r/SchoolSystemBroke

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I’m don’t get it

Nashville is losing families to the suburbs because the schools in places like Franklin are simply "so much better."  And I want to know why?  And what is being done to remedy the situation?

My daughter has a great job in Nashville but she’s already planning to move to the suburbs because apparently you can’t work in Nashville, buy a home in Nashville AND raise a family in Nashville;  the school system is failing to provide the top-notch education that most people want for their children.

As a result, parents are commuting to work every day, stressed by the demands of a job in Nashville and raising children in the suburbs.

This is unacceptable.  

So my question is: what are the educators in the suburbs doing that the City of Nashville is not?

Success in life starts with a great education so let’s find ways to provide that for all children - not just the privileged few who can afford to move to a “ better school district.”

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u/Potential_Pie2763 — 1 day ago
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Meanwhile our kids are busy in reels economy, exam pe charcha, feminism etc

I can tell with 100% certainty 99% of these kids believe exactly this.. That's the whole of their religion

u/Awkward-Reach1610 — 1 day ago
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Embarrassing moment

Bhai Aaj mai apne school gayi apni marksheet or tc and character certificate lene gayi thi fir waha per unhone mujhse se tc ke bare mai puccho. Ki aapki tc .class 6th ki submit nahi hai isliye aapko class 12 ka. Tc nahi mil sakta to mene aapna extra dimag lagaya or bola ki sir jis . school mai padati thi wo school hi band hogaya or mere muh se school ma naam nikal gaya uske baad unhone puccha ki kese band ho gaya to mene bola local school tha isiliye unhone fir process explain wagera kiya ki haha . affidavit banwa digiye usse aapko tc mil jayeg .

To mai mast free ho kar affidavit banwa ke aayi to aate hi mujhe sabse bada jhataka lagata hai ki unhone mere chacha ko phone kar diya or school mai bhi jo school ko mene band bata ya tha fir lol hon jata yaar mene jhoot isliye bola thi ki kya hi hoga inka kam baithe baithe bas mooh chalana lekar aajao faltu mai mere papa ke pasie jayenge

Jab school atti ho Puri Masti ki bhai ab to hohi jayega Bina koi faltu ki mehnat ke per yk kismat mujhe kabhi haste huai dekhna hi nahi chahit hai fir sunate sunate uske baad Mai bahar ati papa ko batati fir papa bolte hai ruk ja mai baat karke aata mere papa so sweet simple jate unhone bola ki iska koi or method nahi hai unhone bola ki nahi aap kahi se bhi lao bina uske laye nahi milega

Mera bhai most embarrassing moment tha yaar ye

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Sri chaitanya academy is a SCAM. They don't care about students.

Hello there I am a 12th class student studying in telangana from Sri chaitanya academy.

Its more like a coaching centre.

My father went to Sri chaitanya academy after seeing the facilities good washroom good amount of space in classroom. And a staff room for teachers and study place for kids.

When I took admission in class 11 after my boards here I honestly had a intuition it is somewhat scam. But my parents got me into this because my father's 2 colleagues daughter got there admissions there.

For the first 4-5 months it was all smooth. There were few fishy things like on the time of review they used to take my classmates phone and give themselves 5 stars and used to give themselves good feedbacks.

When all the review session was done they shifted us into a 3rd class college we fought a lot. And then they somehow shifted us back. We fought for like weeks and then that happened its was very frustrating it affected our studies. From showing us AC classrooms to shifting us to window low classroom. Its not about the condition that we were studying but the treatment we were getting after the confirmation of our admission from the management. It was horrible.

Nobody had eyes to see the evil in them.

Fraud.

If we wanted to studying in a classroom like that we could have pay 20,000 and got into some local intermediate college but we wanted the facilities and hence we are paying them 1,00,000 a year.

At the end we fought and we won we were shifted back.

Many students left the academy in class 12 and our class strength came from 38(11th class) to 22(12th class). And now the the previous staff room has been modified to a classroom. As you guys can see in the image. With no ventilation in this small 22 people are supposed to sit. And there are only 7 benches and in each only 3 can sit. After fighting in 11th with the management and now we are suppose to fight all again. The main issue is SPACE. Well honestly, there are speculations that the management lack money. Therefore they want our class to show the parents for long term student that there kid would be sitted there with a good ventilation and a digital board.

And because of low strength they are shifting our class to this trash classroom. Honestly just because you kept benches doesn't mean that's a classroom. We were promised good facilities,good washroom,good faculty, a digital board. 11th MPC is not being shifted even though they have the same strength as ours because they want admissions for 12th. Yesterday 18 August 2026, in the lunch break we were getting foul smell because of the board marker and food smell. We opened the door of our classroom I was honestly getting a headache and it was very sophisticated. We honestly could not breath there. I opened our class door. Its honestly lunch break everyone would talk its true to be honest. There was a lady who asked the genitor aunty to close the door I said not to close the door because there is a foul smell she said once twice and thrice but she was closing it anyway and then something snapped in me and I shouted at her when I shouted that lady came snapping her fingers and started shouting who shouted i said I did she angrily said to come out of the class i said i would not you alloted me this class and for what reason should I come out and we argued for 5 to 10 minutes. Some other lady told her to stop arguing and then the other lady came and asked why was I shouting and I her the reasons: -its sophisticated -there is no space -we can't breath -there is a foul smell -no ventilation -no digital board

She argued with us for like 25 minutes my two other friends also started putting there problems and she had no answer. Then the academic head came we expected him to give answer he just came listened to our issues and just went away without any answers. And after that we were very stressed and expressed our selves on the board by writing.

When they were forcing us to go that class our academic head he literally said its not JANTAR MANTAR to protest when we were resisting to not to go to that class.

He literally started taking the boys bag and forced them to go to that class.

And today the Branch head came to our class as we sat in the previous after the drama. The person who did not even give a shit about us.

As he came he asked for me he said my name and said who it is. I raised my hand and he was like how can you shout on the staff member. I said sir it was too suffocating to sit there without opening the door i just opened the door and she sended someone to close i told her not to close and she.. That man wasn't even ready to listen he just shouted how dare you shouted at the staff member. Who gave you the right? And that woman told him that I told her about the fees that we paying 100k. I said no I said that point to someone else tbh. SUCH LIARS!!

He came and scolded me so nobody would the guys to speak but honestly my friend did she gave her points to him she stood on behalf on everyone. And there was this guy who was also telling the things the issues and also that we saw facilities and took admission not because we were guarantee that we will get 300/300 jee. He literally said him to shut up and discussion over. He told him to take TC if he has that much issues and the same thing was told to me "If you have any issue don't come".

And in the evening the other two men came who were above the Branch head they asked our issues we conveyed them but peacefully. And the conclusion was we would not move no matter what. The moment they realised it that we were not gonna move whatever they do they literally came to our marks and said you guys don't even get 99 percentage in jee mock test. Yes percentage NOT PERCENTILE YES FKING "PERCENTAGE ".

From our class only my friend was only speaking because the boy went halfday. After they understood we were ready to get marks to stay in our class they literally both the men started literally countering my friend like some goons. Then she said sir give us TC we won't come they who wants TC the entire class we want. They got a pen and a paper and asked for names my friend the whole class . That idiot shouted at her said your class don't have mouth or what who are you to speak for them. But she stood for us no matter what!!!! And then my entire class said we won't go that's not a classroom for 22 students. They honestly don't have a good reason to send us in that class. They are harrasing us mentally at this point.

Honestly I don't know what will happen.

u/Few_Solution2089 — 1 day ago
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What's your opinion on school locking up phones?

Hey just wanted people's opinion on this lol.
I'm not in school nor do I have a kid in school but apparently it's a huge drama on kids having phones in school, my opinion personally is it's super scary for kids not to have a phone with them because of school shootings they have no way to contact anyone. But I also understand it being a distraction. Just a genuine question on what your think. No fighting

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u/Swamping_water — 2 days ago
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What is the elementary education like in China?

I am trying to find out what the elementary eduaction is like in China. What is the curriculum? What do they focus on? Any technology to assist with learning? AI assistance? I would like to know the overall strategy. In the US we now have Google Learn and OpenAI for teens. The big AI labs have embedded themselves in our education system. AI is now prevalent throughout our education system. Is it like that in China? Also, we invest so much in data centers, hundreds of billions of dollars and I am thinking what if we invested that much in our education system and educating the youth? Or what if we matched dollar for dollar. Every dollar invested in data centers there would be a dollar invested in education. I believe, and I don't know how it is in China, but young children need to learn the "old school" way. No screens, No AI, just good old fashioned pencil, paper and your brain. Then, after those critical thinking skills have been developed then you can introduce AI and various technology. Just my opinion. It is really sad that we focus on Bible scripture in school rather than STEM.

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u/RaspberryOk1888 — 1 day ago
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We need to defend public K-12 education.

That means treating federal education funding as a long term investment in a skilled local workforce. Stopping federal support from being siphoned away into private voucher programs. Defending the Department of Education to ensure funding decisions are based on facts, not partisan agendas. Direct federal grants to hire more teachers, lower class sizes, and restore critical support staff.

Every community deserves a strong public school. Federal education policy should strengthen local schools rather than force communities into one size fits all solutions. Public dollars should support the schools that serve our children, not be redirected toward private and religious schools through voucher programs. The federal government should make sure students have access to equal public education opportunities.

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and build a full and dignified life. When we invest in public education, we invest in our children, our communities, our workforce, and the future of Indiana.

That is the kind of public education system I will fight to protect in Congress.

u/BradMeyer4Congress — 2 days ago
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💔 Goodbye, Shivraj Vidya Mandir School, Wadgaonsheri, Pune | Ward 05

Today, I learned that Shivraj Vidya Mandir School in Wadgaonsheri, Pune (Ward 05) has been demolished by PMCPune / pmccarepune.

For many, it may have been just a school building. For those of us who studied there, it was a part of our childhood, classrooms, friendships, teachers, morning assemblies, laughter, exams, and countless memories.

Seeing it disappear is genuinely heartbreaking. 💔

I’m not sure about the exact reason behind the demolition. I have heard a claim that a prominent person in the area had complained about disturbance from the school, but I cannot verify this and don’t want to present it as fact.

One thing I do want to appreciate: pmccarepune / PMCPune responded promptly and took action. Thank you for the prompt response.

The building may be gone, but the memories of Shivraj Vidya Mandir will always remain. ❤️

📍 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/waVbRDQXQNG91JuQA

Were you a student, teacher, or staff member here? Share your memories and help keep the story of this school alive.

#Pune #Wadgaonsheri #PuneWard05 #ShivrajVidyaMandir #SchoolMemories #PuneCity

u/AdministrativeToe619 — 2 days ago
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Why there isn’t better discipline in schools

Teachers gripe about how behaviors and how nothing adequate is done to help. They blame parents and blame admin, but there are some things going on behind the curtain that they may not be aware of. You’ve probably heard the flowery crap about “build relationships” and “restorative justice practices.” These ideas are meant to replace more serious consequences for defiance and classroom disruption. We know they’re ineffective when it comes to certain students. So why do schools persist in pushing it?

The reason is that school districts operate by numbers. What are the graduation rates? How many suspensions have there been? If a site admin suspends a student this sets off a chain reaction. Now the district admin is pissed, because their suspension rate has increased. If too much of that happens the state takes notice and there are state penalties. They might like to help, but it’s their ass if they do.

So don’t expect help. Don’t expect action. Manage the best you can in a system that is permissive to make the numbers work.

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u/diegotown177 — 6 days ago

Yoo

Okk so I have joined this new gov school and there's a lot going on basically ..but I am just mentioning something that happened today..so we have prayer every morning right and we are supposed to do it in the class itself. We don't do it -just the anthem cause our teacher says so and today as we were having our class he told us not to stand during the national anthem-the only thing we do ,because he needs to complete his syllabus and wtv. I mean..it's just 52 sec right? So when the anthem started I stood up and I was the only girl..there were some couple of boys as well but he told us to just sit . After 10 sec approx he told us ki agr khade hona hai toh chalo khade ho jao..that's it nothing so shocking maybe but for me it was a bit weird cause he then took 10 min to scold the ones who weren't singing along amd made them sing alone in front of the whole class. Idk..tell me ur persp i wanna know.

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u/somebodyy111 — 4 days ago
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School is back in session

I'm so over today. This wake up for school, is a fucking joke. Why am I sending my daughters to school after years of keeping them out of the system? AGHHHHHH. I already know why, yesterday they asked to go back to in person school. So naturally I bit my tongue and registered them. I give them 90 days. But today on day 1 for my middle. My God. I am so over it. We allow our bodies to go to bed when it wants and wake up when it wants. Our circadian rhythm to feed our souls and my children are the same way. We were thriving. Now, here we are stressed the fuck out, tired, and cranky.... for what? So they can sit in a system that literally is so outdated, it's run the same for the last 100 years and will produce no future for them with the direction of technology and the way the world is headed. What skills are they actually learning? None that are useful. Standardize testing. Eat me. Memorization, it's a joke. Why am I doing this? Oh, yes. I know why because I do everything to not be like how I was raised, I give my children an actual seat the table and I don't let them skip the lessons, when I so desperately want to. I have worked so hard to remove my children from the machine's shelf. Makes sense since I was delivered into it at almost my daughter's age now. Wild to think. This limited belief, that it is only black or white is so false. There is an entire grey area that is exceptional to live in. So, ya. Back at the systems door because they have a seat at the table. I'm supportive. I'm packing lunches, I am driving them and picking them up. I am biting my tongue. But right now I fucking hate it. I hate how it is designed and I hate what it does to families. More stress than good. I hate what it is doing to my family on day 1.

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u/Lindsay13rooke — 7 days ago
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Burnham's left-wing Net Zero secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh accused of 'classic champagne socialism' after it emerges she sends ALL of her children to private school

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u/MalcomFucker — 9 days ago
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Bro…seriously?

Wtf. He’s running for school board and can’t even spell his own name. 🤣 If you messed up that early on, get a new form. He’s sloppy at the very least and he’s supposed to be in charge of educating our children?

u/88Dodgers3 — 9 days ago
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Does education actually bring civic sense?

A friend of mine is preparing for the IAS and has graduated from a reputed college with good grades. Yet, he casually throws garbage on the street.

When I asked him why he does it, his response was: “There are people whose job is to pick up the garbage from the streets. So what's the problem?”

That response bothered me.

Not because he isn't educated. He clearly is.

But because somewhere, we have started confusing education with awareness, and degrees with responsibility.

The people who clean our streets shouldn't have to clean up after us simply because we believe it's their job. Their job is to manage waste not to compensate for our unwillingness to dispose of it responsibly.

And this isn't just about garbage.

It is about spitting on roads, jumping traffic signals, littering public spaces, damaging public property, making excessive noise, blocking footpaths, and treating public spaces as if they belong to nobody.

Ironically, they belong to all of us.

We often talk about how India needs better infrastructure, cleaner cities and more efficient systems. But infrastructure alone cannot solve a problem that is behavioural at its core.

Civic sense has to begin with us.

Perhaps this is something our education system needs to take more seriously. Civic responsibility shouldn't just be a chapter in a textbook. It should be something children experience, practice and understand from an early age.

We need to create a culture where littering isn't considered normal or harmless, but something people genuinely feel uncomfortable doing.

Because the real measure of education may not be how many degrees we have.

It may be how we behave when nobody is watching.

And if even highly educated people don't understand that, then perhaps the question isn't whether India needs more educated people.

Perhaps we need more responsible citizens.

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u/Guilty-Kick-5617 — 8 days ago
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What does this visual design say about the thought process?

The timetable is a masterclass in visual chaos.

It is, frankly, hideous, a cramped, cluttered mess of overlapping text, misaligned borders, and squished acronyms that looks like it was assembled in a rush without a second thought for basic user experience. For a school that promises high standards, sending out a document this visually jarring is an eyesore.

What makes it worse is the complete lack of functional design. Why on earth does a routine weekly schedule require a separate "decoder key" just to figure out what a child is doing at 10:30 AM? If a school cannot communicate a simple daily schedule cleanly and intuitively on a single page, it speaks volumes about the thought process (or lack thereof) of the administration behind it.

If the leadership cannot simplify and organise something as straightforward as a primary schedule, it raises serious doubts about their capability to manage and execute the complex, structured, and inquiry-driven demands of a true IB curriculum. First impressions and operational precision matter, and this fails at the most basic level.

BTW this highly prestigious school in Banaglore charges an upward of 6 lakhs for grade 5 and this is what we are greeted with, and if this is not torturous enough and assault on my eyes, they keep changing the schedule every 6 weeks or so. Had this been only once I could clean it up and print it and be happy but the school makes it impossible. This is one of the hundred things they do wrong, but this is first one.

Am I over reacting?

u/Equal-Outside186 — 9 days ago
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American Leadership Academy

In our experience, ALA Lexington has been extremely disappointing and is struggling organizationally. They are already opening another campus in Blythewood, which feels premature given that the first campus isn’t fully established. In public town hall meetings, leadership stated they run the schools like a business. To our family, it felt like growth and finances were prioritized over students’ needs. Parents should research carefully, read reviews, and talk to current families before considering these schools.

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u/AshleyMarie1986 — 10 days ago
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Safeguarding petition for students struggling

I’ve created a petition for schools to mandate mental health training for at least one member of SLT, currently struggling for signatures would really appreciate if y’all could sign or share it around!! (Idk how to use Reddit it made me put a tag thing)

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/776281

u/Few_Count7530 — 10 days ago