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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
So, black 'cultures, values, backgrounds' cause 40% dropout rates? What are some aspects of black culture and values that cause this?
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Absentee fathers. Guns and violence.
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Aren't they pushing through a curriculum/school that is more relevant to their experience/lifestyle? Seems like they're trying different solutions...
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It sounds like they passing the buck. 40% of our kids are dropping out of school, therefore, the schools need to be fixed. That's the easy way out.
The real problem is these kids are growing up poor, without fathers and they come from a violent culture.
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So, is it because they're black that they need 'instant gratification' and they're doing poorly? You don't think history, or systemic social & economic inequality come into play? Are there any white kids out there who are just looking for instat gratification, or who do badly in school? Or is that mostly a black thing?
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It's definitely not because of the colour of their skin or any other genetic factor. And spare me the systemic social and economic garbage. The place they've come from has screwed them up far worse then where they are now.
It is due to their environment they grow up in and clustering them together is only going to make things worse.