Lahaina is gone... I lost everything... Please spread the word, we need help here and Maui, a lot of people are still missing. 95% of the city burnt to ground ... The fires started early that morning and no alerts where sent out partially due to the power and cell towers being out, but the police and fire department the warn people till 430pm ish... This is so tragic I don't know what else to say or vent too... I got luckily enough to escape to kahului
Thank you for this update. I almost took a job teaching in Hawaii 5 years ago, and the reason I didn't was because the state did not pay a living wage (I would have earned $35,000 per year). FYI, classroom behaviors are off the chain EVERYWHERE. I just didn't expect it in paradise.
Changing schools is always tough for kids, whether it’s private to public, the other way round, or from one place to another. New kids, new culture, new routine. Good job!
I transferred from Kaiser high to Kaimuki high thinking it was gonna be though and hella nervous on the first day of school but it turns out to have an amazing vibe, no bullying, no discrimination hell not even a so call “popular jocks/cheerleaders” group, everyone was pretty equal. Made tons of friends and it was an amazing experience
I went and barely graduated from Hilo High on the Big Island in the early 90's. I hated my experience. We had a lot of the rowdy low class kids at our school. I have seen a ton of my classmates doing time for murder, drugs,gangs and other nefarious activities. One of my class mates was actually profiled on Americas most wanted. The lack of education on bullying was apparent. I was an intelligent kid that wanted to learn that was stuck in this public prison. I really wanted to go to Waikea High school that had better emphasis on education and had better families. My overall experience at public school in Hawaii was horrible. I am at least happy Hilo High stepped it up and the school seems to have upgraded. Thanks.
I proud to be a public school kid. Made me strong, resilient, and humble. I attribute my success to my upbringing in Hawai’i especially where I went school and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Full disclosure, we weren’t American. But…. As one of three girls who went to public school in Hawaii (with two of us three graduating from high school there), I can attest that this question brings on serious considerations. High school was rough for my sisters - the advise given to them: “keep your head down and don’t look others in the eye”. Hearing about the girl fights were sc-aaa-r-yyy!
I went to Kahuku. I didn't have high expectations and i think a lot of it depends on that-expectations. I ended up mostly avoiding fights and issues of that nature. I did have someone bully me frequently from 7th-9th grade but that tapered down. Ironically it was a haole guy and I'm haole. I didn't get bullied by anyone else. I ended up going to medical school and am a practicing physician. Meanwhile, my wife went to private schools on the mainland and she wouldnt want our kids going to Kahuku. Id be ok with them going there. So for everyone its different.
Hiyas fellow Red Raider. Yeah, the haoles who try to out-moke the mokes are real terrors. Kahuku/Ka'uku (lol) was a real experience. I used to cut school for like 2 weeks, come back and we'd be on the same page in the book!
When we have our public officials/politicians, such as our former governor, sends all of his kids to private schools, that say a lot about the glaring differences in our school systems.
Yeah, I've seen that. It's their right, but seems a little strange to me. It would be like working for Queen's Hospital and your family goes to Kaiser Permanente.
My first real bully experience was as a haole girl busing from Schofield to Wahiawa, big ol Hawaiian girl named Zina. I had immaturely commented on the "white residue in her arm pits" (too young to shave myself). It got back to her and it was on! Made my life miserable at least a few times a week for however long. Telling made it worse of course. All the years later and it still boggles my mind that they haven't realized the bullied became school shooters, etc. And now, what doesn't occur at school takes place online in every way, shape and form. 😡
Nooooooooo way!!!!!!! Woooohoooooo!!!!! Mad support and I love that you graduated from McKinley too! I graduated there class of 05!!!!! Wooohoooo!!!! Mad support to you and your 'ohana! ❤❤❤ I truly agree all that you have mentioned. I felt so much pressure not going to Kamehameha school and my oldest sister did. There was such a divide in our house and I felt like I was the dumb one since I couldn't get in. I'm glad I went through public school and I stand here with my family, a proud graduate of that same school you graduated from. I have no regrets and I also want to show my kids that public school is awesome. Keep it up and 3.8 is not bad at all! Seriously!!!! Right on!!!!! 🎉
Aloha Chris, I hope you and your family are good today. I understand y’all live on O’ahu, but wouldn’t be surprised if you may have family and/or friends on Maui right now. The tragedy in Lahaina breaks our hearts. We were just at the Hana School a few weeks ago for a family event and it seems they were the only campus on Maui open today. Mālama, my man.
Please don't judge all schools and teachers the same. As a retired teacher, I can say that there are all kinds of factors that affect a school's reputation. Teacher shortages are also because they get no respect or compensation that is a livable wage. Live aloha and spread aloha. Propose solutions, don't just identify problems. Mahalo.
Ha! I’ve told my kids many times about my first week in middle school. This was in Wahiawa back in the 70’s. As you know this is when all the elementary schools come together for the first time, tough adjustment right? I saw like 4-5 fights in the first week, AND that was the girls beefing! Plus we had military kids from the mainland there too so you can imagine how it was right? 😂
It depends on the school. Koko Head elementary to Niu Valley intermediate, to Kaiser high school, is a very good track. Hau'ula to Kahuku, not so much. Go to a school full of military brats and you're gonna see a lot of fights. As is the golden rule everywhere in the US, how well you do and what schools you go to, will depend on how wealthy your parents are. The US has more of a class system than England does, and it's worse because at least in England they'll come out and talk about it. And as also the reality everywhere else in the US, your race will be a huge factor. You a big Samoan kid and you're good at math and want to become an astronomer? Forget about it, work on your football skills. Your skills, dreams, and aspirations have to match your race.
Not true. Marcus Mariota is a great athlete, and he was also a great student. He was an honor role student, who could have gotten into many top schools EVEN if he didn't play football.
I dated a Pearl City High School teacher once, and the dedication, care and commitment she had for the students and the school was incredible. Due to lack of funding and "red tape", we painted her classroom on our own, and built bookshelves so the textbook could be stored there in an organized fashion. Public school teachers do give a lot . . . of their heart, mind, soul, time and finances.
Well I was dating this great person about 25 years ago, so we're splitting the difference on the timeline. And trust me, she was competent and intelligent. @@GNMi79
My coworker, whose wife worked there, as did his daughters also went to school there. I've had others go to the school and they all enjoyed their education there, so I don't doubt that the school has a great reputation. Their band was well known for many years.
It's good to have some perspective about private & public-school experience. I think you might be the person to bring other local TH-camrs a forum of their public & private school experiences for parents to get a great understanding. Elementary, Middle School, High School would be a great topic. I'm all public school and yes, I've had those traumatic days of middle/high school. I've known friends/co-workers that were middle & high school transitions either way. I could see it horrifying either way depending on the student and dynamics at the time, but the core point that you established was that parents and how invested they are to their kids education is a big factor about, the education side of the question. If they are there, their investment into the personality of their child will help to strengthen their child. The social aspect of their child, is also crucial in knowing whether or not, they are listening and supporting their child. Spending time, knowing their personality, likes/dislikes/interests/fears all need parental support and guidance, even when they don't tell their parents. It's the dialogue and time spent. I think your boys will have an awesome father & mother leading them their way. Keep being awesome.
It’s not widely advertised, but there is a single metric used by educators and parents (who know about it) to compare schools, districts, and states. It’s a test administered nationwide in the 11th grade and called the PSAT. Bcuz it’s a precursor to the SAT test taken later, most every school will offer it, for both public and private schools. After aggregating PSAT test results, a “Cutoff Score” (the score which the top 2% are above) is determined. Bcuz it’s taken nationwide in October by most college-bound 11th graders, it serves as a very good measure of educational attainment, and allows comparisons at a school, district, or statewide level for overall academic performance. Comparing local PSAT cutoff scores for all the public and private schools will be one of the more rigorous ways to assess their overall success.
Mahalo for sharing. I remember taking that exam back in high school. Not sure how seriously I took it since I knew it didn't count for my college aspirations. I'd be interested to see what the scores are for Hawaii kids. 🤙
@@HelloFromHawaii ok! Let me see what I can do. I can first send you the 2022 nationwide results, broken down by state, to compare Hawaii to the other states. And yes, an 11th grader will not be as acutely motivated for the test, but the key is that across the nation, they’re all equally unmotivated for the same reasons. And because it’s exactly the same test with the same questions administered to all students on the same day, it proves to be a very valid and equal measure across the board.
I went to Washington Intermediate in the 70s. Felt sorry for most of the new haole kids who mainly came from military families. There was a gang of mokes who always picked fights with them. They even fought these kids in the admin office!
I agree not a lot of people don’t like public school for education. Me as well as all my siblings went to public schooling. How nice to see you next to your school. I find the same thing with my elementary, intermediate and high school has more fencing. But I wonder if it’s due to more homelessness. Yes there were bullies and areas on campus where you had gangs so I would walk around a whole building to avoid those areas. I think public school helped to groom me to deal with bullies in real life. Excellent topic.
In general public schools is not as bad as it seems. Yes, by law DOE accepts everyone in the area and because of that, there will be a wide range of smart kids, average kids and a handful of future OCCC residents. I am downright amazed that even though all the roadblocks students may face (bullies, druggies, some burnt out teachers, some incompetent teachers, arrogant self-centered teenager peers) every year a handful of students will be humble and community minded and will still get accepted into prestigious universities and a decent bulk of students will attend good universities or trade schools or do what they do and survive by working their butt off in 3 jobs. I have seen firsthand schools try really really really hard to help those less fortunate to keep up and work towards developing skills to become productive members of society but the cards that the school was dealt-they just cannot win.
That sounds like a tough transition. I did the same school transition, but in reverse: public to private. The biggest difference? It didn't feel like a prison anymore. No bells, no lockdown procedures, no yellow diesel busses (rather than white with the barred windows driven by COs), no drab 2-tone institutional colors, no security guards, no gangs, no violent ED kids mainstreamed into regular classes. The prison analogy goes further, the school lunches were provided by the same contractor as the HCCC. So as we were eating lunch some inmate was also enjoying the same fruit cocktail in heavy syrup. To leave was a breath of fresh air. And I know that for school, or any experience, you get out of it what you put into it. Much of it is up to the individual, as well as the community and family. But if you don't find your tribe (or find the wrong tribe) in Hawaii public schools, it's really easy to end up as a product of your environment.
Wow it's interesting how similar we are. I left a private Catholic school after 6th grade to make it easier financially on my family and went to public. My path dropped me into Kawnanakoa and Roosevelt instead. The things that were academically different was that private schools are designed to get you into the top colleges, whereas publics schools are geared towards getting you just past good enough to graduate. Culturally In private school you were looked down on and even teased if all you could score were C's and B's. In public school people would call you a nerd or a geek if you scored in to the top 10%. Socially I found my tribe my core group of friends in public school. They were the outcasts, the freaks the ones that didn't belong to any group. Because there, we didn't fit in with the rich japanese kids with nice clothes, the Hawaiian kids, or the jocks, we built our own group. We belonged.. to eachother as friends. In private school if your mom or dad wasn't an executive and or they didn't drive a Mercedes or BMW, then you were the "poor kids". There are social classes in private school and they are vicious towards ppl they deemed less than ideal. Recess in private school felt like prison. You never knew when a rich kid would walk up to you and start a fight because they didn't like you. Because they are taught that the poor and middle class are NOTHING. Because their parents impart onto them that they are better than anyone else. I do agree that the attitude that the student brings to any school system is what really matters. Whether it be socially or academically you get what you bring into it... in public school. In private school the social strata is so complicated that you could be the nicest hardest working kid in the world, but because you weren't the son of a CEO or didn't have a networth over 100 million and or you didn't attend "the church" that everyone went to... you were out. There are great private schools out there where they don't tolerate the brutality and bullying that I experienced in a Catholic school, and the advantage I had over my peers was significant as we were writing 30 to 50 page reports with bibliographies by the 5th grade. In private school we were preparing for academic war. In public school we were just biding our time until we were 18 and could leave.
My daughter had a great time at public elementary school. When her 5th grade, we found out that majority of her friends were accepted to pristage private school. I was surprised. Her school teacher and principle recommended my daughter to go to thoes school. She is in public school. But I am unsure if I made a wrong decision. She seems fine at current school.
Private school is expensive! 30k plus a year not including premium lunches. The people who can afford it these days are white collar people. Private sector types, doctors, business owners, and lawyers. They know the value of a great education and the competitive nature of every aspect of adult life. So these parents typically are heavy into their kids schooling. They also have a ton of extracurricular activities including club sports. This makes the classroom hyper competitive. This forces students to compete against their classmates. Failing is embarrassing. This trains them to compete for college, job opportunities, and social life. This is what is lacking at public school. This is not as apparent in elementary, but is there fully in Highschool. Plus many private schools have zero tolerances, eliminating fights, and on campus drug and alcohol use. You throw a punch, you clean out your locker and end up… at public school😂. Oh and the lunches are WAY better. We had make you own oxtail soup! You bet I a had several bowls.
I also think that a lot of grandparents are helping to pay tuition too. If our generation is struggling to buy a home, it would be very difficult to pay an extra $30K a year. I do agree that the private school classrooms can be very competitive. That also comes with more pressure to succeed.
1970 growing up in Downey Ca. I was the only Mexicano and my friend Calvin Chung we brought our food to school , I sold burritos, tacos and Calvin brought Cho mien and egg rolls. I still rembere arguing over taquiitos and egg rolls. 6th to 8th grade. 9th Grade meet Steve Kawasaki I was introduced to Kendo and judo at Norwalk Japanese American Community and Iksoo Kim, he was korean , we ate cold noodles and kimchi. 1990. Meet Mas Shoji. Aikido teacher I am luck to been exposed to other cultures 2012 to 2018, I worked in Jeffersonvill indiana, Mishawaka indiana , elkhart indiana . I remember Mishawaka Indiana Hawaii restaurant. I asked for chop sticks the owner said, what are chop sticks? Frank Martinez Downey California ❤❤❤
I’m with you, buddy. School is school. It’s what you make of it as a parent and as a student. 🤙🏽also, thanks for timing this video perfectly with my workout time. Was a good listen.
Book smart only go so far on a track. Street smart can run for life in the wild. My child went public and private, cut school and barely graduate HS. He is fine today simply because he has a drive to succeed. Do not worry about GPA. No one ask your HS once you leave this Island.
It's not always bad. But I would make sure my kids had some self-defense before I enrolled them in Hawaii schools! I knew of one principal who lets a girl-and her gang- be a bullies because she is a Marshall Islander, and "we have to be nice to them to make up for taking their home." And I know of a girl who got very damaged by that bully, at school. I guess that principal's idea of being nice to the children she's in charge of; is letting them beat up the other children that she's in charge of.
Recently one of my daughter's friend who attends one the elite peivate schools called her '' Jap''. I was shocked. Her father is a lawyer and her mother is a doctor. Other day, I was at a church, one mom told me that her son's classmates told him that they believe kids who attend public school are not human. Lol. They believe kids who goes public school are all bad. My local coworkers told me do not send my kid to public school because they will be trouble kids. I am not from here. I came from...if you didn't pass entrance exam for public school, you must go to a private school because you are failure.😂 So far my daughter is doing well at public school. Just seem like all her friends so far end up going to Punahou school.... 😂😢😢 The cost of college has been so expensive. Therefore, to acheive my goal no debt from obtaining her college degree, I hope, hope she has no problem attending public high school. I am still not sure.... is the public school that bad here?? So far she never see fight at her middle school. She never see a gang there. 😂 her friends seem very nice. She love music band there.
Glad to hear that your daughter is doing okay in public school. Yeah, I wouldn't worry about the stories you hear. And yes, private schools still have their issues.
I went to public schools all my life, not in Hawaii though. I had to change high schools halfway through too. I ended up being successful but my teachers would be surprised. I skipped class a lot and wasn't serious until second to last year. I think if the kid is going through wellbeing struggles they will have a hard time regardless
I wanted to go to public school cause i wanted hot lunch which my parents couldnt afford going private school. Imagine being greeted w a soggy peanut butter sandwich 70 percent of the time.
This guy is close to lifting the lid on Hawaii. But not. haha. Why are public schools so bad?? No answer. Since Hawaii is not a self critical place I love to listen to this channel. At least he gets near the edge.
"There are places I'll remember, all my life, though some have changed...All these places had their moments, with lovers and friends, I still can recall. (In My Life: The Beatles)" Very cool that you went back to your old schools. Three observations. Kids who go to private schools are different in the way that rich people are different. They talk differently, they eat differently, they look different, and they even smell differently. Your elementary school experience is no different than any new kid on the block. But Peter saw something in you that nobody else did. And wasn't that great? Lastly, public schools are not the same: Kalani, Kaiser, Farrington, McKinley, etc. They reflect the socio-economic realities of the communities they are embedded in.
You also point out that family support and values matter. Personal values matter. It's the person/student who determines how successful they want to be and how hard they are willing to work. It all depends...
My coworker went to McKinley. =P I resonate because I went to public then private school, but it stops there because that experience was on mainland, but I still relate. My husband did go to a public school on Oahu but kindergarten and first grade probably. His school washed his mouth out with soap and water. haha... He still tells me that. Guess it was a little traumatic I guess.
I went to hawaii public schools 40-50 years ago. Some of my male high school teachers used to threaten to slap our heads when we wouldn't listen. We talking, not paying attention. Teacher first tells us calmly to quiet down. We don't listen. Teacher asks AGAIN in a more forceful tone, "Eh! I said BE QUIET!!" We STILL don't listen. Then it's, "You want a fckn SLAP!? SHUT UP!!!!!" No one "reported" teachers back then. We could all handle language like that because none of us were snowflakes. We knew we were wrong. That's the difference between back then and today. Back then, WE KNEW we were being idiots. And even if the teacher did slap my head, if I went home and told my dad, my dad would've said, "Well, if he told you to shut up and you didn't listen the first time, then YOU DESERVED THAT SLAP!" Many parents today think their kids can do no wrong. My dad knew I could be a stupid idiot, so no way he would automatically jump to my defense. He'd back up the teacher if he felt the teacher was right.
Public schools test the integrity, ambition and vision a student has for themselves. As private schools are concern, parents do make an "investment" in their child's education. So their persistence in observing their child's progress is constant; as anyone would in spending over $10 to $30 thousand on a child's education per year. A public school parent is less likely to hang on the results of each and every report card, as much as one in private school. As there virtually no pressure of expulsion due to low grades in public schools. I must say when I was coaching youth sports, I coached children from public and private schools. And one of the things I found was that private schools have their students be mindful of the career they want, not just in getting by in school from week-to-week. For the most part, students in private schools were being instructed on a curriculum three years above public school; that was impressive and slightly sadly shocking. As each student is different in how they view their future life, I have seen public school students move on to Harvard Ivy-league school level of education. And that's by saving their families $100 - $300 thousand in education for that student's education over that span of time.
Mahalo for sharing. Interesting what you saw when coaching. And I had friends from public school that went to Ivy League schools and have gone on to great careers. A lot of it is up to the individual.
Here's another interesting thing I saw when coaching this team. Before practice, the private school half of the team would be studying in a circle with one another. The public school half would running around and playing until practice started. As I've said, my girlfriend at the time was a high school English teacher, and she was impressed with the commitment of the private school players/students. When looking at their text books and homework, she noticed that these six graders were doing the school work of public school ninth graders. Go figure . . . @@HelloFromHawaii
I attended Hawaii public schools for my entire schooling. My kids attended public school until 6th grade. Private school from 7th grade. In general, public school isn't the "real world". Private schools are. In public school, some guys used to swear at teachers, threaten teachers, etc., and nothing happens. At a private school, you'd be kicked out immediately. In the REAL WORLD, if you threaten your boss, you'd be fired immediately and the police will be called. You may even be arrested. In the REAL WORLD, if you get angry at a restaurant worker and say, "I'm gonna fck you up!!" They will call the police, and you will get arrested. Private school = REAL WORLD Public school = fake world Private schools hold you ACCOUNTABLE for your behaviors.
Totally agree! And I am a product of a lifelong public school education. Although when I began coaching as an adult, I coached at several private schools, and private schools have a zero tolerance policy. On a sad note of consideration, when a private school rejects a student, there's the public school system to fall back on. There's really nothing to catch a student should they fail the public school system. Still as you stated, if a student and their parents knew that there are dire consequences for their actions, they might conduct themselves better.@@user-sg8kq7ii3y
They've been trying to enforce the tax laws and I believe the teachers just received a pay increase. Not sure about where elected officials send their kids.
@HelloFromHawaii I am a product of CA public schools and a public university, and I am doing fine. Teachers can't replace good parenting. Perhaps the parents who send their kids to private schools care more.
Ok I like your channel and it has value but you gotta lose that hat and t-shirt. Too thirsty. What ever that means. and yeah Kalani High "B" bathroom was off limits for Haoles and Asians.
UH Rainbow cap uncool? Hmmmm...whether public or private school, everyone had relatives, friends, or somebody on one of the UH teams. Almost universal during volleyball season (men or women's), basketball, baseball, or football, especially in a hot winning season. Funny on the bathrooms, every school had one or more bathrooms like that somewhere on campus. It depends on who hung out with them and if they knew the person or not. I can't imagine any athlete of a winning team being hijacked by their own school mates in the bathroom, especially if they were huge individuals with huge friends and big families. If the person is known and the team is winning, it will be a pass for them. Everyone wants their school team to do well against their rivals.
Are you talking about Hispanic or ADOS urban public schools? It all sounds so similar?😂😂😂😂😂 I'm curious: What percentage of your teaching staff was Native Hawaiian or Pacific islander? Fact:The majority of all teachers in American urban schools are Houle😮 Most voted 🗳 for Trump.The AFT was shocked when the stats came out. Some of the most extraordinary young people are products of public schools. I'm retired and recently found out one of my former students is now one of the wealthiest women in the world. This young black woman recently gave 100 million dollars to UCONN. It was the largest donation the school has ever received. She also pays for full scholarships for students graduating from her former high school. Our school had 2 NBA (Rick Mahorn)and 2 NFL players. One has 2 super bowl rings! 3 students have been on major TV series, ER another on City Guy's and another played Candy Man! one young lady was 👑 Miss USA and dated the Prince of 🇲🇨 Monaco,🎉🎉🎉2 students have been on Broadway, one Olympic competitor, another is in charge of the alteration department for all Nordstrom stores. Several have become head chefs for upscale hotel chains. Several have become attorneys,doctors, and nurses,own their cleaning business, head mechanics, and have their own software companies. One has a software company in Asia.😊😊 The list is endless. These were Black kids educated in a predominantly black staffed school.😊 It makes a difference when you teach your own. Did you receive any cultural enrichment? I really enjoy your vlogs. I'm learning quite a lot of valuable information. 7:49
I just want to say, it's ha'ole (no breath). Captain Cook came to the islands and did not share breathe (like how in Moana, where they connected their heads to greet each other) with the native Hawaiians. Instead, captain Cook reached out his hand and wanted to shake their hands to greet the natives. That is where the native hawaiians called the white skinned man Ha'ole. Houle means nothing. That is a made-up word. Now, if you take ho and use it like hō ule, that means give penis. I just want you to know because I would be very sad and have second-hand embarrassment for you if you said that to a native hawaiian who speaks ʻōlelo Hawai'i fluently. 😂 Much love to you and please share that. Bishop museum and university of Hawai'i also share these amazing facts. This is a story that my ancestors passed down to us in our family when the explorers first came to our islands. ❤
@miNOTprofessional I tried typing it correctly. I would never use the term unless I could pronounce it correctly. I was trying to be respectful 🙏 to what you call mainland white people. I would be offended if you referred to my people as African Americans. We are like Indigenous peoples a specific class. We are ADOS American Descendants of Slavery. It is our specific lineage that gives us this designation. Black people born in America who do not have an ancestor that was enslaved,sold, and held in bondage are not ADOS and can not claim this lineage. Examples of non ADOS people are: Barack Obama,Karrine Jean Pierre,The TH-cam influencer who caused a riot in Union Square in New York,MSNBC commentator Joy Reid and Kamala Harris are just a few that have no American lineage connected to ADOS. We all learn so much on your vlog. thoroughly enjoying it as I recover from ♋️ 🦀 🎀 🎗
@@mareerogers364 That's awesome information to know, however I wasn't raised to use those terms. My mother's side of the family is Hawaiian, Chinese and my biological father's side is Nigerian, British. His parents are from Nigeria. I was born and raised on O'ahu and super glad I was born here to learn my mother's heritage and to understand why Native Hawaiians were taken advantage of in the past. History is difficult and it is the hope that such things do not repeat itself in the future. Also, how can we heal as individuals too? It's super sad to hear that so many people are getting cancer now more than ever. Get better and hopefully you can get out more and see the beauty around you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️💝
i had a chance to be station in Hawaii but i turned it down i went to public school from elementary/intermediate to high school Waipahu high school 77 i didnt want my kid picking up any bad habits broken english but i did have fun in school
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Are Hawaii's public schools as bad as people say they are? Just wanted to share how I overcame by fear and understanding of public school firsthand.
Lahaina is gone... I lost everything... Please spread the word, we need help here and Maui, a lot of people are still missing. 95% of the city burnt to ground ... The fires started early that morning and no alerts where sent out partially due to the power and cell towers being out, but the police and fire department the warn people till 430pm ish... This is so tragic I don't know what else to say or vent too... I got luckily enough to escape to kahului
Thank you for this update. I almost took a job teaching in Hawaii 5 years ago, and the reason I didn't was because the state did not pay a living wage (I would have earned $35,000 per year). FYI, classroom behaviors are off the chain EVERYWHERE. I just didn't expect it in paradise.
Yeah, the starting pay can be low, but there is room to progress. And of course going into admin earns a lot.
I'm in Silicon Valley and .... $35k a year is good money. I don't make that much.
@@alexcarter8807Probably because you have roommates. Even most google developers can't buy a house in Silicon Valley.
Changing schools is always tough for kids, whether it’s private to public, the other way round, or from one place to another. New kids, new culture, new routine. Good job!
I transferred from Kaiser high to Kaimuki high thinking it was gonna be though and hella nervous on the first day of school but it turns out to have an amazing vibe, no bullying, no discrimination hell not even a so call “popular jocks/cheerleaders” group, everyone was pretty equal. Made tons of friends and it was an amazing experience
I went and barely graduated from Hilo High on the Big Island in the early 90's. I hated my experience. We had a lot of the rowdy low class kids at our school. I have seen a ton of my classmates doing time for murder, drugs,gangs and other nefarious activities. One of my class mates was actually profiled on Americas most wanted. The lack of education on bullying was apparent. I was an intelligent kid that wanted to learn that was stuck in this public prison. I really wanted to go to Waikea High school that had better emphasis on education and had better families. My overall experience at public school in Hawaii was horrible. I am at least happy Hilo High stepped it up and the school seems to have upgraded. Thanks.
I proud to be a public school kid. Made me strong, resilient, and humble. I attribute my success to my upbringing in Hawai’i especially where I went school and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
I went to Campbell high in ewa beach, and people always gave us beef. I liked that school, it sertanly made me grow up fast lol
Full disclosure, we weren’t American. But…. As one of three girls who went to public school in Hawaii (with two of us three graduating from high school there), I can attest that this question brings on serious considerations. High school was rough for my sisters - the advise given to them: “keep your head down and don’t look others in the eye”. Hearing about the girl fights were sc-aaa-r-yyy!
What public school?
Can u spill the school name?
I went to Kahuku. I didn't have high expectations and i think a lot of it depends on that-expectations. I ended up mostly avoiding fights and issues of that nature. I did have someone bully me frequently from 7th-9th grade but that tapered down. Ironically it was a haole guy and I'm haole. I didn't get bullied by anyone else. I ended up going to medical school and am a practicing physician. Meanwhile, my wife went to private schools on the mainland and she wouldnt want our kids going to Kahuku. Id be ok with them going there. So for everyone its different.
Hiyas fellow Red Raider. Yeah, the haoles who try to out-moke the mokes are real terrors. Kahuku/Ka'uku (lol) was a real experience. I used to cut school for like 2 weeks, come back and we'd be on the same page in the book!
public school teachers try hard to send their kids to private school.
When we have our public officials/politicians, such as our former governor, sends all of his kids to private schools, that say a lot about the glaring differences in our school systems.
@@EvilTheOne yep.
100% Those public school teachers know they owe their kids more, even if it means sacrificing half their take home pay.
Wonder how when they cost half the public teachers salary.
Yeah, I've seen that. It's their right, but seems a little strange to me. It would be like working for Queen's Hospital and your family goes to Kaiser Permanente.
My first real bully experience was as a haole girl busing from Schofield to Wahiawa, big ol Hawaiian girl named Zina. I had immaturely commented on the "white residue in her arm pits" (too young to shave myself). It got back to her and it was on! Made my life miserable at least a few times a week for however long. Telling made it worse of course.
All the years later and it still boggles my mind that they haven't realized the bullied became school shooters, etc.
And now, what doesn't occur at school takes place online in every way, shape and form. 😡
Nooooooooo way!!!!!!! Woooohoooooo!!!!! Mad support and I love that you graduated from McKinley too! I graduated there class of 05!!!!! Wooohoooo!!!! Mad support to you and your 'ohana! ❤❤❤ I truly agree all that you have mentioned. I felt so much pressure not going to Kamehameha school and my oldest sister did. There was such a divide in our house and I felt like I was the dumb one since I couldn't get in. I'm glad I went through public school and I stand here with my family, a proud graduate of that same school you graduated from. I have no regrets and I also want to show my kids that public school is awesome. Keep it up and 3.8 is not bad at all! Seriously!!!! Right on!!!!! 🎉
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Aloha Chris,
I hope you and your family are good today. I understand y’all live on O’ahu, but wouldn’t be surprised if you may have family and/or friends on Maui right now. The tragedy in Lahaina breaks our hearts. We were just at the Hana School a few weeks ago for a family event and it seems they were the only campus on Maui open today. Mālama, my man.
Please don't judge all schools and teachers the same. As a retired teacher, I can say that there are all kinds of factors that affect a school's reputation. Teacher shortages are also because they get no respect or compensation that is a livable wage. Live aloha and spread aloha. Propose solutions, don't just identify problems. Mahalo.
Appreciate the comment and you mentioning that there are differences in schools and teachers.
not about how much teachers are paid. It is the parents. If you have a solid family the kids will do well academically. Simple as that.
Ha! I’ve told my kids many times about my first week in middle school. This was in Wahiawa back in the 70’s. As you know this is when all the elementary schools come together for the first time, tough adjustment right? I saw like 4-5 fights in the first week, AND that was the girls beefing! Plus we had military kids from the mainland there too so you can imagine how it was right? 😂
lol. So many fights in that first week. I still remember the fights at Washington by the band room. lol
It depends on the school. Koko Head elementary to Niu Valley intermediate, to Kaiser high school, is a very good track. Hau'ula to Kahuku, not so much. Go to a school full of military brats and you're gonna see a lot of fights. As is the golden rule everywhere in the US, how well you do and what schools you go to, will depend on how wealthy your parents are. The US has more of a class system than England does, and it's worse because at least in England they'll come out and talk about it. And as also the reality everywhere else in the US, your race will be a huge factor. You a big Samoan kid and you're good at math and want to become an astronomer? Forget about it, work on your football skills. Your skills, dreams, and aspirations have to match your race.
Not true. Marcus Mariota is a great athlete, and he was also a great student. He was an honor role student, who could have gotten into many top schools EVEN if he didn't play football.
...and your gender.
As a person who taught at Pearl City High School, public schools have a bad rap when it comes to the heart and the aloha of its teachers.
I dated a Pearl City High School teacher once, and the dedication, care and commitment she had for the students and the school was incredible.
Due to lack of funding and "red tape", we painted her classroom on our own, and built bookshelves so the textbook could be stored there in an organized fashion.
Public school teachers do give a lot . . . of their heart, mind, soul, time and finances.
Well I was dating this great person about 25 years ago, so we're splitting the difference on the timeline. And trust me, she was competent and intelligent. @@GNMi79
My coworker, whose wife worked there, as did his daughters also went to school there. I've had others go to the school and they all enjoyed their education there, so I don't doubt that the school has a great reputation. Their band was well known for many years.
Agree. And not all public schools and teachers are the same. I've had some great and not so great teachers over the years.
It's good to have some perspective about private & public-school experience. I think you might be the person to bring other local TH-camrs a forum of their public & private school experiences for parents to get a great understanding. Elementary, Middle School, High School would be a great topic. I'm all public school and yes, I've had those traumatic days of middle/high school. I've known friends/co-workers that were middle & high school transitions either way. I could see it horrifying either way depending on the student and dynamics at the time, but the core point that you established was that parents and how invested they are to their kids education is a big factor about, the education side of the question. If they are there, their investment into the personality of their child will help to strengthen their child. The social aspect of their child, is also crucial in knowing whether or not, they are listening and supporting their child. Spending time, knowing their personality, likes/dislikes/interests/fears all need parental support and guidance, even when they don't tell their parents. It's the dialogue and time spent. I think your boys will have an awesome father & mother leading them their way. Keep being awesome.
Mahalo for the suggestion. It would be nice to bring together some other local TH-camrs to talk about their school experience.
It’s not widely advertised, but there is a single metric used by educators and parents (who know about it) to compare schools, districts, and states. It’s a test administered nationwide in the 11th grade and called the PSAT. Bcuz it’s a precursor to the SAT test taken later, most every school will offer it, for both public and private schools.
After aggregating PSAT test results, a “Cutoff Score” (the score which the top 2% are above) is determined. Bcuz it’s taken nationwide in October by most college-bound 11th graders, it serves as a very good measure of educational attainment, and allows comparisons at a school, district, or statewide level for overall academic performance.
Comparing local PSAT cutoff scores for all the public and private schools will be one of the more rigorous ways to assess their overall success.
Mahalo for sharing. I remember taking that exam back in high school. Not sure how seriously I took it since I knew it didn't count for my college aspirations. I'd be interested to see what the scores are for Hawaii kids. 🤙
@@HelloFromHawaii ok! Let me see what I can do. I can first send you the 2022 nationwide results, broken down by state, to compare Hawaii to the other states. And yes, an 11th grader will not be as acutely motivated for the test, but the key is that across the nation, they’re all equally unmotivated for the same reasons. And because it’s exactly the same test with the same questions administered to all students on the same day, it proves to be a very valid and equal measure across the board.
C/o 2023 from Kapolei here. Yep, we've had some pretty scary and questionable stuff at our school but I'd say my high school was mediocre.
In my day, we still had kill Haole day.
And being Hapa, yeah we learned to scrap early on.
Thank you for speaking up and keeping it real.
I went to Washington Intermediate in the 70s. Felt sorry for most of the new haole kids who mainly came from military families. There was a gang of mokes who always picked fights with them. They even fought these kids in the admin office!
I agree not a lot of people don’t like public school for education. Me as well as all my siblings went to public schooling. How nice to see you next to your school. I find the same thing with my elementary, intermediate and high school has more fencing. But I wonder if it’s due to more homelessness. Yes there were bullies and areas on campus where you had gangs so I would walk around a whole building to avoid those areas. I think public school helped to groom me to deal with bullies in real life. Excellent topic.
I think it's for security reasons. I used to wonder why the campus was so open back then. Anyone could just walk on campus from the field.
In general public schools is not as bad as it seems. Yes, by law DOE accepts everyone in the area and because of that, there will be a wide range of smart kids, average kids and a handful of future OCCC residents. I am downright amazed that even though all the roadblocks students may face (bullies, druggies, some burnt out teachers, some incompetent teachers, arrogant self-centered teenager peers) every year a handful of students will be humble and community minded and will still get accepted into prestigious universities and a decent bulk of students will attend good universities or trade schools or do what they do and survive by working their butt off in 3 jobs.
I have seen firsthand schools try really really really hard to help those less fortunate to keep up and work towards developing skills to become productive members of society but the cards that the school was dealt-they just cannot win.
Mahalo for the comment. I'm amazed by what the public schools and turn out considering what and who they are working with.
I graduated class of 2019 from McKinley High School. There was some nsfw stuff going on in the bathrooms during senior year😂
Science building?
Want to train to be a professional MMA fighter… go to waianae high school.
lol
That sounds like a tough transition. I did the same school transition, but in reverse: public to private. The biggest difference? It didn't feel like a prison anymore. No bells, no lockdown procedures, no yellow diesel busses (rather than white with the barred windows driven by COs), no drab 2-tone institutional colors, no security guards, no gangs, no violent ED kids mainstreamed into regular classes.
The prison analogy goes further, the school lunches were provided by the same contractor as the HCCC. So as we were eating lunch some inmate was also enjoying the same fruit cocktail in heavy syrup. To leave was a breath of fresh air.
And I know that for school, or any experience, you get out of it what you put into it. Much of it is up to the individual, as well as the community and family. But if you don't find your tribe (or find the wrong tribe) in Hawaii public schools, it's really easy to end up as a product of your environment.
Mahalo for sharing. I'm sure it was a much better experience going to private rather than from. And yes, I believe education is what you put into it.
Wow it's interesting how similar we are. I left a private Catholic school after 6th grade to make it easier financially on my family and went to public. My path dropped me into Kawnanakoa and Roosevelt instead. The things that were academically different was that private schools are designed to get you into the top colleges, whereas publics schools are geared towards getting you just past good enough to graduate. Culturally In private school you were looked down on and even teased if all you could score were C's and B's. In public school people would call you a nerd or a geek if you scored in to the top 10%. Socially I found my tribe my core group of friends in public school. They were the outcasts, the freaks the ones that didn't belong to any group. Because there, we didn't fit in with the rich japanese kids with nice clothes, the Hawaiian kids, or the jocks, we built our own group. We belonged.. to eachother as friends. In private school if your mom or dad wasn't an executive and or they didn't drive a Mercedes or BMW, then you were the "poor kids". There are social classes in private school and they are vicious towards ppl they deemed less than ideal. Recess in private school felt like prison. You never knew when a rich kid would walk up to you and start a fight because they didn't like you. Because they are taught that the poor and middle class are NOTHING. Because their parents impart onto them that they are better than anyone else. I do agree that the attitude that the student brings to any school system is what really matters. Whether it be socially or academically you get what you bring into it... in public school. In private school the social strata is so complicated that you could be the nicest hardest working kid in the world, but because you weren't the son of a CEO or didn't have a networth over 100 million and or you didn't attend "the church" that everyone went to... you were out. There are great private schools out there where they don't tolerate the brutality and bullying that I experienced in a Catholic school, and the advantage I had over my peers was significant as we were writing 30 to 50 page reports with bibliographies by the 5th grade. In private school we were preparing for academic war. In public school we were just biding our time until we were 18 and could leave.
My daughter had a great time at public elementary school. When her 5th grade, we found out that majority of her friends were accepted to pristage private school. I was surprised.
Her school teacher and principle recommended my daughter to go to thoes school.
She is in public school. But I am unsure if I made a wrong decision. She seems fine at current school.
Private school is expensive! 30k plus a year not including premium lunches. The people who can afford it these days are white collar people. Private sector types, doctors, business owners, and lawyers. They know the value of a great education and the competitive nature of every aspect of adult life. So these parents typically are heavy into their kids schooling. They also have a ton of extracurricular activities including club sports. This makes the classroom hyper competitive. This forces students to compete against their classmates. Failing is embarrassing. This trains them to compete for college, job opportunities, and social life. This is what is lacking at public school. This is not as apparent in elementary, but is there fully in Highschool. Plus many private schools have zero tolerances, eliminating fights, and on campus drug and alcohol use. You throw a punch, you clean out your locker and end up… at public school😂. Oh and the lunches are WAY better. We had make you own oxtail soup! You bet I a had several bowls.
I also think that a lot of grandparents are helping to pay tuition too. If our generation is struggling to buy a home, it would be very difficult to pay an extra $30K a year. I do agree that the private school classrooms can be very competitive. That also comes with more pressure to succeed.
I taught at Waialua High School in 2002 and they didn't have school books.
How did they read?
1970 growing up in Downey Ca. I was the only Mexicano and my friend Calvin Chung we brought our food to school , I sold burritos, tacos and Calvin brought Cho mien and egg rolls. I still rembere arguing over taquiitos and egg rolls. 6th to 8th grade. 9th Grade meet Steve Kawasaki I was introduced to Kendo and judo at Norwalk Japanese American Community and Iksoo Kim, he was korean , we ate cold noodles and kimchi. 1990. Meet Mas Shoji. Aikido teacher I am luck to been exposed to other cultures 2012 to 2018, I worked in Jeffersonvill indiana, Mishawaka indiana , elkhart indiana . I remember Mishawaka Indiana Hawaii restaurant. I asked for chop sticks the owner said, what are chop sticks? Frank Martinez Downey California ❤❤❤
I’m with you, buddy. School is school. It’s what you make of it as a parent and as a student. 🤙🏽also, thanks for timing this video perfectly with my workout time. Was a good listen.
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Book smart only go so far on a track. Street smart can run for life in the wild. My child went public and private, cut school and barely graduate HS. He is fine today simply because he has a drive to succeed. Do not worry about GPA. No one ask your HS once you leave this Island.
It's not always bad. But I would make sure my kids had some self-defense before I enrolled them in Hawaii schools! I knew of one principal who lets a girl-and her gang- be a bullies because she is a Marshall Islander, and "we have to be nice to them to make up for taking their home."
And I know of a girl who got very damaged by that bully, at school.
I guess that principal's idea of being nice to the children she's in charge of;
is letting them beat up
the other children that she's in charge of.
That sounds pretty bad. Having kids fight it out in school shouldn't be the default option.
Waiting since Aug 8th, guys okay over there? Praying you all are.
Recently one of my daughter's friend who attends one the elite peivate schools called her '' Jap''. I was shocked. Her father is a lawyer and her mother is a doctor.
Other day, I was at a church, one mom told me that her son's classmates told him that they believe kids who attend public school are not human. Lol. They believe kids who goes public school are all bad.
My local coworkers told me do not send my kid to public school because they will be trouble kids.
I am not from here. I came from...if you didn't pass entrance exam for public school, you must go to a private school because you are failure.😂
So far my daughter is doing well at public school. Just seem like all her friends so far end up going to Punahou school.... 😂😢😢
The cost of college has been so expensive. Therefore, to acheive my goal no debt from obtaining her college degree, I hope, hope she has no problem attending public high school. I am still not sure.... is the public school that bad here??
So far she never see fight at her middle school. She never see a gang there. 😂 her friends seem very nice. She love music band there.
Glad to hear that your daughter is doing okay in public school. Yeah, I wouldn't worry about the stories you hear. And yes, private schools still have their issues.
I went to public schools all my life, not in Hawaii though. I had to change high schools halfway through too. I ended up being successful but my teachers would be surprised. I skipped class a lot and wasn't serious until second to last year. I think if the kid is going through wellbeing struggles they will have a hard time regardless
Mahalo for sharing 🤙
Any updates on the Maui Wildfires? Which areas in Oahu are hotspots for wildfires?
I wanted to go to public school cause i wanted hot lunch which my parents couldnt afford going private school. Imagine being greeted w a soggy peanut butter sandwich 70 percent of the time.
I ate a lot of PB&J too :)
@@HelloFromHawaii haha
This guy is close to lifting the lid on Hawaii. But not. haha. Why are public schools so bad?? No answer. Since Hawaii is not a self critical place I love to listen to this channel. At least he gets near the edge.
I'm just not an edgy kind of guy :) 🤙
"There are places I'll remember, all my life, though some have changed...All these places had their moments, with lovers and friends, I still can recall. (In My Life: The Beatles)" Very cool that you went back to your old schools. Three observations. Kids who go to private schools are different in the way that rich people are different. They talk differently, they eat differently, they look different, and they even smell differently. Your elementary school experience is no different than any new kid on the block. But Peter saw something in you that nobody else did. And wasn't that great? Lastly, public schools are not the same: Kalani, Kaiser, Farrington, McKinley, etc. They reflect the socio-economic realities of the communities they are embedded in.
You also point out that family support and values matter. Personal values matter. It's the person/student who determines how successful they want to be and how hard they are willing to work. It all depends...
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Who else grad from Radford High, or am I the only one! Haha. Good times though! C/O 2002
I'm sure you're not the only one :)
My coworker went to McKinley. =P I resonate because I went to public then private school, but it stops there because that experience was on mainland, but I still relate. My husband did go to a public school on Oahu but kindergarten and first grade probably. His school washed his mouth out with soap and water. haha... He still tells me that. Guess it was a little traumatic I guess.
lol. Didn't know they used soap and water.
I went to hawaii public schools 40-50 years ago. Some of my male high school teachers used to threaten to slap our heads when we wouldn't listen. We talking, not paying attention. Teacher first tells us calmly to quiet down. We don't listen. Teacher asks AGAIN in a more forceful tone, "Eh! I said BE QUIET!!" We STILL don't listen. Then it's, "You want a fckn SLAP!? SHUT UP!!!!!"
No one "reported" teachers back then. We could all handle language like that because none of us were snowflakes. We knew we were wrong. That's the difference between back then and today. Back then, WE KNEW we were being idiots. And even if the teacher did slap my head, if I went home and told my dad, my dad would've said, "Well, if he told you to shut up and you didn't listen the first time, then YOU DESERVED THAT SLAP!"
Many parents today think their kids can do no wrong. My dad knew I could be a stupid idiot, so no way he would automatically jump to my defense. He'd back up the teacher if he felt the teacher was right.
Going to private school first gave you a better base to then deal with public school later I would guess.
Hey did you go to Hokulani Elementary? I did too! I'm wondering what years you went to school there?
I don't want to age myself too much. Let's just say that the fences in the back of the school weren't there when I was in school :)
They weren't there for me either.
Did you see that fire in Maui a whole town burned up
Public schools test the integrity, ambition and vision a student has for themselves.
As private schools are concern, parents do make an "investment" in their child's education. So their persistence in observing their child's progress is constant; as anyone would in spending over $10 to $30 thousand on a child's education per year.
A public school parent is less likely to hang on the results of each and every report card, as much as one in private school. As there virtually no pressure of expulsion due to low grades in public schools.
I must say when I was coaching youth sports, I coached children from public and private schools. And one of the things I found was that private schools have their students be mindful of the career they want, not just in getting by in school from week-to-week.
For the most part, students in private schools were being instructed on a curriculum three years above public school; that was impressive and slightly sadly shocking.
As each student is different in how they view their future life, I have seen public school students move on to Harvard Ivy-league school level of education. And that's by saving their families $100 - $300 thousand in education for that student's education over that span of time.
Mahalo for sharing. Interesting what you saw when coaching. And I had friends from public school that went to Ivy League schools and have gone on to great careers. A lot of it is up to the individual.
Here's another interesting thing I saw when coaching this team. Before practice, the private school half of the team would be studying in a circle with one another. The public school half would running around and playing until practice started.
As I've said, my girlfriend at the time was a high school English teacher, and she was impressed with the commitment of the private school players/students. When looking at their text books and homework, she noticed that these six graders were doing the school work of public school ninth graders.
Go figure . . . @@HelloFromHawaii
I attended Hawaii public schools for my entire schooling. My kids attended public school until 6th grade. Private school from 7th grade.
In general, public school isn't the "real world". Private schools are. In public school, some guys used to swear at teachers, threaten teachers, etc., and nothing happens. At a private school, you'd be kicked out immediately. In the REAL WORLD, if you threaten your boss, you'd be fired immediately and the police will be called. You may even be arrested. In the REAL WORLD, if you get angry at a restaurant worker and say, "I'm gonna fck you up!!" They will call the police, and you will get arrested.
Private school = REAL WORLD
Public school = fake world
Private schools hold you ACCOUNTABLE for your behaviors.
Totally agree!
And I am a product of a lifelong public school education. Although when I began coaching as an adult, I coached at several private schools, and private schools have a zero tolerance policy.
On a sad note of consideration, when a private school rejects a student, there's the public school system to fall back on. There's really nothing to catch a student should they fail the public school system.
Still as you stated, if a student and their parents knew that there are dire consequences for their actions, they might conduct themselves better.@@user-sg8kq7ii3y
Bad?..I've been in worse schools were fights happened 3x times a day and Kids would smoke and sell blunt in the bathrooms.
Collect more tax from vacation home owners and pay pub teachers bettet. Elect officials who send their kids to pub.
They've been trying to enforce the tax laws and I believe the teachers just received a pay increase. Not sure about where elected officials send their kids.
@HelloFromHawaii I am a product of CA public schools and a public university, and I am doing fine. Teachers can't replace good parenting. Perhaps the parents who send their kids to private schools care more.
Our schools suck🐸🍺🔪🔥
Ok I like your channel and it has value but you gotta lose that hat and t-shirt. Too thirsty. What ever that means. and yeah Kalani High "B" bathroom was off limits for Haoles and Asians.
UH Rainbow cap uncool? Hmmmm...whether public or private school, everyone had relatives, friends, or somebody on one of the UH teams. Almost universal during volleyball season (men or women's), basketball, baseball, or football, especially in a hot winning season. Funny on the bathrooms, every school had one or more bathrooms like that somewhere on campus. It depends on who hung out with them and if they knew the person or not. I can't imagine any athlete of a winning team being hijacked by their own school mates in the bathroom, especially if they were huge individuals with huge friends and big families. If the person is known and the team is winning, it will be a pass for them. Everyone wants their school team to do well against their rivals.
I'm not sure what you mean, but didn't know that Kalani had off-limit parts of campus.
Rainbow hat freak
Are you talking about Hispanic or ADOS urban public schools? It all sounds so similar?😂😂😂😂😂
I'm curious: What percentage of your teaching staff was Native Hawaiian or Pacific islander?
Fact:The majority of all teachers in American urban schools are Houle😮
Most voted 🗳 for Trump.The AFT was shocked when the stats came out.
Some of the most extraordinary young people are products of public schools. I'm retired and recently found out one of my former students is now one of the wealthiest women in the world. This young black woman recently gave 100 million dollars to UCONN. It was the largest donation the school has ever received. She also pays for full scholarships for students graduating from her former high school.
Our school had 2 NBA (Rick Mahorn)and 2 NFL players. One has 2 super bowl rings! 3 students have been on major TV series, ER another on City Guy's and another played Candy Man! one young lady was 👑 Miss USA and dated the Prince of 🇲🇨 Monaco,🎉🎉🎉2 students have been on Broadway, one Olympic competitor, another is in charge of the alteration department for all Nordstrom stores.
Several have become head chefs for upscale hotel chains. Several have become attorneys,doctors, and nurses,own their cleaning business, head mechanics, and have their own software companies. One has a software company in Asia.😊😊 The list is endless. These were Black kids educated in a predominantly black staffed school.😊
It makes a difference when you teach your own.
Did you receive any cultural enrichment?
I really enjoy your vlogs.
I'm learning quite a lot of valuable information.
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I just want to say, it's ha'ole (no breath). Captain Cook came to the islands and did not share breathe (like how in Moana, where they connected their heads to greet each other) with the native Hawaiians. Instead, captain Cook reached out his hand and wanted to shake their hands to greet the natives. That is where the native hawaiians called the white skinned man Ha'ole. Houle means nothing. That is a made-up word. Now, if you take ho and use it like hō ule, that means give penis. I just want you to know because I would be very sad and have second-hand embarrassment for you if you said that to a native hawaiian who speaks ʻōlelo Hawai'i fluently. 😂 Much love to you and please share that. Bishop museum and university of Hawai'i also share these amazing facts. This is a story that my ancestors passed down to us in our family when the explorers first came to our islands. ❤
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I tried typing it correctly. I would never use the term unless I could pronounce it correctly. I was trying to be respectful 🙏 to what you call mainland white people. I would be offended if you referred to my people as African Americans. We are like Indigenous peoples a specific class. We are ADOS
American Descendants of Slavery.
It is our specific lineage that gives us this designation.
Black people born in America who do not have an ancestor that was enslaved,sold, and held in bondage are not ADOS and can not claim this lineage. Examples of non ADOS people are: Barack Obama,Karrine Jean Pierre,The TH-cam influencer who caused a riot in Union Square in New York,MSNBC commentator Joy Reid and Kamala Harris are just a few that have no American lineage connected to ADOS.
We all learn so much on your vlog.
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That's awesome information to know, however I wasn't raised to use those terms. My mother's side of the family is Hawaiian, Chinese and my biological father's side is Nigerian, British. His parents are from Nigeria. I was born and raised on O'ahu and super glad I was born here to learn my mother's heritage and to understand why Native Hawaiians were taken advantage of in the past. History is difficult and it is the hope that such things do not repeat itself in the future. Also, how can we heal as individuals too? It's super sad to hear that so many people are getting cancer now more than ever. Get better and hopefully you can get out more and see the beauty around you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️💝
I don't know the percentage of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander teachers, but they do have that information on the DOE website.
i had a chance to be station in Hawaii but i turned it down i went to public school from elementary/intermediate to high school Waipahu high school 77 i didnt want my kid picking up any bad habits broken english but i did have fun in school