Thank you for stating the obvious that everyone is afraid to say. I have taught in all black schools where the kids were absolutely out of control and there were no consequences for bad behavior. Even if administrators tried the parents did not back up the school. Teachers are routinely threatened with violence by parents who do not like that their kid did absolutely nothing and so got a bad grade, or was violent and so was suspended. The old disciplinary system with punishments like detention are largely gone. When kids get suspended they treat it like a vacation. It’s not just two disruptive kids - it becomes the majority. Those who want to succeed usually succumb to peer pressure by around seventh or eighth grade and join the disruptive kids, even joining gangs. It is impossible to teach in these circumstances. Teachers are not just disrespected, we are abused. I taught SAT prep this summer to almost all kids of Indian origin. They were well behaved, motivated, respectful and an absolute delight. They did an incredible amount of homework and their parents were all in fur their education. They realized how fortunate they are to be in this country and how hard their parents worked to give them every advantage and opportunity. I could actually teach ! Even the Vietnamese kids I taught in very bad neighborhoods were hard working, respectful and smart. It’s culture but you can be cancelled or worse for saying it. Only the black community itself can solve this with a serious rethinking of values. Maybe as the welfare state gets dismantled this self reflection will become necessary. But politicians both white and black - and other - will continue to fan the flames of blame, giving us riots instead of employable citizens.
I guess if policies provide financial incentives to unwed baby mommas then fatherless homes will persist. Eliminating the incentives may be a first step to “fatherless birth control” though it won’t keep daddy home. Just fewer delinquents
Thank you for stating the obvious that everyone is afraid to say. I have taught in all black schools where the kids were absolutely out of control and there were no consequences for bad behavior. Even if administrators tried the parents did not back up the school. Teachers are routinely threatened with violence by parents who do not like that their kid did absolutely nothing and so got a bad grade, or was violent and so was suspended. The old disciplinary system with punishments like detention are largely gone. When kids get suspended they treat it like a vacation. It’s not just two disruptive kids - it becomes the majority. Those who want to succeed usually succumb to peer pressure by around seventh or eighth grade and join the disruptive kids, even joining gangs. It is impossible to teach in these circumstances. Teachers are not just disrespected, we are abused. I taught SAT prep this summer to almost all kids of Indian origin. They were well behaved, motivated, respectful and an absolute delight. They did an incredible amount of homework and their parents were all in fur their education. They realized how fortunate they are to be in this country and how hard their parents worked to give them every advantage and opportunity. I could actually teach ! Even the Vietnamese kids I taught in very bad neighborhoods were hard working, respectful and smart. It’s culture but you can be cancelled or worse for saying it. Only the black community itself can solve this with a serious rethinking of values. Maybe as the welfare state gets dismantled this self reflection will become necessary. But politicians both white and black - and other - will continue to fan the flames of blame, giving us riots instead of employable citizens.
The title is a bit strange. Did you mean "Accept" rather than "except"?
“Except” as in “to exclude”.
Aha! Got it. Thank you. I couldn't believe that you would make that mistake,
I guess if policies provide financial incentives to unwed baby mommas then fatherless homes will persist. Eliminating the incentives may be a first step to “fatherless birth control” though it won’t keep daddy home. Just fewer delinquents