"Waiting for Superman" gives US schools a failing grade

[Charlie12241]

Most people don't care about going to school.

[AndrewAMMay]

This is the weirdest but intelligent shit i've ever seen

[whatsgoingon07]

for anyone who went to private schools all their lives, did teachers make you duck walk across the room as a disciplinary action in your private school?

[joyousmon]

Did any of you see Waiting For Superman? It totally revealed the sad state of US public schools. We can and should blame the system, governments (both state and federal) as well as teacher's unions.

[yankees032778]

This is not an educational problem. This is a cultural problem. Yes, our education system has many flaws, but we still produce some of the top minds in the world, and several of them came from poor families and from public schools. So many Americans don't value education like they do in other countries, especially in inner cities, where you are often an outcast for wanting a good education. Once we start valuing education and hard work, we'll succeed, no matter what walk of life you come from

[Charlie12241]

@yankees032778 You're right but, it seems like that will never happen.

[jimi2940]

1.Most Execs in Billion dollar companies over seas all speak English fairly well.

2. Marketing is never based on history and is always based on what works currently, Whats hot, pop culture, and current events.

3. If government pays for public schools, the least people should get out of it is at least a trade where they can join the union or free lance.

4. You have to spend 2 years doing general ed in order to get any degree so why pay for the education u already got in highschool for free?

[MegaFargone]

@jimi2940 what more can you say about money getting inthe way of doing things right

[TheThedot]

It is because of minority scum that the USA is a 3rd world nation now. When we were 99% white we were on top of the world. If you want to kill a nation just add minority scum. They consume every thing, minorities contribute nothing. t hey are worthless eaters.

[marlowethomas]

@TheThedot Really?

[TheMonolith]

@TheThedot

LOL troll much?

[Selinja]

Called shot to the nuts. NMA delivered. Ouch.

[jimi2940]

Its not the teachers or the students. Its the content of the educational material. Its very abstract ad useless. Not everyone should or deserves to go to college. Skillsets in Sales/marketing, Plumbing, electrical should all be taught with a minimal focus on foreign language, history, and english literature. We are in dire need of highschool graduates with skillsets. not potential college dropouts who were going for bullshit degrees like political science.

[storytvalex]

@jimi2940 There are trade school programs for specialized skillsets such as plumbing and electrical. Try marketing or selling to a company based in another country without having any prior knowledge in foreign language, or history for that matter. If you honestly believe that English, foreign languages, and history need to be minimalized, what do you make of a generation that already doesn't remember its history and will be less literate than the previous generation? Content is what you make it.

[fridaysindetroit]

Wow, this video went Brooklyn Hard on Obama. You don't see that everyday...well, unless you're watching Fox News.

[thegameulost]

Wow. Pretty much all of what they're saying matches up with what I've seen in my hometown, where the high school is called "heroin high". And my hometown is said to have one of the "better" public schools in the US!

[thegameulost]

they just turf the bad ones off to other schools, where nobody has heard the complaints yet, like what happened with my 4th grade teacher.

[MarkP0rter]

American children only beat other countries in terms of self-esteem

[cherngbutter]

Sweet, Taiwan is best at math :P

[boobtuber06]

@cherngbutter ...and we're the best at thinking we're the best.

[ChristineTran2]

If you really try find a direction to point your finger at, it's extremely difficult to blame at anyone at all. The biggest problem with the school system is the role that people play in it. Even though you can blame the teacher all you want, sometimes they cannot do anything without a grant, and you have to go through administration for that. But if administration doesn't allocate money for them due to budget cuts, who are you to blame nowadays?

[teleutube]

LOL !

Obama's daughters going to private school.

other kids going to school with "NO HOPE" bag packs signs.

[bravo0105]

The public school system in America is a shambles! Without free-market discipline, parents can't reward excellent teachers nor punish incompetent teachers; the NEA, DoE, and school administrations have seen to that. Government has no place educating its population as that constitutes a severe conflict of interests. A population free to self-educate will not cede its Liberty; a population dumbed down by state education can be willingly lead down the Road to Hell.

[ChristineTran2]

@bravo0105 I'd agree with that. Teachers would work harder for their jobs. But that's basically bribing. Of course you can reward teachers for doing well. You just cannot punish them. In addition to that, if we had that system, then the saying to preserve "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is invalid. If one wants better education, you can always put your kids in private school.

[Madman4104]

Thanks guys, for reminding me why I should stop reading youtube comments. The lot of you.

[MomIsSoMean]

@ColumbusMaine Our local schools have almost no minority students. The teachers are some of the best paid in the country, have been on strike over a month, and the kids are still doing poorly. I'm teaching my own kids now and can see they're not nearly on the level hubby and I were at their age. They've done more at home this month than they did this year before the strike. It's not an intelligence problem. It's not a racial problem. It's a systemic school problem.

[thegameulost]

@ColumbusMaine

Obvious troll is obvious.

[MsJanetWood]

Teacher "X" teaches 5 classes. He teaches 3 Algebra classes, 1 Advanced Algebra class, and 1 remedial class. His first four classes are okay, but his last class is utter chaos!

Why?

Is it because the class has 43 students instead of 35?

Or maybe because the majority of the students don't speak English?

Could it be that it's late in the day and the kids are tired?

Or maybe, just maybe, the kids are DOWN-RIGHT LAZY?

Stop blaming the hard-working, dedicated teachers!

[anharmyenone]

First step, decertify all public sector unions.

[MsJanetWood]

Hitler blamed the Jews for all of Germany's problems! As a result, 6 million people lost their lives.

"Be wary of simple solutions to complex problems."

[zero00tolerance]

@MsJanetWood

but it is the jews that causes all the problems in the world....

look what theyve done in Palestine murdering the poor and helpless and set up a blockage. Just exactly like what Hitler did to them..if the lesson they ever learned was to cause more pain and suffering among humans.

[thegameulost]

@zero00tolerance

"Let he who is free of sin cast the first stone." Just a quote to think on before claiming that the Jews are the only ones to perpetrate acts of evil. Think back, and try to name one country that has never committed a moral atrocity at any point in its past. If you cannot come up with one, then your point is invalidated, because that means that EVERY SOCIETY is like that to some extent (a large extent, in most cases).  Hate to break it to you, but sadly, it's the norm.

[ExposeZionistCrimes]

@MsJanetWood the holocaust is a hoax, and if you honestly research most problems there always seems to be a self chosen tribe member at the bottom of it

wars for profit, usury,bailouts,feminism,and on and on

[spazzing]

@Aislan4414 That's true. I moved to a new place with great teachers but they couldn't teach because the kids were always interrupting them and I couldn't learn bc the teachers were so frustrated. But what I'm talking about is like the ones who flirt with students like the Chadwin Reynolds guy. The fool wears t-shirts that says Hustler on them and comments on student fb pics saying they're sexy. Sooo disgusting.

[wblstudios]

Sadly, this is EXACTLY what the American school system is like.

[K3v1n74n]

nma chinese bullshit channel

[mushroomcloudy]

Make everything private!

[EspnNBAGeneral]

@mushroomcloudy Didn't you watch the video? Prepare for a group beating delivered by teachers/unionists in clown makeup.

[Antharmo]

@totakeke Corporal punishment won't force a bored child to learn, it'll only make them fearful and submissive. You're advocating child abuse.

[Owwmykneecap]

@totakeke How then can school systems in countries without corporal punishment outclass American schooling so easily?

[PaternusHentai]

@totakeke that's two words and you're retarded

[kenonifty]

Ego!!!!

[mbabitt]

@kenonifty HELL YEAH WE WIN

[86am]

Study after study shows that kids in private schools do no better than ones in public schools, and in some cases do worse. (see CREDO Stanford study)

The only reason why the US trails some countries in testing is because certain countries weed out their bad students and only put forward their most successful students to take exams. Raffles are an antidemocratic way of distributing education and this film is nothing but propaganda.

[sventoby]

I went to private school. Awesome!

[babypiyo]

Thought Singapore is also well known for ego issue, just not as bad as american I guess heh...

[tekfunk]

very good points at the end.

how will america survive with such a terrible education system?

[darylsudden]

public schools in Europe are kinda okay. :P

[ScottTempleman]

@zinisrocking go to a prison and tell me who the real racists are. Americans are portrayed as buffoons because that's how the world sees us.

[zinsisrocking]

i like how all the kids that gratuated to jail are black

and how the ones that are good at math and science are the asians

when a character is bad it's american and when it's good like michelle rhee it's drawn asian

hinda rasist?

[BayviewFinch]

@zinsisrocking - It sounds like you're the one being racist here. I didn't even watch it for the colour of their skin. I guess that's the first thing that comes to mind for you, the racist viewer.

[stopthatgirl7]

@zinsisrocking The ones that are good in math are Asian because they're from the counties that came in first as best in math and science, which are Asian countries. Look at the flags on their shirts.

And the "drop out factory" schools are in poor areas, and a lot of the really poor areas in the US are sadly also areas that are majority Black.

[GaolisVideoLog]

@zinsisrocking Seriosly, I didn't notice the skin colors. But you've just proven their point. Many Americans have a large ego and believe in this "American Exceptionalism", while in fact their country is pretty mediochre.

[noseraph]

@GaolisVideoLog Why would you pay attention to a "mediocre" country, if it did not hold some importance in your life? Those who are outside America's borders enjoy criticising it, yet simultaneously enjoy the benefit of America's military and trade, as well as its international appeal in entertainment and the arts. It is likely that you are among those who curse America by day, while devouring its fruits at night. A shameless hypocrite.

[GaolisVideoLog]

@noseraph Nah, not really. I don't get anything from the US. Not where I live. And concerning the "enjoyment" that you're speaking of: You mean the human rights violations in Subic, Mindanao and Okinawa, Guantanamo bay or wherenot commited by US GIs, right?

[noseraph]

@GaolisVideoLog Are you sure you don't enjoy American entertainment? Your channel suggests that you don't dislike Puddle of Mudd and the legendary Lionel Richie. Not that I would blame you - Lionel Richie is great in concert.

[sugarnpeach]

@zinsisrocking Maybe because Michelle Rhee is Asian. Idiot.

[Umaralkhattab91]

hahaha singapore is first in science. 1:26

[Antharmo]

Teachers can't be blamed for a flawed system. This whole debacle is the fault of the industrialised "Factory" system of schooling. Teachers are victims, not the criminals.

[HollyBee9000]

@Antharmo Considering how much they have to pay out of their own pockets to stock their classrooms, work ridiculous hours for rather crappy pay, and how they have to deal with parents who think their child is special, is it any wonder?

[Aaronnyc89]

@Antharmo

Good teachers can't be blamed. But trust me there are a ton of bad teachers as well.

Parents and students need to take responsibility also.

[thegameulost]

@Aaronnyc89

Unfortunately, America's teacher's union protects the bad ones from getting fired solely for not getting the job done. They pretty much have to commit a jailable offense to get fired. Furthermore, the teacher's union does too much for senior teachers who are close to retirement and too little for new teachers, which lowers the retention rate for new talent, which can in turn fuel a deficit of teachers, leading to excessive class sizes (and that's just what I've seen firsthand).

[Aaronnyc89]

@thegameulost

I agree with everything you said ESPECIALLY the bit about jailable offenses. It's a sticky situation the union is crooked but without it all teachers even the good ones would most likely get screwed.

[spazzing]

@Antharmo So even suspended teachers shouldn't be blamed? What if they're being suspended because they can't teach, or if they had sexually harassed a student? It's not just the flawed system, teachers can be crap too.

[kgluong]

@Antharmo

Let's use some critical thinking. Why does other countries that have "industrialized Factory" do much better at teaching their students? Could it be they have better teachers? Could it be they fire bad teachers?

Teachers are the criminals. I'm all for charter school system.

[Antharmo]

@kgluong Other countries also have Teacher unions too. They also put more funding into public education. critical thinking seems to imply that there's more to this issue than "It's the teacher's fault"

[cheesechoker]

@Antharmo The USA spends more per student than almost every other industrialized country in the world, but gets far poorer results: h-t-t-p (colon) bit.ly (slash) bEcZm1 . More money is not the answer.

[kgluong]

@Antharmo

@Antharmo

We spend more money on our school system than any other countries yet we get less out of it. Where does all these money go to? The teacher Unions. Not the kids that needed it the most. Most charter schools does more with a lot less money.

If you have the extra money and don't want your kid ending up a failure send them to private school. At the very least these schools will fire bad teachers.

Do a search on Stupid in America and Detroit in RUINS! on Youtube.

[KillenEMsoftly]

very true...but not all public schools are that bad

[jawayetti]

Superman is on my underwear!

[soulhunter4444]

At least they're #1 at something, I'm pretty sure they're very proud of that. :P

[jawayetti]

@soulhunter4444 Unfortunately, yes, we are. *shakes head*

[wildwheelie]

2 Tru!!!!

[BecuzIt]

What drop-out factories? They must all be in Detroit.

Lol just kidding Detroit I love you.

[jawayetti]

@BecuzIt Don't drop-out factories violate child labor laws? ;-)

[chrno6]

lol@ 1:29 USA USA EGO NUMBER ONE!