You should read "Savage Inequalities" by Jonathan Kozol. All of his books are great, but this one hits a lot of the questions you ask.
Robyn Chesty Puller 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:5:191457 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
