Rise of The Youth
1950: Detroit Youth Population
The Youth of Detroit in 1950 was at its highest. With all the families moving into Detroit the youth were taking over the city. They were filling up the schools and taking over the streets. The city of Detroit was filled with youth and family life everywhere.
1950: Youth Life Style
In 1950 while the city was booming most teens would be either in school or at work in one of the factories with their parents. Having so many factories around with so many jobs it was easy for teens to get a job at one of the factories. They would work and help get income for the family. Other times when they were free they would hang out with their friends and family. Living in a safe place they could walk anywhere they wanted to go. They were kids and didn't give a care in the world. They were carefree and only cared about their social life with their friends and family.
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The little kids would go out and play with their friends around the neighborhood in their yards and their parents wouldn't be worried about them. Another thing the youth would do was go to the beach and swim with their friends, or go out on a boat. There were so many things for the youth to do. They could go to the drive in and watch movies or just drive around town. They were safe and didn't have to worry about money or gangs and violence. They could just be kids and have fun.
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1900's:Youth Education
The education system in Detroit was more successful then the boom of the city itself. Enrollment in kindergarten through the twelfth grade climbed from 29,401 in 1900 to 115,389 in 1920. By 1920 most of the students were foreign or had foreign parents. Having such a big increase meant some of the students had to go only part-time, in basements and in rented buildings. The local tax levy allocated to schools averaged 21.9 percent from 1896 to 1905, and fell to 15.2 percent in 1906 to 1915. At this time cost overruns and unfinished buildings kept hundreds from school because of the mismanagement of the money.
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The school system was centered around child-study, child-centered curriculum, vocational education, and standardized tests. The schools had playgrounds, summer school, annual age-grade surveys, and programs for crippled, blind, and intellectual disabilities. To improve the education the schools added physical education, speech classes, patternmaking, forging, machine shop, domestic science, and laundry work. The school systems kept improving their education so the students would be more informed and intellectual.
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