Doug Mann wrote: > Micheal Atherton says: > > >"I don't think that anyone is suggesting that we separate special-needs > >students to their disadvantage. The suggestion is that they might be > >better served when situated in environments tailored to their needs." (snip) > > Snipe: The Road to hell is paved with good intentions.
UnSnipe: Implying that the Road to Heaven is paved with good intentions, or is it that the Road to Heaven is paved with evil intentions? Come on Doug have you run out of good arguments so that you now have to rely on clich�s? > >"Sure homogenous schools create well-balanced tolerant people, > >what makes you think that they don't? Are we to think all Swedes > >are intolerant racists?" (snip) > > Snipe: Minneapolis is a racially diverse city with racially homogenous > neighborhoods and racially homogenous schools. Is that OK because Sweden has > a tiny black population? The sociology of racism, prejudice, and intolerance is complex, but if one wanted to draw an overly broad conclusion it would be that diversity causes conflict; just look back in history and at the world around you. What keeps conflict at bay is a respect for the rights of others, not artificial heterogeneity. The research is clear that integration alone (the "contact hypothesis") does not reduce prejudice. How would racially heterogeneous schools help Minneapolis? Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
