How to save inner city schools.

[Woodznutz]

The biggest problem to overcome will be how you get the parent involved.

Parental involvement must comport with parental example.

 

[Unkotare]

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The young male students have no positive male role model in the home.

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All of them?

 

[Jarlaxle]

What are you afraid of? First, you beg for a question, then you duck and duck and duck and duck.

Oh, the irony...

 

[Unkotare]

... those fixes don’t involve simply throwing more money at these schools.

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Funny, that's what I said.

 

[tahuyaman]

Funny, that's what I said.

That’s not what you said. You said more money alone won’t fix it. You don’t even know your own past statements.

 

[tahuyaman]

All of them?

70+ percent of them. You want more?

 

[Unkotare]

70+ percent of them. You want more?

Where did you get that figure? Pull it right out of your ass?

 

[tahuyaman]

Parental involvement must comport with parental example.

That’s true. When you have 70+ percent of these kid living in a single parent home it’s tough to get the parent involved in a positive way.

Where did you get that figure? Pull it right out of your ass?

That’s pretty much common knowledge you idiot

 

[tahuyaman]

Oh, the irony...

The guy is one of the biggest I’ve seen here.

 

[Unkotare]

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That’s pretty much common knowledge you idiot

Oh, "pretty much common knowledge." That is some rock-solid evidence.

 

[Unkotare]

The guy is one of the biggest I’ve seen here.

Is that "pretty much common knowledge" too?

 

[tahuyaman]

Is that "pretty much common knowledge" too?

It is here

 

[tahuyaman]

Liberalism has resulted in the near disintegration of the two parent black family. This should be viewed as a criminal act on the part of liberal politicians who made this happen and continue to perpetuate it

 

[initforme]

Want to fix the problem? Instead of whining like a middle school drama queen, quit your current job and go into the schools and teach. And do it for free as you eould like. Im sure the kids will be waiting for you eagerly.

 

[DGS49]

There is no broad-based "solution" for failing urban schools. While funding is a problem for many, the ones with good funding (NYC, Philadelphia, D.C., Chicago) don't really do any better because the real problem is not deteriorating facilities, "under-paid" teachers, or racism. The real problem is that the productive middle class largely left for the suburbs a few generations ago, leaving mainly poor people and rich people behind. Poor people are poor for a reason: they lack the intelligence, talents, life habits, and perseverance to be successful, so how would you expect their kids to do in school? Rich people send their kids to private or parochial schools, or see to it that their kids in the public schools access the programs that promote academic success.

The Republican "solution" is a combination of vouchers and charter schools, which give urban middle-class folks the ability to manage their kids' education without breaking the bank. The Democrat "solution" is to keep throwing more and more money at the schools, keeping their Union supporters happy, and always blaming the failures of urban schools on "not enough money." It's never "enough." If only The Rich and Corporations would pay "their fair share."

Why would a good teacher even apply for a teaching job in a failing urban school district? Money is not the answer if you fear for your safety.

 

[initforme]

There is no broad-based "solution" for failing urban schools. While funding is a problem for many, the ones with good funding (NYC, Philadelphia, D.C., Chicago) don't really do any better because the real problem is not deteriorating facilities, "under-paid" teachers, or racism. The real problem is that the productive middle class largely left for the suburbs a few generations ago, leaving mainly poor people and rich people behind. Poor people are poor for a reason: they lack the intelligence, talents, life habits, and perseverance to be successful, so how would you expect their kids to do in school? Rich people send their kids to private or parochial schools, or see to it that their kids in the public schools access the programs that promote academic success.

The Republican "solution" is a combination of vouchers and charter schools, which give urban middle-class folks the ability to manage their kids' education without breaking the bank. The Democrat "solution" is to keep throwing more and more money at the schools, keeping their Union supporters happy, and always blaming the failures of urban schools on "not enough money." It's never "enough." If only The Rich and Corporations would pay "their fair share."

Why would a good teacher even apply for a teaching job in a failing urban school district? Money is not the answer if you fear for your safety.

Considering the meager pay and public scorn its amazing even good teachers want to stay in it. People in general dont like even effective educators. Theres zero money in it. High stress. Starting pay requires working a second job to pay the bills. Wheres the motivation to go into it? I commend those that do.

 

[Woodznutz]

Considering the meager pay and public scorn its amazing even good teachers want to stay in it. People in general dont like even effective educators. Theres zero money in it. High stress. Starting pay requires working a second job to pay the bills. Wheres the motivation to go into it? I commend those that do.

We just need to create jobs that don't require an education (oh wait, that's most jobs now).

 

[initforme]

We just need to create jobs that don't require an education (oh wait, that's most jobs now).

Yep. Keep in mind a large percentage of those jobs dont pay enough to support one person much less a family.

 

[Woodznutz]

Yep. Keep in mind a large percentage of those jobs dont pay enough to support one person much less a family.

That's true of many entry level jobs regardless of one's education. Also, education doesn't make someone a good employee, character does.

 

[initforme]

That's true of many entry level jobs regardless of one's education. Also, education doesn't make someone a good employee, character does.

Being a good employee can work against one.