tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post718288501836734208..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Fathers Day Edition (6/21Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-16390311536820252942020-06-22T09:05:35.908-04:002020-06-22T09:05:35.908-04:00"I have seen some of these very same [black] ..."I have seen some of these very same [black] students walk into another teacher’s classroom, go to the last row of desks, and put their head down. I have seen them sit frozen in their seat, staring at an assignment—when earlier I had heard them make jokes, talk excitedly about the content of their history class, celebrate solving a vexing algebra equation, or shake a test tube with authority, waiting for a result. Their report cards often reveal this disparity in classroom experiences: A’s and B’s in classes where they feel valued and C’s, D’s, or even F’s in classes where they don’t."<br /><br />I am flabbergasted that a black principal would voice the opinion that black students should only work hard in the classes of their choosing based on whether or not "they feel valued". Even more astonishing is the implication that a good percentage of teachers in his building do not value the education of black students because they are racists who don't believe that children of color bring intellect into the classroom. Stating that without special attention and some sort of mystical cultural understanding that black students cannot thrive academically should make every black parent who reads this cringe in embarrassment. This is the same intellectual enabling that fomented the idea that inner city schools act as "pipelines to prison".NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292448959963091160noreply@blogger.com