Unequal Education Video

The Unequal Education video shows two schools the in Bronx New York that are contrasting with their education and students.  JHS 141 is a school in the suburbs of the Bronx, with students of the middle class Socioeconomic status.  While JHS 137 is in inter city Bronx, with students coming from lower and working class households.  This video really proves that  where you live will depend on the education you receive.  The two boys were both very intelligent but came from opposite life styles.  The suburbia school 141 had all certified teachers along with very good learning materials and resources.  While the inter-city school 137 did not have all certified schools or learning materials.  In 137's science class they were doing a experiment and it consisted of standing up on a chair then getting down repeatedly.  The students were asked how they felt after they did this for two minutes.  Technically it is a experiement but it seems more like gym or health class.  They also showed a science class from school 141 which was how a school should be.  The teacher had them looking into mircroscopes doing a lab.  The students were much more involved and really enojyed themselves while learning.  Kids like hands on things and when you don't have those resources they won't be as involved or interested in learning.
The principal at the 137 school walked around the school premises when classes would start to make sure the students would actually walk into the building and go to class rather than standing around the corner.  A prinicipal shouldn not have to do this to make sure the students are attending but these students have to drive or motivation to go to school.  I really can't blame them.  I would not want to go to that school either.
After they showed the video footage from both school they sat down to debate a hot topic with Jonathon Kozal and another guy.   The topic was whether or not a certificate should be given out to schools/families and how it should be dispersed.  They both went back and forth on how it should be dispersed but were indifferent on where the money would come and who received it.  This is one of those issues that comes up yearly and I'm not quite sure if there is a right or wrong answer.  You will always end up going in circles with it.  The schools that need it the most are the ones with the worse test scores and drop outs yet the schools that don't need it as much have much better scores.  Is it fair to give more money to the ones who aren't succeeding?  Will giving the inter-city schools more money help them to do better?  I personally think something needs to change.  I understand both aspects of this situation.  It makes sense to give different amounts to different schools but I personally believe that students coming from the more wealthy schools would be able to raise money much easier if need be.  The parents have more money and are willing to give their children money for lab experiments or field trips while the poorer schools that would not be an option for.  I don't know enough about where this  money comes from or how the taxes work but it is clear that something needs to change or we will have this vicious cycle return.