Britt Robson replies:
The silence of the NAACP, and
other people who like to decry the disparity in outcomes between African
Americans and Caucasians, probably struck him as ironic, if not hypocritical.
If the current NAACP believes the former NAACP leadership was wrong to
negotiate for those millions (they haven't said a peep, one way or the
other), fine, then let their repudiation stand. I do wonder, however, how
much credibility the NAACP will have the next time they sue somebody.
Not much. FWIW, I thought the conduct of the plaintiffs at the MPS
Board meetings was rude at best. Unfortunately, the settlement seemed
to confirm a beleif that "if you annoy them enough, they'll do anything
to make you go away".
Trainor also states, with respect to Green's comments on the problems of
mobility and poor record-keeping, "I guess it never occurred to anyone to
actually test these kids and find out what they knew."
I guess Green figured that most readers would have sense enough to realize
that, whether they are tested or not, valuable learning time is lost and
school resources expended trying to determine something that a stable home
situation and adequate record-keeping would have already provided.
Yes, but given that these studenmts don't have a stable home
environment, doesn't it make some sense to try and fix what you can?
You have to know where you're coming from before you can get anyplace,
and diagnostic testing is one means of finding out where a student is at
on the long road of education.
Kevin Trainor
6-10, East Phillips
Last of the Black Irish Southern Catholic Redneck Jews
