NAACP thinks Advanced classes are unfair to minorities

[burnedout]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Then you have Texas who had the bright idea of taking money from the rich school districts and give them to the poor, causing the best school districts regress academically. Thats why there will be a special session soon, because this whole ludicris plan is likely to be found unconstitutional by the Texas Supreme Court.

Well, we thought "Robin Hood" might be revamped a while back. However, there was little mention during last year's regular session. The TSC has heard the case before and ruled in its favor. Many richer ISDs aggressively fight TEA over the funding disparity - to little avail. Robin Hood has generated lots of animosity between districts. Personally, I hate Chapter 41/43 because it breeds corruption outside of education.

<--lives in a "rich" ISD.

Originally posted by: maluckey

Odd, my High School Valedictorian was a black minority. She ONLY took advanced or AP classes, and still managed a 4.0 average. NAACP says she should have been held back to be fair to others.......

She entered college as a Sophomore, after transferring her AP credits and the credits from the CLEP. She graduated ahead of schedule with her Bachelors Degree in Mathemetics, and finished her PHD just 5 years after High School. Without the Advanced learning from these special classes, she would not have been this far ahead of the power curve.

Now this is the kind of wonderful success story I love hearing about! Such success wouldn't be possible with the dumb-it-down system described earlier in this thread.

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Face it, the Public school system is NO MORE than a baby sittin service with LOTS AND LOTS of resources.

hey, i'm not complaining. it's great, it's all free. and if i want my child to excel, than my wife and i spend the time with them that they get the extra edge they need to excel.

Tanstaafl!

Edit: ScottyB beat me to it.

 

[Drift3r]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
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"Michelle Laws, an official in the local NAACP and an adjunct professor at North Carolina Central University, said the classes create educational systems "based on superiority."

How ignant can you get

Luckily the NAACP only speaks for African American students. They sure as hell do not represent the Latino community and they sure as hell don't represent me IMHO.

 

[JH68]

I am for equal rights and want people treated fair. It is like the naacp are wanting special rights and not wanting other people treated fair. but it has gotten out of hand!! I guess the south should have won

 

[Zebo]

In related news, Aryan Nation thinks the NBA is unfair to whites.

Arrr..NAACP Just trying to legitamize themselves now that thier sun is setting/ship has sailed like lots of groups so they border on the asinine to do it.

 

[lozina]

This is a good sign, it indicates that racial equality is at such a great point in our society, that the NAACP is running out of things to complain about, and in order to keep themselves busy and employed they really need to start reaching.

 

[jalaram]

I find it amazing how people's hatred of the NAACP leads them to read things into that article that aren't there.

To AT'ers, that lady was automatically guilty by association.

 

[Spencer278]

Originally posted by: jalaram
I find it amazing how people's hatred of the NAACP leads them to read things into that article that aren't there.

To AT'ers, that lady was automatically guilty by association.

In AT'ers defensee I'm sure less then a quarter of the people post in this thread read the article. I know I didn't.