ABC News Goes Inside One of America's Most Dangerous Schools (stats, crime rates)
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it is terrible that kids who actually want to learn are terrorized by kids who should quite obviously be in some sort of disciplinary program. you can see the lack of parental concern in many aspects of the video; the parents who don't show up for conferences or the tattoos all over the children at the school. but do not mistake this for a black problem. this is a problem for those who are already there. my kids do not have this problem like millions of other black kids. the people in this story are poor and powerless [AND TRAPPED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL!], that is the difference.
The bolded addition is mine. You forgot to say that those who want to learn are HELD HOSTAGE in public schools like that. School vouchers/choice CANNOT happen soon enough. Liberate the kids who WANT to learn. Let the money follow the student to the best school to which they can be admitted. Why the hell are liberals so damned adamant about absolutely TRAPPING kids with potential in dead-end public schools like the one in the OP?
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I never said a HS diploma was enough. I was responding to someone who said Blacks were "unteachable", so I had to prove said persons wrong. And what does the rest of what you have said have to do with the things I was responding to?
What I'm saying is that in general, all through the ranks, from K-12 and even beyond in some instances, education is largely a joke. If you can't even secure a HS diploma, dear God...
There is a saying called "charity 'D'" student, which in essence means you just show up today in a HS classroom and you're going to pass. That is entirely true.
What I'm saying is that in general, all through the ranks, from K-12 and even beyond in some instances, education is largely a joke. If you can't even secure a HS diploma, dear God...
There is a saying called "charity 'D'" student, which in essence means you just show up today in a HS classroom and you're going to pass. That is entirely true.
The system is a joke.
And if they fail the school board can rubber stamp promotion based on "potential".
Black graduation rates are 20% lower than hispanic graduation rates yet hispanics are significantly poorer. So it's not poverty.
Besides. There's always exceptions to rules.
Not every asian gets good grades either.
do you have a source for that 20%? also, this would be a good time to point out to you, since most people already know, that what you refer to as Hispanic can be a person of any race.
And yet, as I watched the video, I found many Black kids who wanted to learn, who were teachable, who just needed to get away from a rough environment.
Exactly! Those kids should NOT be TRAPPED in that environment! It's a travesty! Mandated by liberals/Democrats. Can't have anyone breaking free and excelling now, can we?
Behind every stereotype is a grain of truth. In my opinion a community is defined by what it accepts. They can say we don't agree with thug like behavior, but if they accept it and do nothing about it, then thy own it.
Why are these so dangerous? They were not born thugs.
He didn't close them because they were failing or because they were dangerous or because they were black, he closed them to save money. And in doing so he endangered the health and safety of many kids, who now will have to cross gang territorial boundaries to get to school. Way to go, libs!
I'm all for vouchers. Let the money follow the kid and let the parents choose the school.
That will change the schools and give the kids a real chance at education.
Leave the rest in public school system since the government doesn't think they are a problem.
Let public school turn into one big "Alternative education system" while the others get educated.
What we have now and the path we are going down is not working.
In the span of NCLB the US has fallen from #18 in Math to #31 in Math in global standing.
Black high school graduation rates are around 61.5 percent and Hispanic high school graduation rates are around 63.5 percent, so I believe that you are wrong.
While the graduation rates could be alot better for bother groups, what this shows, is that at least 61% of Black students were teachable, and show that it isn't most.
I found this interactive map if the poster you are replying to is actually interested in facts. he's not. in some states the African American rate is higher than the Hispanic rate. where he got the 20% disparity from is anyone's guess.
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