Weird____Guy wrote:
Not to burst your bubble, but its not like there’s a shortage of white college students. Black students, on the other hand... while the college attendance rate has improved, it is FAR below the rate of white people. So, maybe the government actually has good reasons to boost it up?
No, they should teach them at an early age about where they can get with school and so on. They need to support then in that way. Then they will get better grades over time and more will be in college.
if only it were that simple... many black children who grow up in poverty-stricken neighborhoods are not taught the value of education by their parents because the parents themselves never had a reason to develop that value. As such, the children follow in the footsteps of their parents and as soon as their out of high-school, dismiss school as having been a waste of their youth. This is partly due to the fact that our culture tells them that all a black male can do to stand out is to become a rapper, gangster, etc.
Yeah, that is a problem. That is what we need to teach and at an early age. It may be harder but is better in the long run. we may have to set up programs and stuff but I think that will be beter than lowering standards.
Weird____Guy wrote:
Although, I’ll say this: When the parent refuses or is unable to do their job, programs can definitely help to curb educational inequalities.
And just to live up to my namesake, there’s a tidbit of information which you may find weird... you’re debating with somebody younger than 13.
Shit, you are one of the few kids I’ve met who is that smart!
lol... it’s not so much a question of intelligence as it is a question of the educational environment in which you grew up. In other words, if you grew up with parents who emphasized learning, chances are you are going to be interested in amassing more knowledge. If your parents did not, then you either have to develop that want yourself or you just live without it (or at least with less abundance).
as an adolescent, I’d have to agree, which is why until know I kept my age (range) a secret. Otherwise, I would probably be given less credibility from people who assume that children have either not lived long enough on the planet Earth or are simply not able to form a balanced, well thought-out opinion about a controversial topic (such as this one). It irks me to no end.
Most adults project what they were as children onto the children of today... which doesn’t speak well for their adult selves. I mean, if they were ignorant before, what makes them unable to succumb to ignorance now?
Weird____Guy wrote:
as an adolescent, I’d have to agree, which is why until know I kept my age (range) a secret. Otherwise, I would probably be given less credibility from people who assume that children have either not lived long enough on the planet Earth or are simply not able to form a balanced, well thought-out opinion about a controversial topic (such as this one). It irks me to no end.
It really depends on the person and how they behave...not on the age. Some people are wise young.
Weird____Guy wrote:
as an adolescent, I’d have to agree, which is why until know I kept my age (range) a secret. Otherwise, I would probably be given less credibility from people who assume that children have either not lived long enough on the planet Earth or are simply not able to form a balanced, well thought-out opinion about a controversial topic (such as this one). It irks me to no end.
It really depends on the person and how they behave...not on the age. Some people are wise young.
And yet getting closer to senility is rewarded lavishly... sad.
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