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"?
Aside from it being better for most fo the children, and judicial mandates, etc., it boils down to its the law > 2) Is it more important that a school be "racially diverse" as opposed to > "locally attended"? What do you mean by more important? > 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? Unfortunately in the US poverty and race are very intertwined to such an extent that you cannot easily disentangle them. > 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? We do it all the time. I'd rather have it planned and under some form of rational control rather than under the control of racial factors. > 8) Why do schools with more poverty students do worse than those with student > who come from wealthier families? resources , health, nutrition, parental involvement, parental availablility etc. > 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. > try this search in scholar: http://www.antiwrap.com/?839 Generally poverty and race individually have negative effects on how well kids do in school. larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191454 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
