Barb Lickness wrote: > The biggest problem with the integrated educational system > is that we used the wrong policies to desegregate the schools > in the 1960's and 70's. We thought it was just fine to pluck > children of color from segregated concentrated neighborhoods > and ship them all over town to achieve a false sense of racial > integration.
Interesting change in subject. I wasn't discussing integration, I was discussing the achievement gap. It should be obvious to everyone that integration failed to narrow the achievement gap. My point is that most White parents in Minneapolis are not interested in narrowing the achievement gap; that is, they are not interested in the success of students of color as long as their children have "good" schools. I have always been suggesting more fundamental changes in the educational system, not just shuffling students from one location to another. I agree with WizardMarks when she implied that bussing provided only an illusion of integration. Michael Atherton Prospect Park TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
