Hi And don't confuse reality with fiction ... blacks certainly did not fare well by standard measures of academic achievement in the era of segregation. HS graduation rates in 1940 were less than 10% for blacks and over 25% for whites. By 2008, both were around 80% (versus Hispanics at under 65%). And even a cursory look at the quality of education facilities in the segregated USA (e.g., as shown at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-segregation.html) would seem to belie the idea that black kids learned more. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected]
>>> "Christopher D. Green" <[email protected]> 16-Oct-10 9:56 PM >>> michael sylvester wrote: >> Chris Green >> currently in Montreal... reading and enjoying _The Spirit Level: Why >> Equlaity is Better for Everyone_, in which Oliver James is occasionally >> cited, which I am sure will rankle Allen's apparently reflexive >> Toryism. :-) >> >> ================= > > Ironically black kids learned more and came out very scholarly in the > days of segregation. > So did white kids. Don't confuse causation and correlation. Chris Green ======== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=5741 or send a blank email to leave-5741-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5742 or send a blank email to leave-5742-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
