From what I understand the concept of the school was bought up and requested by members of the black community, so the term segregation and the statement about MLK is I think a little over the top. It wouldn't be.
I guess the issue that is stupid is that we're bringing up the bugaboo of cultural differences. That black students can't keep up to white students when they follow white curriculum. I think that this is the issue that bothers me a lot, because the black community by saying this is fueling the fire for every crackpot racist out there.
At the end of the day, one of Canada's great achievements and possibly its greatest failure is its policy of multiculturalism. In a way, by accepting their explanation that they need this school, we're actually handicapping them, and in a lot of ways lowering expectations. At the end of the day, all of our kids have to be Canadian's they have to get the same level of education, and we shouldn't use 10 cent easy solutions like allowing schools for black kids, or Muslim Kids or Chinese kids as part of the public system. If they need help in school, isn't it more of a individual thing then a race thing, shouldn't we be doing that then recreating the whole ebonics program in our country.
Shouldn't I be running at a temp of less then 100 degrees.
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