. So I can definitely say that although I loved my time at all black schools, the education was so poor there. Teachers had it rough

[@vkingpele]

I hear a lot of complaining and blaming, but not a lot of solutions. Also, self-segregation is normal. I want my kids in a school where they don't get singled out for their race/ethnicity. Every parent should want the same thing.

[@SonnyBCreative]

watch again. there were solutions. and that is history being spoken.

[@rootedtogrowwny]

I have a solution but it's very, very long if you want to see it.

[@_Diana_S]

Requiring a teacher of the same race to teach students of certain race is a call for segregation. Do people in the video even understand this?

[@tellmesomethingamisayingto3957]

I am going to say this. American public schools in some cases, can be good but, one of the biggest problems is that now and days being exceptional in schools doesn't you anywhere in public school anymore. Instead, the public school system bows itself down to the more idiotic and stupid students. I have witnessed at Cockeysville middle in Maryland

[@hayleemaewashburn]

The problem is too many mandatory classes that nobody will ever need in life. Nothing is being taught about the real world. Students are treated like toddlers, hey expected to act like adults. We're lectured, and told that college is the only way to succeed. Our passions are deemed unimportant and are desire to learn is stripped away.

[@_Diana_S]

Believe me, this can be said about every country, in every age and socioeconomic formation. You are not unique, unfortunately.

[@bbc7112]

The American culture is to blame. Education is not a priority in the country, military is. It’s the way of how people in the country think about education. The culture needs to change. Parents and kids don’t take education seriously as being an importance. Students are not held accountable for their actions and learning. Schools just move kids along and graduate them without meeting academic standards. A high school diploma nowadays don’t mean kids learned anything.

[@Topself24]

Are Black teachers going to charter schools instead? Or are they quoting altogether due to school closings?

[@tavisjh]

As a black male teacher, I can tell you it's a struggle. When you have a master's degree (or even higher) but are paid so much less than professions of equal education in other fields, it's tempting to leave. When you're treated poorly on top of that, leaving becomes almost a necessity for mental health.

[@prairiehorse6168]

Tajer come to Canada. If you have an MEd, there must be a way to transfer your credits. Teachers are paid a lot better here compared to the States. At least that's what I found while I was in HS.

[@celinetran5843]

American public schools is just one big competition

[@JimInTally]

American society is "just one big competition."

[@willcamick]

For as long as you can blame your down falls on someone. You will never move forward.

[@josephfore8370]

Consolidation was the beginning of the end of a good public school system .

[@martynield1661]

This is why we need school choice

[@main8689]

My country has that we get to choose 4 school im black btw and we take an exam then we wait for results and i passed for my second choice which is the third best performing school in my district i am now 2 years into my studies and is now hoping to look at being a mathematician i love math😃

[@camilabaxter2543]

If there are multiple schools in the area you can. I chose to go to the school all my friends are going to lol

[@ina1815]

Hell noooo

[@pretendihaveacoolname1597]

Can we just talk about how American people tell stories about bad experiences with their teachers and HOW FRICKING AWFUL THEY SOUND! And they take no legal action and it's really serious!?

[@jjc6530]

What’s needs to happen is all teachers, every single one, in this country one day stop going to work until the government changes its rules and policies regarding teachers working environment, pay and to be treated with respect like normal human beings. Until that happens no one returns. Teachers nowadays have at least 40+ students in each class x 6 classes, that’s 240+ students. Parents wants the lessons to be individualized for their kid. Is that reasonable or even possible for one teacher. On top of it, they want accommodations such as remind the kid every 10 minutes during the lesson to do their work. The focus of the teacher is on the lesson, teaching the lesson well. If in the middle of the lesson, you need to stop, to remind kids, it breaks the momentum of the lesson and flow of an idea the teacher has at that moment, which can create misunderstandings of the concept for other kids. Professors don’t do such things because it’s ridiculous, and because it creates misunderstandings for its students. This is why DOE is messed up. They don’t understand the process of how teaching works. They also let parents step all over them. Teaching this way is not focused on teaching the lesson well, but more to make sure the kids is doing something, not necessarily learning during the lesson. So kid think they are learning.

[@norrifjarran9122]

Because nowadays it seems more important to know which fantasy gender you are rather than who founded the USA, who invented vaccines, books, computers or how math works.

[@howisitgoin4267]

Biting off more than you can chew comes to mind, compulsory teach and test is not the best way for students to learn, a teachers job is to make learning fun and interesting, to convey in a way that leads to understanding, not memorize this material and hope for the best.

[@hasinaaaa3457]

Had my first black teacher in 7th grade and he was my math teacher. Ealy was annoying asl but he was the only teacher that could actually teach me math to where I understood it very well.

[@bhausahebgarud7905]

America, your collapse is coming unless you fix the problem yourself. i wish she addressed asian students.

[@jaddy540]

Just because you attend a class does not mean you can learn anything. You have to want to learn, then make the effort.

[@Kayzzzz307]

one time there was a white kid who was my friend at primary school and she was whispering something to me in class and I was reading but then a teacher gave me a warning even though she saw the other girl whispering to me she did that everytime back then I did not know why

[@Techn9cian123]

Have you seen the video where a black student is drunk in class and his other black classmates are threatening the black teacher?

[@main8689]

Its not the students or the teacher's fault its America's fault. Becuase they do not have a proper education system they need to divide the school by how well u can perform if u get over 60% u can apply for this school if u dont u get zoned to the nearest low perfoming school in your area

[@main8689]

@Sudhir Kakar i agree with u

[@main8689]

Parenting is a serious issue in america

[@mynameisreallycool1]

@@main8689 Pretty sure the kid coming to class drunk is due to child negligence from the parents.

[@camilabaxter2543]

This all depends on the area and district. It’s all different

[@jamesshuler6302]

I totally agree. My school district was fine

[@camilabaxter2543]

James Shuler me too

[@682Daisy]

I always thought that all schools never had enough money for new books, class room supplies, etc. When I joined the tennis team in my high school we only had two tennis court that the whole team practiced on lol but I didnt think much of if because i knew money was short because I would see on the news all the school budget cuts that were being made. When we went to play against another school on the West side of town (aka the white side of town) i was shocked. There school screamed money and you could mistake it for a private school but nope huge sign saying public. I wish i could have gone to a school like that but because of where i live im not allowed to go there because its all about ur address and if you get caught faking an address you get a fine and thrown back to ur area : /

[@mirandalad5082]

i think single mothers are to blame for why students are doing bad and not necessarily the school system. i notice it's mostly children from low income single mother households who do poorly academically. Their mothers tend to be uneducated and not mentally equipped to help their children with their homework. They don't encourage their children to value education at all. Asians do better because they tend to have two parents who encourage them to value education and to do well academically.

[@truther001]

Teacher diversity is not the issue. In many large urban districts there is massive corruption and incompetence. Money is spent on administrative salaries and outside contractors while teachers get an empty room with no supplies, no support and oftentimes, harassment from incompetent principals with little egos who enjoy bullying subordinates. Kids who don't have intact families and home support are usually doomed as the family is the most significant factor in a child's life. A former inner city school teacher myself, I know that parents want the best teacher for their children and race doesn't factor into it at all. Maybe at the high school level it is different, although I know a young black male teacher who had to leave his position at an all black innercity high school because several gang members had put hits out on him. Experienced, skilled, strict but fair teachers seem to do best and the black community has respect for older folks.

[@doubleuponbob3397]

I don't understand the premise. A black kid cannot learn math from a white teacher?

[@Blaze6432]

Teachers race is not a problem. Asian kids perform just fine with whatever color teachers. The problem lies in school funding distribution. Property taxes should NOT fund community schools. Counties or states should with collective and distribution by Student population. White majority schools are nicer because they have nice property tax values paying for everything. Black communities ARE POOR.

[@flashers.5212]

This education system is a recipe for disaster & it’s disastrous enough already, its like one step forward & two back. It was up setting to me to see those young black children in class, all bright & shiny & looking so sweet & innocent, knowing the odds are so heavily stacked against them for the future & for what...their skin colour? It’s ridiculous, its unfair & its deeply unjust.

[@TheAustin1]

it's the government's fault

[@icydemonreaper2187]

The Education isn't the problem. It's the system. When your struggling in class and you get held back with your knowledge in class you become the shark or the fish. Tutoring sure it helps but depends on the situation you are in. The System is a big problem.

[@Trackrace29582]

My question why do teachers that have a degree in teaching don’t know the subjects they teach, why do teachers that have degrees in the field don’t not know how to teach

[@ErutaniaRose]

The reason these stereotypes of African America students exist is most likely due to the wage gap. In general, racism has played a role in keeping minorities in poverty. Those who are in poverty can excel in school, but it can also have the effect of failing or flunking classes due to a lack of recourses. An unfair amount of African Americans and their children are in poverty, creating these boundaries for the students, ergo, the stereotypes of them being more disruptive since they didn't do the work cause they couldn't or had no help. Especially in some families where there are single parents, both parents work and are not around often, work funky hours, or are raised by their older siblings and/or grandparents, and so forth. There are a lot of factors that create boundaries and stereotypes that have deep, and unfortunate, roots in the American schools and economic system.

[@Km-2024-ohdear]

I didn't go to a good high school but I feel unorthodox about schools. I believe a lot of policies are crumbling due to oversight. I think this is a sad reality 😞

[@ripperduck]

USAAmerican schools were designed not to educate, but to train people to become good workers. Just look at our math curriculums. They have nothing to do with why math works, rather, it's about doing endless amounts of problems with NO discussion of the underlying concepts of any of these subjects. All the math you need, and I mean for STEM grad school, was when you took fractions, ratios, and percentages. They're the same concepts found at all levels of calculus and statistical analysis. But no one told you that, or how they connect, or why they're all the same thing. It's not an oversight, it's to keep you deliberately ignorant and frustrated. If you're going to become educated, you'll need to by pass formal schooling, and get it yourself...,

[@peeplocilo9018]

My teacher in second grade would always talk me down because I was black and Puerto Rican And She would say Hispanics and blacks weren’t valid

[@hornet6969]

What about parental responsibility? Oops That's Taboo !

[@mynameisreallycool1]

So many parents think it isn't their job to help their kids with schoolwork or motivate them to do better. :(

[@arthurbusakwe7544]

It's like a vicious circle. If you're school experience has come to naught, you less likely to encourage your children

[@PhantomQueenOne]

During the heyday of busing I was bussed to a *REALLY* bad school 20 minutes away that couldn't control their students rather than a good school five minutes away. I may gone to AP classes (except math, total immersion Spanish which 99% of the class failed, and phys ed) instead of being bullied and beaten up every day. I fucking hated the school so bad that I quit at 16 and ditched most days when I was 15. I challenged a GED test at 18 without any form of classes for two and a half years. I passed with a B even after never learning algebra and geometry.

[@EddieLeal]

I grew up in the 80's in Houston Texas and Brownsville Texas. Both had mix of people from different cultures. I could be wrong however I don't recall there ever being an issue.

[@SteveLeicht1]

Black students are disciplined more because they are disruptive more often.

[@3506Dodge]

Teacher diversity doesn't cause anything. It's the response of students to ideas of racial identity that causes the problem. Race and ethnicity are social ideas. They aren't real. THAT is what students should be learning. Physical appearance doesn't CAUSE anything. Ideas about race are the issue.

[@zaziorambero1179]

This! But they dont want you to know that. The people at the bottom should hate each other so they will not focus on the real enemy.

[@MissCandy350]

Schools aren’t failing...parents are.

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

It's all because of a lack of resources and money and since minority groups tend to have low resources we can't really compensate for it there for that is why a lot of these failing class schools are failing.

[@yourchaoticadhdfriend3523]

A girl once complained that there weren't enough black students at my school and I told her to look around because there was a lot of black people there so I didn't really know what she was complaining about :/

[@kobienglund7634]

Why is a video titled, "Why public schools are failing students" all about African Americans? Title your video what its actually about next time.

[@CocoChanelle-1]

There is a false expectation that the school is supposed to be the parent. The school is there to provide Support to the parent. Students who don’t have parents to help with homework and monitor them to help provide for their needs, struggle. If the student struggles the school struggles. If parents are teaching their child to respect the teachers, they bring attitudes and violence to the school. This creates an environment that’s difficult for the teachers to properly function in.

[@jennabates3056]

They should do research on minorities in predominantly white schools whether it is in a rich area or not . Im sure it affects many individuals

[@okxyvix721]

Always been in private schools 😬

[@xedn]

As a Moroccan American I’ve been never able to reach my full potential in school but alone I have made a whole life for myself teaching learning and never giving up I’ve done well for years of mistreatment it has given me a visual inspiration for the world true art and visions I see for creativity I’ve been in many art schools but they always seem to limit your potential I must find a school who can see what I am or if not I will continue alone it sounds crazy but I really should have been taken better care of just as we all should my name is a Muslim name and I’ve been treated equally good and bad with my name I don’t know why but I felt as an outcast In schools but with my bros I have found the right circle and right energy to fulfill my dreams with great people around you are able to see anything in light

[@oscarvillalobos6975]

I feel grading needs to be banned ASAP think about it grades keep you worried and stressed and that’s not healthy and can lead to a lot of unhealthy benefits and behavior it can affect the way we learn

[@luminescentnymph1940]

I learned more from youtube and google then in school. Granted I loved school I loved meeting new people and learning new things news flash I wasnt learning anything I was just being brainwashed and Lied to.

[@jjc6530]

Because American parents complain that learning the concepts make their kid stressful and uncomfortable and challenges the system. So teachers teach easy stuff. The curriculum has been watered down so much, it’s not even called curriculum, but many kids are still having difficulties in understanding anything.

[@luminescentnymph1940]

I was polled out of class and put into special ed and I was bored. And my mom helped me get backing into regular class rooms again

[@akumasin9067]

private school better than public school