Waiting for Superman

According to Geoffrey Canada in "Waiting for Superman"  when he was a young kid he always used to say that " superman is going to come and save us". As superman was always the one who would save the people in distress in his comic books. The real life does not have superman to come and save us. Neither does the suffering school system who needs a superman to come and save them. Schools have been divided into two categories; Private schools and public schools. Private schools tends to have up to date and facilities which helps a student prepare for the upcoming college life. On the other hand Public schools are the ones who are suffering with the lack funds for better education of the students. In the book "Savage Inequalities" states that in East St Louis  there seems to be more liquor and lottery stores than schools or supermarkets. The kids do go to school but they don't learn much. A teacher in North Lawndale mentions that they " keep the students in class for seven years and give them a diploma if they make it to eight grade. They can't even read, but give them the diploma". These schools are just trying to get students in and out of schools without realizing that they are not learning much. Another problem which arises in that of class and race which determines what school a child goes to. The book mentions a term the "Magnet System" which is " a private school system... operated in the public schools". The only way to get admission to these kind of schools are if you are white and of a middle class families. Why is the school system so segregated? Does it matter what color or financial background we have? Comparing to top notch schools everything is available to them thus they are producing better results. The public schools also face the problem of lack of qualified teachers. The limited qualified teachers they have, use they own funds to bring better education for students. One of the examples the book mentions is that the city of Chicago tends to use its tax revenue for things such as police, fire department and public health and whatever is left goes to public schools. The wealth is not equally distributed.  Due to limited funds provided to public schools, the schools are not able to buy enough books and equipment to cater for each student. This might be the factor for the high dropout rate in public schools.