My school was in session today, while most MPS schools had off. Therefore, my students thought that they would also take the day off, even though they already had this "conference day" off.
It shows a real lack of dedication, of doing the right thing, of understanding what it takes to succeed and then following through.
We can argue in what manner about 65-75% of the kids learned this work ethic, this way of life....but the simple fact is that it is the attitudes, behaviors and expectations of what life is about that cause MPS schools to fail. It isn't the wrong books or the fact we might be using the wrong "newest liberal educational philosophy."
The simple fact is that if someone doesn't care to do anything, nothing is going to get done.
They have learned it from their community, their parents, family members, friends, and I argue every single program and handout that sends the message to these kids that everything they NEED will be handed to them, so they can worry about what they WANT.
At some point, the people that do the hard work, the people that allow the freeloaders to get everything for "free" will be too few in number. Then were are the liberals going to get all their money from?
Who will fund their failed socialism?
What will the peope that are now living in learned helplessness do then?
Friday, March 14, 2008
The real problem with inner city public schools
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I partially agree with you that many people think that they deserve a free ride, and that kills their desire to work hard and excel on their own.
I also believe that liberal policies may have reinforced this way of thinking.
But it is dishones of you to entirely disregard other contributing factors. For example, why are you so afraid to admit that many inner city kids might not be willing to work hard to excel because they have seen people in their positions who have worked hard all their lives and not succeeded in much more than (barely) keeping a roof over their heads and some scraps of food on the table?
When an inner city kid looks at his single mother, who perhaps has to work two jobs to keep food on the table, and compares this to the drug dealer, rap star or corporate CEO, who enjoy MUCH easier lives, why would you logically expect them to take the hard road of dicipline?
Realism, that was a very intelligent and well thought out post...
I agree with it totally...I guess my answer is that my blog is not fair and balanced most of the time, I type what I am thinking at the moment. Trying to type ALL the problems my kids have in their lives would takes years...
But I will point out that these kids will have to work MUCH harder to get LESS than a privilaged white kid...no doubt about it.
But is that an excuse to fail?
Does complaining and giving up change that?
I try to mention things they CAN change...get it?
Personally, as a Liberal, I would like to see entitlement programs changed so that they serve as a incentive to find work or get job training.
Many times, even if individuals are inclined to find work, after performing a cost/benefit analysis, they find out that they actually come out ahead by not working when you take into account things like day care costs, transportation etc.
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