I need to go and can't give this the reply it deserves but here a a coupla thoughts
School integration grew out of a belief that if schools were integrated then the sudents would be treated equally. I think it is safe to say that this belief has now been proved wrong. I have had my kids in both inner-city schools in poor neighborhoods and schools in middle-class neighborhoods and the difference was like night and day. There are definitely inequalities. However I believe the reflect broader social issues. Education in poor neighborhoods is preparation for institutionalization. Critical thinking is not considered a sign of delinquency in middle-class schools. The entire education paradigm is in deep deep trouble and redrawing a few boundaries will not fix that. Dana On 1/10/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm about to ask some questions about poverty, race and the school systems > that are meant to spur debate and for my own personal learning and growth, > not because I espouse a belief one way or the other on the merit of any ideas > or statements made here. > > This comes about because of the huge battles in our local school district > where I live (Charlotte, NC, and it's the Mecklenburg School Board) > > 1) Why is it important that a school be "racially diverse"? > 2) Is it more important that a school be "racially diverse" as opposed to > "locally attended"? > 3) Children are taught that everybody of every race is equal. If this is > true, then why the constant battle to achive racially balanced schools? What > difference does it make? > 4) Does "racially diverse" = "economically diverse" in actuality? > 5) Why is a school of all white or all black wrong? How are they different? > 6) Would you call achieving "racial diversity" in a school to be a form of > "social engineering"? Why or why not? > 7) Is "social engineering" morally and/or ethically acceptable? > 8) Why do schools with more poverty students do worse than those with student > who come from wealthier families? > 9) How is economic diversity expected to fix these kinds of problems? > > When answering, please include some of your own experiences with racial > diversity or economic diversity and the school system, if you have any. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191449 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
