It's nice to see that public education is getting so much attention in A-merry-ca these days. We can thank my man from Facebook and his one hundred million dollar gift for that. Lord knows that it needs to. I think folks are starting to realize that it's everybody's problem. Even those of us who don't have children. Maybe we can start tackling the causes of the problem and not the symptoms for once. (Thanks Dan) BTW, let me just leave this link for you haters out there who think that black children are somehow genetically inferior to those kids from the majority population. Thank you.
Anyway, I think I have a simple solution to the education problem in poor inner city and rural neighborhoods here in the land of the [some are] free. Now please believe that I did not come to this lightly. It took years of working in urban A-merry-ca with some of these children as a volunteer, a court administrator, and as a professional in private practice.
So here goes: Tie performance and attendance in school to tax breaks and more public assistance benefits-if they are receiving it- to the families of these children. That's it. It's that simple. If, for instance, the little rugrat is making all A's and is attending at least 95% of his or her classes for most of the school year. His mother or father (whoever is working at least 25 hours per week in the home) would not pay state (Keeping in mind, of course, that there is no national curriculum in A-merry-ca, and the feds are not responsible for education. Still, the feds could be involved as well, if the federal government gave money to the states which were armarked for this program.) income taxes on their salary for that year. They would send proof of the rugrats performance with their state tax returns. If the family receives food stamps or cash assistance they would get an additional food stamp voucher or cash benefits when they bring proof of their little rugrats performance to the local welfare office.
Let's face it, folks, all the great teaching in the world will not change how some of these children perform if they do not get motivated at home and learn to value education. These children are starting behind the eight ball because of the environment that they are coming from. Many of them have zero college graduates in their families or their neighborhoods. So the educational value system that some of us talk so freely about and take for granted is a foreign concept to them. Chris Crisco can keep beating up on the teacher's unions in Jersey to show off to his GOP friends, it won't do any good. It might get him political Brownie points, but ten years from now schools in places like Camden and Jersey City will still be f*&^%d up.
Maybe, just maybe, with some kind of financial incentive, the person in the home charged with making decisions that affects their child's life will do the right thing.
Arne, that was free.
BTW, what is wrong with the *picture above?
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I am going to step out of the box a little and take a look at the education of the African-American, from a different point of view. Over time, it has been pointed out that the education of the African American child is behind that of other ethnic groups, and now recently compared to that of the Asian.
Based on some of the writings of Mr. No Slappz I have decided to take a further look at the situation, in order to try to understand his reasoning as well as the answer, to the major question of why?
Within the context of my thoughts, I have decided to give myself a little history lesson.
Prior to the establishment the United States, there was Africa, a continent with a wonderful heritage and culture of its own. Thousands of years later on the continent of North America, America was established, born of Europe's turmoil; its history, had not yet been configured but out of its struggle for independence, freedom was obtained and a new beginning was forged.
However, when the African was brought to the shores of America it was under different circumstances. The African was not allowed to participate in this thing called freedom nor was he granted independence. America had developed a new form of acceptance called Slavery, (although slavery has always existed among various cultures, there appeared to always be some form of assimilation).
Americanas’ definition of Slavery was different for the African, without discussing the brutality and disgusting conditions in which the African was brought to America's shores, suffice it to say that the treatment was horrific.
Once on American shores, the African was stripped of language, heritage, and culture, he was taught that he was no better than the common beast of burden. Under penalty of death, the African was not allowed to read write, or to be taught to read or write. He was constantly taught to believe that others were greater than he.
Once this type of thinking is inculcated into a People's thinking, it can become what is called "Belief Perseverance." The definition of which is once it is decided that people believe something they will tend to keep on believing it, even if the evidence proves, to the contrary. Particularly, if other people know of the belief, it can be embarrassing climb down from the previous assertions. It is also difficult to remove a belief once it has been woven into the wider web of belief, without disturbing those other beliefs.
Understanding America's thinking about Slavery and Segregation, it was not hard to understand the thought process regarding the education of the African, it should be easy to understand why the lack of attention is paid to the education of the African-American.
Although the title of African-American has now been adopted, we still know little of our African Ancestry.
Educationally, we have been taught, the European way of thinking, which is not to say that it is bad but when it demoralizes our own culturally rich ancestry and enhances the European way of thinking, we will always lag behind others.
There has been no other group of people in this country that have been treated the way both the African and now the African-American has been treated, (would they have survived this type of treatment is another question). And so when comparisons are made, let it be known of the suffering that both the African in the beginning and the African-American today should be included in that comparison, and it looked that honestly a realization that no comparison can be made fairly.
In the end, it would seem that the arguments being presented are specious, because all the facts are not being presented.
Today, everyone is a minority, but for us the struggle continues.
Thank you, Mr. I.M.Black.
maria is the newspeak wigga of this blog
per her mammy maid vdlr
"death threat" = kindness
"suicide wish" = decency
these goofy evil bimbos get dumber and goofier each day
...which is a long-winded way of saying No slapzz is a seedy little racist troll. Not news, as such.
Tie performance and attendance in school to tax breaks and more public assistance benefits-if they are receiving it- to the families of these children.
I know I'm mad late on this one but I liked this idea. It provides a real incentive for the families, which is 50% of the problem.
My only question is, now how do you propose we motivate the other 50% (schools)?
Purple,
Long-winded, you might be right(LOL), but I hope also informational for there are many that think like No Slappz.
Others sometimes take for granted what they have, and not realize struggle that others have gone through.
Mr.I.M.Black
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