tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post7785470155884363885..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Realities Ruefully RegardedFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-30407079463501716722018-03-06T10:44:48.840-05:002018-03-06T10:44:48.840-05:00I taught in schools with majority Black enrollment...I taught in schools with majority Black enrollment (90-95% Black). It was tough, but - in schools with decent admins, do-able. If they did their job in keeping school a safe place, I could teach them. If the admins failed - attributing all violence and disruptions to racism, it was chaos.<br /><br />I've known Black people for most of my adult life. Some were peers (co-workers), others lived in my neighborhood, or attended the same church. From what I can see, their kids are as smart as any White kid (or, at least, no dumber). So, what happens?<br /><br />Low expectations, and punishment for teachers who give honest grades. After a few confrontations with parents, who are convinced that the ONLY reason little Aaron got an F in science is that the teacher hates Black people, and many teachers throw in the towel, and give wildly inflated grades for very little work.<br /><br />As a result, the kid learns little, and performs poorly on the high stakes tests.<br /><br />Many teachers say that the tests don't accurately reflect what the kid knows.<br /><br />Wrong. The tests very accurately reflect that the kid doesn't know SQUAT. And, that failure may be directed almost solely at a system that punishes honest feedback - which is what a grade represents. Not potential - present skill level.<br /><br />I used to believe that living in those "rich, multicultural neighborhoods" was the only right thing to do. I've since come to realize that getting out of impoverished neighborhoods is the most responsible thing a family - White or Black - can do for their kids. Don't be a sap - leave before the value of your home collapses. Since their home is the most important part of most people's family wealth, allowing one's principles to diminish that value is both counter-intuitive, and acting against that family's interest.<br /><br />In a country that allows - even, encourages underperformance by minorities, and accepts high levels of criminality, as long as it is confined to areas with larger minority population, staying in the 'hood is a BAD IDEA.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-49498584428296774022018-03-06T09:23:03.901-05:002018-03-06T09:23:03.901-05:00I am taking a CJ class at our local community coll...I am taking a CJ class at our local community college. The professor is a black female. Any time statistics are presented we have to listen to all of the excuses about why the black crime rate is so high. <br />She was a probation officer for years before she started teaching, so she tells a lot of stories. Most of them flow with the subject matter being discussed, but are usually about racism. One of her favorite example stories is the one where her husband was caught in another town "driving while black". He's a PO, too, so most of the police in their home town know his tricked out Cadillac with the spinny rims and that he likes to listen to his R&B at 120 decibels, so he doesn't have to worry. But, he's in another town where law enforcement doesn't know him or his fancy car. Luckily he has his PO badge. He shows the officer, they have a little chat, and he's free to drive away. In other words, his PO badge saved him. No badge and he just may have been another racially profiled black man pulled over for no reason.<br />God, I should get extra credit points for having to listen to this crap with a straight face.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570071928815481162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-54968547057926112712018-03-05T17:41:01.693-05:002018-03-05T17:41:01.693-05:00chasing down the last white person -- might be the...chasing down the last white person -- might be the late Bob Whitacker.<br /><br />Maybe Paul Kersey???Col. B. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590364016079745156noreply@blogger.com