Asians Stop Being People Of Color When It Doesn’t Fit The Arguement
The San Francisco Chronicle featured “Children of color being left behind. State test results show persistent achievement gaps”.
“For decades, our education system has provided kids of color less of everything that research says makes a difference in public education – even to middle-income kids of color,” said Russlynn Ali, executive director of Education Trust West, an Oakland think tank. “Whose fault is that? Everyone who makes up the system.”
Well, that isn’t really true because if you look at what is happening , “The test results reveal that, in math, poor white and Asian students outperform black and Latino students whose families are not poor. In English, non-poor Latino students barely outperform poor whites, and non-poor African Americans lag further.”
NewsBusters points out:
“Writer Rebekah Denn once wrote that [racial] disparities in Seattle schools’ discipline rates were “puzzling” and “unpleasant.” Asserting that teachers’, administrators’ and parents’ views on the matter are “inadequate,” Denn goes on to note how black students get singled out for “acting black.” If you’re pondering just what “acting black” means, take a look:”
“We, as a people, are loud,” said Jacob Ellis, an African American counselor at Nathan Hale High School, who mentors a group of African American students.
African American students often speak to adults more as equals than as authority figures, because that’s the way many speak with their families.
African American students are frequently more out-front with their emotions.Many African American students bring particular styles of learning, speaking and behaving with them from home — and schools are quick to punish those styles.
Some staff and students also say “play-fighting” leads to many disciplinary actions. And a number of school officials said these mock battles are more prevalent among African American boys and too often are misread as being real.
I can’t speak for any of you, but it seems to me that these kids don’t lack for excuses. Excuses made for them by the adults that are being paid to educate them. It seems to me that the adults are the ones failing..
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August 20, 2007 - 09:39 AM on August 20th, 2007
As a person with an asian daughter who brought home her Kindergarden registration papers in SPANISH, the schools today are crap run by dunderheads.
August 20, 2007 - 09:58 AM on August 20th, 2007
Get Out ILLEGAL Activist; and Stay Out
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August 20, 2007 - 10:14 AM on August 20th, 2007
Hurricane Dean and OTB
This is our newest hurricane. To be honest with you, I do not know much about these, but I do know some people who have a great understanding and knowledge of them. I would like to point you in their direction. The Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker is a w…
August 20, 2007 - 11:51 AM on August 20th, 2007
Deluded
Tiger Woods withdraws from the first Fedex Cup event. I could have told you that a year ago.
August 20, 2007 - 01:17 PM on August 20th, 2007
Poodwaddle
Here is an interesting widget to put in your sidebar.
August 20, 2007 - 01:30 PM on August 20th, 2007
Muhammad Wants YOU to Wear White Underwear!
From Jihad Watch. Apparently, all Westerners are filthy barbarians and, get this, Allah wants you wearing white underwear.
Well, fry me up a mess of bacon.
August 20, 2007 - 01:39 PM on August 20th, 2007
Gene Simmons Rocks With the Troops
Gene Simmons and his daughter Sophie visited our Troops at Camp Pendleton and Long Beach Veterans Hospital.
At some point, the Rock Star decided to try to get through an obstacle course and asked the staff to take him through a typical course that…
August 20, 2007 - 01:42 PM on August 20th, 2007
Gay marriage vs tradition
An interesting article addresses this conflict and has criticism for extremes on both sides of the issue…
August 20, 2007 - 02:03 PM on August 20th, 2007
Christian Activists, Jewish Settlers and Taliban A
For the life of me, I can�t understand what the main stream media and liberals think they have to gain by minimizing and trying to normalize the brutal and horrific acts of groups like the Taliban while demonizing the Christian and Jewish faiths.
August 20, 2007 - 02:28 PM on August 20th, 2007
Stranded
The family of a Kansas pastor says he was stranded at Orlando airport for 2 days after suffering a stroke. With all the video cameras around airports, this should be able to be proved or disproved.
August 20, 2007 - 03:49 PM on August 20th, 2007
Iowa Democratic Debate
http://faultlineusa.blogspot.com/2007/08/iowa-democratic-debate.html
August 20, 2007 - 05:22 PM on August 20th, 2007
Global Warming Today: Nothing Is More Important, Damnit!
The United Nations General Secretary has now gone insane
Global warming is the most important issue facing mankind, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said Friday in an interview with Yoichi Funabashi, editor in chief of the vernacular Asahi Shimbun.
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August 20, 2007 - 05:48 PM on August 20th, 2007
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August 20, 2007 - 06:03 PM on August 20th, 2007
Hurricane Dean Update
Hurricane Dean is rapidly approaching the Yucatan peninsula. The current track has the center of the storm passing to the south of Cancun near the center of the peninsula. If this forecast track holds, Cancun will likely see tropical storm force wind…
August 20, 2007 - 06:51 PM on August 20th, 2007
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August 20, 2007 - 07:15 PM on August 20th, 2007
New Disturbance in the North Atlantic
Upper-level winds are expected to gradually become more favorable for development during the next couple of days as this system moves westward or west-northwestward at 15 � 20 MPH.
August 20, 2007 - 07:42 PM on August 20th, 2007
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August 20, 2007 - 07:52 PM on August 20th, 2007
No Seperation of Church and State When It Comes To Muslims For the ACLU
That’s usually the last thing you’ll hear before one of my redneck buddies does something extremely stupid but this is something to check out if you are concerned about the double standards of the ACLU when it comes to seperation…
August 20, 2007 - 08:18 PM on August 20th, 2007
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August 20, 2007 - 10:06 PM on August 20th, 2007
Bono Refuses to Face the Truth
African businessmen try to explain that folks in Africa need more than charity, but Bono won’t have it. He’s a musician he doesn’t seem to get it that folks need dignity and to be able to earn for themselves, and we ought to be helpi…
August 20, 2007 - 10:33 PM on August 20th, 2007
Israeli Journalist Tossed and No one CareS
Idjits.
With “friends”like that, who needs enemies eh.
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August 20, 2007 - 11:53 PM on August 20th, 2007
Because that is how my parents did it
Mothers sleep better if they sleep with their babies because the baby cries less, nursing is easier, and the baby goes to sleep faster and easier (allowing mother to get more sleep)
August 21, 2007 - 04:37 AM on August 21st, 2007
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is Vince Carbino, Principal of South LA area Santee High School.
August 21, 2007 - 04:37 AM on August 21st, 2007
A note to my readers
Today I’m having a medical procedure to determine if the cancer I had over 12 years ago has spread to my lymph nodes.
August 21, 2007 - 06:47 AM on August 21st, 2007
Footbaths and Double Standards
A Stop the ACLU Blogburst.The latest battle of religion in the public square is unfolding in Dearborn, Michigan, a city with one of the highest Muslim populations in the country. At the University of Michigan’s local campus, administrators have recently