Life Inside Detroit Public Schools
2016 ж. 14 Қаң.
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School Counselor Lakia Wilson shows us how a crumbling school building and lack of staff and supplies makes it almost impossible to provide Detroit children an equal education.
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It's very upsetting, especially since it looks like it used to be a quality school with a gym, music room with band uniforms, a pool...
+Schmuphraim Wasserberg why does that matter?
+pandagames One can't "take" your job from you. You can't be working at Wal-Mart and have someone just show up and "take" your job. If there are people with needs then there are plenty of jobs out there. If there is a community that doesn't have a quickee-mart, then opening a quickee-mart creates a few more jobs. Same with opening up a haircut place, a donut shop, a dollar store, etc.
+MikeSPx24bj9 thats not what im saying 50 years ago how was it for black people hmmmm? And now they still get treated like shit by some people and a white person will get chosen over a black person in a job interview in some places
snail makes me sad that these kids want an education to support their family's and kids in my school hate their parents and appreciate of what they have
Your high school must be trash because mine has that and I live in Modesto #8 supposedly for the worst places to live in the USA
These children don't even know their education is being stripped away...
These kids are 5x as mature as I was when I was there age. You can just look at them and tell how smart they are. I would do anything to switch with them and give them my life.
How?
Dawg I go to this school way before the gym thing and everything else. We were actually a civilized school, and the teachers were trying their best to help us learn. So don't come on here doing that when you don't know half of what we're doing lmao.
I don't see any white kid .
Or white teacher
Update: this went viral and they were funded half a million dollars from Ellen DeGeneres to fix the gym, play ground,hallway, and update classrooms
Why is it that it takes attention on the internet for people to care? There’s prob worse schools in the u.s. than this, and no one cares..
Praise GOD !!! I went to Balch Elementary Grade School from 1960- 1964, and it was such a beautiful building back then, and after looking it up a couple of years ago, it STILL is .!! It was the only grade school back then with a swimming pool.!!! We had a real nice track and field area, and an awesome playground.!! I LOVED that school, for I had excellent teachers who would give treats to the fastest runners, the best speller in spelling bees, and the A-plus students, of whom I happened to be one of.!! I checked and it is now a community center, and I plan to go there one day to reflect on when school was FUN, and a life-saver for me.!!
The principle of Spain elementary was charged with taking bribes as part of the DPS kickback scheme right after he was "blessed" by Ellen with all that money.
This comment made my day!
That’s great
This brings “Can’t have shit in Detroit” to a whole new level
Lol
detroit has a better culture than ur shitty town which preaches white priveldge and calls black people the n word
@@jungkooksfootrest7699 you seem like the absolute fuckin worst
@@jungkooksfootrest7699 the fuck is wrong witchu
@@jungkooksfootrest7699 what are you talking about
the school is so depressing but the teachers are still trying their best for the kids, i really hated my school but now i realize how privileged i am
yes
My school was shit, bad education i barley know basic math we had shit teachers that im pretty sure most of them were racist it was fucked up
@@b2b_productions797 ikr
This is much better than schools in places i know. This is actually gppd
@@itismethatguy no its realy not sure there are schools that are worse but this is still not good
I can't understand why we are giving out foreign aid to other countries when we have our own cities that are crumbling apart
lee lee g I do agree with you but if it’s a strong and unpopular opinion maybe don’t make it so public
Because we’re desperate for foreign support and investment.
sarah byrne I see where ur coming from at least America has an education system but calm down mate
@@sarahbyrne3602 are you for real???
@@sarahbyrne3602 your white to vro??
My dad grew up in Detroit, and so we recently looked at the rating of his Highschool, and it was a 1/10
I was born in Detroit, and I'm glad that my father moved us outta there.
Detroit not only is poor but I’ve heard it’s very dangerous
@sxunnygxrl Where in the west? I’m from the west too
@@Lifetalk849 same I’m glad I didn’t grow up there and moved out young
@@DKMetcaIf im frm east over on 6mile
“i want my babies to have the best” omg that’s such an amazing principal
Heard from a comment (so take it with a grain of salt) that they were arrested for embezzlement or something
@@Joe_Mama661 god DAMN I'm going to hell for laughing at that but it doesn't matter because I was going to hell anways. That went from 0-100 in an INSTANT lmao
@@TheDiamondMaskBSS what
@@Joe_Mama661 I don't think that's true. First of all, they're a counselor and not a principal. But I just searched them and found them and are now the executive vice president of Detroit Federation of teachers
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I grew up in Clarkson, Michigan. These kids have no books, while my school is trying to figure out where we’re going to move the tennis court. Sad.
Toasty_42069 One of the top comments was talking about their school moving tennis courts, maybe they live in clarkson too.
I live in Farmington hills and this is a suburban area we have tennis courts and performing arts and many clubs because they’ve put so much work into our area I used to live in Detroit and my old school was shut down cause we barely even had money for school lunches...prioritizing is key
Just because they don’t say segregation anymore....
Dam
I go to school in Northville and they're rebuilding the school because it's too big.
I hated school until I saw this. This is so depressing. I want to go to Detroit and give the kids books.
Plessy do I go to that school.
You're all talk.
@@lefthanded5473 i mean you're talking also
@@ismagicgone626 He meant that he said he wants to but isn't doing that.
So depressing
At least they have a counsellor. My school in Chicago didn't. Their nurse's office wouldn't even give me daily lunchtime medicine, because they were so understaffed. I had two allergic reactions as a result of not receiving that medicine. The worst thing was, a girl in my school got an allergic reaction and died in an ambulance because her Epi pen wasn't in school, and they wouldn't give her someone else's in the ambulance. They still refused to give me lunchtime medicine. My second reaction occurred then. At the end of the year, we moved. Those kids have it bad, but at least they aren't dying from a lack of medical care in schools. My school was rated as above average in Illinois.
Holy shit dude
Same here, I was in Chicago as a kiddo and we never had a pool or a gate like that school (of course I still feel terrible for those kids at that school, I'm just saying there are other schools just like this in chicago)
Same in New York City school.
Im hella privaliged my school only has like 300 kids and we have like 40 teachers and a multi million dollar gym and a giant pool etc
@@godspd7775 there’s a school nearby my town that has 3 gymnasiums with 2000 students along with a LOT of teachers. It is a 2 story building as well. It also has a goddamn dance studio that’s the size of 2 classrooms. It’s a $70M school
If this isn't proof that some schools need more funding, I don't know what is.
Bill Gates should fund them
Studies show that spending per student doesn't always improve schooling (see:Atlantic City) but fr if this place don't have any ink or books someone give em like $100,000 thats probably more than all the teachers get in a year
@@EthanParmetItsDaBunny That's what I mean. Teachers aren't payed enough for this and students can't learn in a good enough environment.
Since when do blue voters value actual education? Blue freaks want to teach CRT which preaches math is a form of white supremacy. You can't make this BS up, man. The average blue voter has the collective IQ of a dog turd.
@@iwillnotcomply5475 What does this have to do with blue voters? Also I don't even know what that is.
"We dont have any ink" Thats just sad
Very sad.....
MDL Media I live here and this has been going on since I was in first grade I now go to one of the best high schools in my city and they don’t have ink so we have to figure out a way to print out our assignments or right them up
They all look like a bunch of bright kids. I hope there can be a solution found soon.
+Shawn Jones Don't listen to this guy! He's a Zionist shill related to Larry Silverstein! Quick put on the tin foil around your head!
Nick Joseph africa 4 the win
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***** Bow Down, Candy ass.
+Shawn Jones You're a piece of shit dude. The last time I checked the problem cited here was when the auto industry collapsed. This is a problem about money.
So why do they keep electing people that aren't doing anything. Mayor's govenors God bless this adults for not giving up on them
Because for most white people who decide elections, these conditions don't affect them. So it's a vicious complicated racist struggle ever since the Civil rights movement to lock black people into bad conditions.
@@HurricaneJahya or it’s just incompetent leadership like from the 70s onward
@@HurricaneJahya Can we stop this "white people rich" stereotype? It's pretty annoying now.
@Brand of Sacrifice I linked something to prove this it didn't send, but what I said is factual. A lot of that incompetent leadership in the 70s was racist.
@@dcmuggamuga407 Well, that's not what I said. But white people making more money is no stereotype. The median income for white people is higher than that of black people in the U.S. I'm not being racist or problematic it's the truth.
This makes me see how privileged I am. I’m so grateful. I hope this school gets fixed soon and everyone can be happy :D
Corruption at its finest. Wheres the money going??
+joyariffic Rick Snyder's golden toilet
+joyariffic What money ? Haven't you heard? the damn city is a ghost town. There is no money even flowing. The tap is dry those people are much better off to just relocate to some other city then to sit there an complaint over issues that are never going to get fixed.
+joyariffic Tax free churches.
+Newbpwng I thought they had a 35 million budget surplus?
i dont know about that but i am pretty damn sure that 35 million aint gonna save the city. They are saving money by cutting down traffic lights and other necessary utilities. Anybody can save 35 dollars a day if they dont eat or use electricity.
It just makes me realise how privileged I am (For everyone saying I don't know what privileged means the privileged definition is having special rights ,advantages or immunities . I wasn't just saying I'm privileged because I go to a better school My family is wealthy and I get to go on holiday and experience culture in other countries therefore I am at an advantage to people in my school who haven't been to other countries and even if I was just talking about it to do with school I go to a better school than they do . My school has better facilities than there's .Meaning I am at an advantage .)
Same
you sound like a fucking feminist lol
Esme Hayden you’re not “privileged” and the other person who said “same” isn’t “privileged” too. Just because you feel bad doesn’t automatically make you a privileged person. Be grateful for your parents for sending you to a better school and be grateful for how hard they work for you. You might say that I’m saying it’s wrong to feel bad but that’s not the case. You are not privileged for going to a better school or just plain out feeling bad.
Zi - my personal opinion, yes I was privileged to attend a better school, as it led to far more post secondary opportunities (and beyond). It's ok to say so, again in my personal opinion.
Same, they deserve better
I’m a musician and it is so sad to me that they don’t have a and room to play in😢 I’m praying for you little guys👍🙏
This is so upsetting to me. My father went to Spain and he said it was a very good school with a great learning environment. He tears up when talking about the school now. He worked for the school board and tried to get more funding to help the school but time after time it did not succeed. Spain deserves better. Detroit Public Schools deserve better. My family moved for a hope of better education. Still in state. We drive past Spain every once and a while and I shed a tear. It’s sad that kids have no playground, or gym to run around in.
I live in a suburb only a few miles away from out Detroit. In our schools, they literally throw away money. At my high school they’re literally moving the tennis courts from one section of the school to another. They’re basically one chromebook for every kid in our grade. It makes to sad to see this inequality of wealth where I live.
I live in Dearborn and my school has money but not much
I live in a suburb of Chicago also, and I came from a lower class Chicago public school and its sad how unequal our education is, it’s all about the taxes the people pau
And that’s why America needs a little grain of communism.
@Blake Ubersox you know how many ppl USA has killed for oil?
@Blake Ubersox Did you know that the USA has killed 20-30 million people in conflicts since WW2?
This literally brought me to tears. No child deserves this!!
😢
I went too this school since kindigarden and now I'm going TOO HIGHSCHOOL
wait do u know kendra wheeler jeremiah?
Black kids do
BIG FAT PENETRATOR Racist?
Leaving aside how this lack of resources affects these kids' education directly, I think it's in a way far worse that they are made to feel hopeless and betrayed at such a young age. It is even more important than being educated in specific subjects to be conveyed a certain positive or at least not unnecessarily negative outlook on life. Being betrayed by their own society in regards to very basic needs such as education will render them crushed for probably forever if left alone.
Made me appreciate my school more. My friends were complaining about how they wanted some new installments to our playground when we literally have a big field with a track, water fountains you usually see at colleges, we have money for trips like South Korea, and Washington. Our school is well clean, sanitary, and we have technology in our hands. I feel so much appreciation for my elementary/middle school
A school with no music breaks my heart 😭
SsS
Flute Player Victoria A LOT of dps schools don’t have art or music awards “we don’t have the money for it “ apparently we are broke. Wanted to update My last text. The expectations for dps students are low and most of us feed into this which continues the never ending cycle. Schools like Spain elementary will always existed even out side of dps but no one really do anything about it 🤷♀️. Society has failed us and we end up repeating a currently never ending cycle
lol, school in this video is really good I really would study there. Because this looks quit better than schools in my country
Alexej Belov Spain is a good school I have some friends who graduated from Spain it’s right near a high school and a hospital
music sucks xD
I volunteered in one of these types of schools in Detroit and I have to say those kids are the most gracious, bright, loving, and amazing kids I’ve ever met. My heart breaks thinking about when they go home and don’t have the right necessities such as food to eat.
Megan K you warm my heart so much
You nice keep going 💜💜
Wow...that just made my day...thank you
Megan K they soon get jaded by life
OfficialShooky Rooky Jimin!
This is so sad. I realize how good we have it I feel so bad, and somebody should DEFINITELY help and raise up this school.
I am so sorry for these kids. I always thought my middle school was hell on earth, but I had every tool I needed to succeed. Programs, classrooms, teachers, extracurriculars, sports, everything. I could never imagine not having access to these things which makes me realize how privileged I really am. This needs to change.
I just want to say that these teachers and parents deserve respect for encouraging students and genuinely caring for them beyond what is required. Respect!
First Last arrest your ass throw you in a well
Brittany Holden all power to u sis
I respect the kids willing to get an education in such a fucked up city. They really care about their lives.
I live in Louisiana and just realized how privileged I am. My school isn’t rich, but we have a football and softball field. We can also afford to take trips to big universities in the state. Also, every year the 8th graders take a trip to Washington, d.c. The fact that these kids don’t even have a proper gym makes we want to give all of my school’s stuff to them. They’re the ones who need it.
Harli Howard I live in Louisiana too. I thought our schools were bad until I saw this video 🤦🏽♀️
Harli Howard your school sounds pretty rich to me.
@@Ilikeminecraft57 Did you literally write a whole fucking paragraph bragging about your school???
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@@Ilikeminecraft57 what was the point of this comment tho? 💀💀
I taught at DPS for ten years. This video is very true! No books, no supplies, it is very sad!
This just makes me thankful for my school.. We have books, computers and a amazing gym.. I wish everyone could have this too..
This is so depressing. 😰
I go to a private school I just feel so bad
@CaliforniaCheez if you were in those little kids situations your opinion would be much different! This is rude and really pissed me off by what you said. Some of those parents do everything for thier children. And that's the best school they can go to because people like you don't have to deal with these problems. So please do not tell me those parents don't care about their children. And maybe the community can't help very much because of money issues. Please do not assume. Know the facts first. 🙄😡😡
I was about to comment this. It really is and I wish the place will get better
Mikeduke324 stfu they vote democrat cuz they want it to get better, all the republicans do is make taxes on the poor idiot
Sara Marie not rlly
That school looks like a prison
No it doesn't Were are the bars
@@nessaminaj bruh you're like 9 years old
@@nessaminaj Where*
@@eggpower6079 andd??
Check out Northwestern high school in dps trust me
As somebody who loves playing her clarinet, the band room makes me sad.
I cannot stress this enough THIS IS THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY _OF OUR WORLD_ We literally _CANNOT_ spend too much money on them
I feel so bad for these kids. They are so bright. I really hope the school gets fixed sooner or later.
Rosalina Pham luckily it did get upgraded. Ellen donated a new gym and over 1 million dollars towards education and rebuilding the school!
Ella R that great
Your whole system need to change. Not just one school.
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Those kids are the strongest kids I have ever seen. In the face of corruption like that it is amazing to see those little kids pull through. I really hope that they find just one opportunity to find a better life around the nation. God bless to all of those kids.
+Mike Swivel then USA need no schools hi from India
Chigozirim Ifebi well yes that is true but as a black folks who gets all A's in his classes. This is not so true. First of all from personal experience all of the other black folks in my schools average is a 70-81% but also from scientific research it was figured out that a average black student turns in about 92% of their homework and their average is a C in math B in many others and a C in both social studies in science so their overall grade is a B- which is not bad but not as smart as the rest of the world but personally I think everyone is smart just it is harder for some to bring it out
The sad part is that the reason why these grades are so bad is because they don't have the material too be taught these type of things. I'm fortunate enough to be an African American living in a wealthy area near Detroit. My parents grew up and Detroit working their way out of poverty to be able to give me the life I have today. My goal in life is too be able to be successful and come back to my home town of Detroit and help these kids thrive too their best potential. Hopefully more people have this goal, not just too help Detroit, but to help other cities like this too fight for better education and materials.
Shahin Dijagah man I hope these kids do better. I'm black American girl turning 13 and I'm doing really good in school and actually kinda sorta better than the white kids in my class. I don't listen to that IQ crap because I'm getting A's and B's and that's all I need to know. thBut still I hope these kids can get better it's sad. And yes everyone is smart in their way.
BLACK GODDESS exactly.
Love the union!!! Thank you for all you guys do!!! Thank you for standing up for our students and teachers.
I’m so great full that I’m privileged and for what my parents have given me.. My heart goes out to these kids 😭💕
These teachers are so good at what they do, regardless of the lack of resources
Lottie Robinson And then there is my over privilledged school that doesn't care about students. Horrible teachers. This year a teacher slept with a student.
Alex Herrera right?? it's sad.
+Mike Swivel stop being racist
u know its true that black areas suck balls i see so u can only call names ?
Mike Swivel you are just a racist white boy bet your parents are disappointed
*a few seconds in the video* Me: looks like a normal school. *looks at playground* Me: I spoke too soon...
seems fine to me
Take those kids to a Finnish school
@@jimboonie9885 they would all freeze to death lmao
@@kurvitaschthedictator No heating in Finnish schools?🤔
@@kurvitaschthedictator atleast they arent burning to death with the steam pipes lol
This brought back so many memories . I graduated from Spain in 1972 . ❤
Seeing all that empty, unused space was sad to see, but the band room broke my heart. Band was my favorite part of being in school. Those kids deserve so much better.
Man this is sad...Detroit needs help !
+TheTWISTEDCREECH96 It's not like they were attacked or something, Detroit did this to themselves. And they don't want the help.
***** Detroit the actual place would probably be inhabitable as soon as it gets a bit worse. As places break down the Gud Kids will be taking chemicals everywhere, buildings with toxic chems will quit filtering. Im assuming a lot of the land and water would get poisoned from a real collapse. I bet the people in charge falsify water quality tests so they can be lazy and not clean it and stuff. It already looks poisoned.
they need to stop getting help. that's all they've been given is help. now they're self entitled crooks.
***** They need to be taught how to help themselves. Without a whip I hope. Although France started trying to train Africa 1000 years ago and they havent progressed a bit. Send em to Israel and let their friends teach them how to act
+Shawn Jones you are a dumb ass
I wish I could give those kids a safe and formal place to learn.
Mike Swivel Thats what i call facts
Mike Swivel the reason they are that way is because they don’t have the materials and opportunities to be brought up as a successful human being. The ones who do make it through have put in lots of effort to change their culture of living. There is no need to stereotype a video like this.
Take them down to the new Red Wings' stadium that cost $600,000,000 to build. They can use that for gym class. I have no problem with it.
gandalf_460 true that
Mike Swivel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_intelligence "Currently, there is no non-circumstantial evidence that these differences in test scores have a genetic component" I have no idea where you got the "BLACK AM IQ IS 85 ON AVERAGE ALSO" from, but it looks utterly false. You shouldn't be insulting others' intelligence when you write the way you do.
this gives me hope I’m glad there are people out there willing to give their all into their community
This breaks my heart. 🥺 I hope and pray this situation gets better 🥺
“It is now off limits” walks in
Off limits to students.
Nathance well no shit
Nathance, ya ever heard of a joke?
This doesn't sound like a joke
Yankees I meant off limits to students ONLY, staff can still walk in.
This is incredibly heartbreaking.
+John Snake Actually, your stupid party's free trade deals ruined it by destroying good factory jobs, If under republican control, the people would be poor AND stupid.
+John Snake No, it is the political right which has subjected people to this.
***** WAAA! ME NO NEED FACTZ!
ikr. Detroit doesnt look like a city in a first world country.
Spooky army
i use to live in detroit as a child and my elementary school was alot like this but a little less depressing. i always hated my school and then i saw this, it breaks my heart to see a school with such large lack of supplies,
This actually breaks my heart. My school is constantly getting donations, and I'm sure that we could lend them some i just hope that this school is doing better now.
I love band. I can’t imagine going to school without band class, or using a band room.
Olivia Petrowski EXACTLY
Olivia Petrowski I don’t got one sadly
Primary School
Me too
I seem to manage
My old music teacher was extremely strict. I wasn't surprised she told us that she used to teach in Detroit.
N. Roberts shut up nigga
Beter d
ph3nomx24 Just why
Give some kids an inch and they'll take a mile. It's true in every classroom.
I was born and raised in Detroit. I know this school (I didn't attend, but I had a friend who did) and plenty more in Detroit like it. There were times when I couldn't go onto the playground because there was an "issue". Times when I couldn't go to school for a full week or two because of "building issues" being fixed. And the many, Many, MANY days when I and my older brother had to bring sacks of basic food home with us because lunch wasn't available. The schools in Detroit are still bad, if not worse now as they were 10-20 years ago when I was in elementary school/middle school. I was in absolute *SHOCK* when I first started going to a school in Madison Heights where the lunchroom was HUGE. There was room for a band AND a choir to have separate rooms! The gym was massive and NOT tore up! Classrooms didn't have a few windows boarded. Man...the government really has to step up.
I am very grateful to have a school near my neighborhood.
Their school literally had a pool and Band uniforms!! That’s some high school level Ship
Maybe cus I live in Canada but we don't have a swimming pool, we go to a facility for swimming competitions and shit
Man i wish my actual high school had that
Mike Swivel are you serious, please stop repeating bullshit you've heard somewhere to make yourself feel better if theres any evidence of what you just said its because the "black schools" are shite already from lack of funding resulting in a lesser education. please please study this yourself your obviously someone who can get behind a particular belief system so why not support (other) struggling people rather than hate them we all need help but try not to get envious and hate when others are voicing that need, there is no difference between us. we need to work together.
morty Holy fuck you need to learn how to use punctuation.
Mike Swivel wtf is wrong with you?
I miss the real Detroit, the great Detroit zoo, the rides through the amazingly lit city, the poster child of American civilization, the American Detroit
democrats ruined it tbh
They voted democrat. Take a look at what it was before the Democrats came in.
@@PactusPandaCactus Agreed, the politics has nothing to do with Detroit's demise. It was when all the car factories moved to China, creating what we know as the "Rust belt". It's not just Detroit, but Gary, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Columbus, ETC. Places that weren't the cleanest, but where people worked together to get us the cars we drive in our daily lives. Since they left, so did the workers, and gangs moved in tagging up every street sign and underpass in sight, and leaving the city to decay. Des Moines, which is near where I live, is also a small victim of this. Our Firestone factories are still in tact, but all of the grain elevators and textile mills went abandoned from the decline of the railroad. It's not as bad as some of the more eastern states, but places like Norwoodville and South Town have increased in drug trafficking, and everything just looking depressed. Then again, I think just about any major city has a slummy area in town.
Corntastrophy Cleveland, Columbus, and Indianapolis are trying hard though.
@@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256 Not saying they aren't. I'm sure there's a reason why people still live there versus Detroit. I just know those cities got gangs and bad slums all around. Solution is to just demolish the abandoned places and add newer nicer jobs to drive out the druggies.
omg i feel so bad im sorry that you guys have to go through this 180 days. Shout out to the teachers for trying to make the best of it for the kids.
this is why I aspire to be a teacher a kids happiness is as important as their education these teachers are amazing they try their best given the circumstance they are in. I do hope this school and others which are in similar situations get the money they need to improve the quality of school life for the kids.
The US government: let’s solve problems that are happening in our country! Citizens : well maybe start helping low income schools or helping low income families The US government: *takes a deep breath* I don’t think that’s possible
Lost my Wig the government is really messed up cuz they could use some of the money to help low income school and families when the government has a trillion dollars!!
Trump: I want to help Americans first. Liberals: Racist!
Mikeduke324 okayyy sooo if the government was trillions of dollars of debt they why would the government be still around and a thing and use that money for Medicare and social security and other things in ,Search how much money they have and what they use that money for
Mike is correct about the government having severe national debt, it is a fact that you could look for. Please do not have a strong opinion about issues you do not understand.
@@winterxmm3881 Because if they did get in a debt crisis the rest of the world will have a problem.as well. America has one of the largest debts in the whole world. If they were to go bankrupt then the whole worlwide bank system would have a problem as well , because they are in debt to all major world wide banks. The only reason they get away with it is because it has a large population. Thus when the debt is devided by each living person it is not as much as it first seems.
Wtf, they have a pool?
HAD a pool!
POOLS CLOSED
My school doesn't even have a CLOSED pool.
lol
we never ever had a pool either. Untill last year. Late but better than never.
I’m so lucky I have one of the best school districts in Jersey. It’s sad how they can’t have band, gym and recess.
This isn't right this needs to change.
Abbey Ashlin how?
If only somebody did a gofundme for that school
nativeboi907 that i could get behind. No joke
Ellen DeGeneres and Lowe’s gave them $500k on her show and she said that it was “her biggest, most generous giveaway ever.” On the same show, Justin Bieber said that he’d donate $1 from every ticket from his now finished Purpose World Tour. They set up a fundraiser on Ellen’s website, and there has since been another video on them playing in the gym. Hope this helps :)
I know right wasn't "change" supposed to happen 9 years ago? huh funny how nothing did.
I live in Michigan and to know there are schools like this in my state it’s heartbreaking...
There are schools like this in Oklahoma, too. It's just not right.
Can’t relate, I’m from California
@@DKMetcaIf there's probably twice the amount of schools like this in California then any where else
@@jacksond5101 right😂
yeah i quit school in 5th grade but my primary school was still probably in better condition than some highschools
This is sad both of my children attended this from 95-2000 and I remember when they did upgrades to the building very unfortunate.. I was the school crossing guard there from 97-2004 .. sad 😞.. but it’s bettter now they awesome teachers and administrators there ..
Wow this is so sad. These teachers and staff have a beautiful heart looking out for these kids. Shane on the government.
What a shame ! They need to do something about that school. I feel bad for those kids.
>Minecraft avatar It's 2018. Come on, guys.
Asdf Sdfsdf But wtf even is ur avatar??
JEPB • It's Wind Waker. One of the greatest games ever made.
Just seeing that swimming pool makes me realize how privileged my school is..
I would love a swimming pool in my school. I live in australia in the hot heat and my school doesnt even have proper airconditioning. Apparently there was a rat problem too? One time it was so hot i couldnt even breathe. I didnt even know schools had pools tbh-
I dont have a swimming pool in my school see me complaining
Most elementary schools dont have pools
I went to a very posh preparatory school (nursery to year 8) and it had a pool, gym, huge sport fields, etc, and I hated it then I left but now I realise that I should have been grateful because I was so privileged.
I didn't know schools had pools
I did not know how much I appreciated my school until I saw this..
I'm so thankful I live is a great town in Wisconsin I go to a modern school that has good food, we expanded and redid the entire school so it's all modern a few years ago It's expensive... But I LOVE it! Wouldn't believe how nice it is Good friends Support Nice teachers
3:13 I didn’t know XXXTentacion wrote children books
Bath witch from San Andreas nothing like a good ol’ quality and original meme
Dat One Guy FTW fuck
Dat One Guy FTW hahaha
Dat One Guy FTW XD
we're floridians bitch get it straight down south no snow,no earthquakes(west coast), just hurricane
I live in Detroit And my school is in good condition so I feel bad 😔
Cranbrook?
Bronson Boyle nu
I go to fisher upper academy
Me too
Munger
*seeing all the abandoned instruments made me really sad. i’m in the band program at my school and it’s a very fun and enjoyable experience that i would want them to experience too :(( in fact, you can see how it’s fun on my recent video*
This was a good comment until you fucking self promoted you shit
Gtfo with that self promotion shit
I live in North Carolina, where the education is not very good, especially in my area. We're one of the most populated states in the US yet are #36. It was worse a few years back but it's still just as bad. My high school is so underfunded we can't fund the now-disbanded soccer team, so we have 3 sports - football and lacrosse and tennis. No clubs. Most classrooms are unsafe to be in because the tiles are falling. There's black mold in bathrooms and classrooms, leaks everywhere, and the intercoms don't work, which is a huge concern. A year ago when hurricane florence struck, nothing was over the intercom cos it was broke, so the teachers had to tell us to take cover from a tornado headed our way. School didn't even cancel despite the tornado warning. My school has 2 AP classes, that's it, and not enough teachers.
Is there a website I can go to, to donate so money to this school?
Interac E-Transfer
Ellen donated
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My pay-pal
This seriously makes me cry. I never realized how bad other places have it. I'm lucky enough to go to a high school with a large gym and good classes with proper renovations and thousands of dollars worth of quality equipment at my disposal. These poor babies have it so rough. I'm so sorry.
I went to good schools all throughout my childhood. We had field trips, honors classes, books, computers, and materials. I even went to a private school. It was fun! But, this is sad. We gotta do better, America!
I live in Rhode Island and the school I’m at is really old, our tax funds are kinda messed up and stuff so our school doesn’t get enough funding to fix problems such as heating and all that. But we do get enough money to fund for proper supplies, equipment and courses so us students can get the education we need. The high school I’m going too is the exact same way, some of their courses get the supplies from the state because our state can afford to support these programs. With that being said, I’m so grateful to be in the district I am even if it isn’t perfect. I hope these kids get a better education and the school gets get the money they need to repair everything. God bless 🥺❤️
This made me so sad. I work with elementary school kids and we're fortunate that we have a nice elementary school for them. Every kid deserves a good education in a school that provides them with what they need!
One of my teachers quit her job, and that left my class with more than 20 confused substitutes a month. A lot of kids get confused, and grades aren't the best either. It was never our fault..... The past students in our grade were really bad, but we weren't. Yet those kid's action affected our education. No teachers wants to work in are school full time because of them....
At least your teacher isn't dying and won't be able to come back
I thought school sucked until I saw this, I’m really blessed ;/.
School still sucks
@@hueyfreeman6262 but usually not for kids, these kids deserve better, just be grateful
@@shyboi7639 greatfull for bieng bored and not bieng able to go to the bathroom
@@hueyfreeman6262 don’t worry bro, you’ll find out if school is for you or not It’s not a bad thing if it isn’t
School sucks.
I live in Detroit but I never new it was this depressing…
I’m so greatful to be able to go to school with books and amazing teachers, good lunches, a gym and a yard for recess thank the lord for all the blessings he has given to me and my family
these kids don't even have a fair start in life, they are set up to be homeless, unemployed and in jail.
Nicole A Lool true
Unfortunate genes, you mean.
Genetics have nothing to do with it. If these kids were born into wealth they would most likely succeed.
You can't deny biology and statistics. Intelligent people "succeed" better than less intelligent people.
What in this video indicates the children have "unfortunate genes"?
I live here in Detroit and my neighbor just raised enough money for our first library ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Some kids in romania dont have food and sleep in the cold. A big part of romanias population is in poverty. This looks way better then most romanian schools.
STFU homie. Romania is poor overall while Detroit has the possibility of giving money to education. The problem is the people who own the money not if they have money or not because you can argue the same thing for like 50 countries.
@@thomasdoyle176 u acting likea theyre not getting education
very true
I worked in one of the top school districts in the country. We had beautiful buildings and did not have the same building issues but believe it or not I was in a similar position with supplies. I literally started with a classroom with only desks and chairs. I had no budget for a library, supplies etc. I taught first grade, the year kids learn how to read and I had to purchase all of my books myself. My first year I spent over $3000 of my own money and about $1000 each year after. I spent my weekends going to used book stores and garage sales. My ENTIRE life was consumed with teaching. Many people believe the hours of a teacher is glorious, but the time you have to be there is spent with kids or in meetings. All of your parent communication, planning, prepping, grading, is all done on your own time. It never ends. After 5 years, I left the profession and never looked back. I love kids and I loved teaching but given limited resources, having no support for children who have major behavioral problems, constant testing, no planning time, etc. I just couldn't do it anymore. Yes, I agree some districts have it worse than others but this is a national problem.
I’m from clarkston Michigan- an hour from Detroit and an hour from flint. It’s the suburbs and when she said that they suburbs don’t have those problems she’s absolutely 100% right. It was never like this. Those kids and teachers are the strongest people for putting up with that
Olivia Wilder Thats the rich area. Gtfo
brenden that's what she says
Two words: white flight
Your an hour away from flint that’s where the watsons live
I was born and raised in Southwest Detroit and have experienced the crippling system first hand. When I was 12 years old my mother pulled me out of school, and I didn’t go back until I was adopted at 16 after my mother died. I was completely lost in the system and the school district did not care. A truancy officer came to my house *TWICE* in 4 years. Any other school district would’ve had my mother incarcerated. It’s truly devastating to know how fucked DPS is. I pray it gets better for the sake of the kids who are still struggling for their education. I’m very grateful to have been adopted. I went back to school kicking and screaming thinking I wouldn’t be able to succeed. I had a 7th grade level education and I never thought I’d be able to graduate. May 31st of 2018 was the day I graduated high school at the age of 20. I did it, and I hope all of these kids can someday as well.
congrats!!!!
Kwstas Aygerinos thank you!!
Well done! Perseverance will prevail.
These kids deserve better schools 💖 I hope the officials do more in Detroit to make this happen. God bless these kids. They are beautiful. They are amazing. They are precious. They deserve more.
I didn’t until very recently realize how lucky I am to have my school. We had a brand new 12 million dollar high school built 20 years ago and it is very nice, way different from the Detroit schools. Also, we had a brand new athletic facility built. This just breaks my heart how the city of Detroit can’t afford/maintain these schools that are in desperate need of renovation. The next time I walk through my high school, I won’t be taking it for granted.
I wouldn't even send my kids to those schools.
+Cam D i live near this place i was lucky and was born right outside of the city and these kids have to go to school because its the only way for these kids to support there family instead of being exposed to violence i love my city and hope one day it will be as great as it used to be (:
If you lived there what would you do. and if they don't go to school you would go to jail. Where do we start the change, for the better.
pandagames n
hstone39 I went to a shitty school growing up. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Clorox Bleach I can tell because now you're just an internet troll that named himself Clorox bleach.
This looks like it used to be a quality school especially with the pool
the city was a rich one years ago ;(
I live in California and just realized how privileged I am, please start a go fund me page for this school!
This is so sad, the fact that they have a school in such bad condition just makes me want to appreciate what my school does for me and other students, it just makes me enjoy what kind of school that i have.
This is so sad 😭 I wish all of those kids luck and hope from the bottom of my heart ❤️-From your neighboring State Chicago
Franco u dumb m8 "Chicago is my state" go join shit ass Team 10
SBRGaming yeah i think they would know what i mean if I say neighboring state AND add the city I live in
SBRGaming and no :)
Franco Chicago is just as bad as Detroit.
KoolKrankyKong some parts are but some other parts are less dangerous then other parts
“America is great” “this is the best country in the world” for the Americans that say that, it doesn’t look like that applies for everyone and everything.
True
Brite Bomber never did.
In general, we are one of the best nations on Earth. Also, that's called patriotism. Every country has people who are patriotic to their country.
@mrbobbilly I never clarified that we should bomb other countries. I said that we are one of the most civilized and technologically advanced nations on Earth. I believe that there are better countries out there but I am blessed to be an American and I am proud to be one.
No it is. America is a dream even in these conditions compared to some countries... I say that as someone who comes from a 3 world country
I'm glad it went to a school in Wisconsin least you have everything you need for the classes and you have a building that's in good shape Detroit schools buildings very bad the kids are hurting the most
I'm glad those days are over...living in Detroit as a kid...went to their schools as well...barely had supplies then....now Im 22..married..left the hood and I'm a cdl truck driver..couldn't ask for more
I wish I could volunteer there. This is awful