Comments on: Ignoring the white (I mean black) elephant in the room http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/ignoring-the-white-i-mean-black-elephant-in-the-room Engaging the culture by challenging the status quo Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DarkStar http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/ignoring-the-white-i-mean-black-elephant-in-the-room/comment-page-1#comment-3984 DarkStar Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:25:52 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/20/ignoring-the-white-i-mean-black-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-3984 Saudia is right with her #1 and #2. Saudia is right with her #1 and #2.

]]> By: S. Cain http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/ignoring-the-white-i-mean-black-elephant-in-the-room/comment-page-1#comment-3983 S. Cain Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:13:27 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/20/ignoring-the-white-i-mean-black-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-3983 What about a program that encourages high performers to work with {any!)students who have reading problems? I'm certain there were some smart kids in those assemblies. The kids have the ability to help themselves and peers...it will take more than an assembly pep talk to improve their situation. It *might* provoke some to progress and renewed focus. Some, but not enough. Successful students will help others, but there has to be structure in place - They will not do the work for the underachievers and(jeeze, are they asking too much) they expect the school to back them up! They will follow through on this initial effort. Well, they better. What about a program that encourages high performers to work with {any!)students who have reading problems? I’m certain there were some smart kids in those assemblies. The kids have the ability to help themselves and peers…it will take more than an assembly pep talk to improve their situation. It *might* provoke some to progress and renewed focus. Some, but not enough. Successful students will help others, but there has to be structure in place – They will not do the work for the underachievers and(jeeze, are they asking too much) they expect the school to back them up!

They will follow through on this initial effort. Well, they better.

]]> By: Saudia http://www.blackinformant.com/uncategorized/ignoring-the-white-i-mean-black-elephant-in-the-room/comment-page-1#comment-3982 Saudia Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:54:21 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/03/20/ignoring-the-white-i-mean-black-elephant-in-the-room/#comment-3982 Say what you want Duane this was inappropriate. They should have called all the kids that were not performing well. The article points out that 11% of the white populaton of the school was also not doing well. I would have been livid on a couple of levels. 1. Have they discussed with me my child's poor performance 2. Have we looked at remedies to the problem (tutoring, more different teachers, etc...) 3. Did you consider the implications of telling them that they are less than Thank God my child is home schooled. Say what you want Duane this was inappropriate. They should have called all the kids that were not performing well. The article points out that 11% of the white populaton of the school was also not doing well. I would have been livid on a couple of levels.

1. Have they discussed with me my child’s poor performance

2. Have we looked at remedies to the problem (tutoring, more different teachers, etc…)

3. Did you consider the implications of telling them that they are less than

Thank God my child is home schooled.

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