Submitted by Veronica Semer (not verified) on October 17, 2006 - 19:31.
I find this bill ridiculous. I attend Suffolk University in Boston and just recently learned about this from a classmate of ours. He brought it up while we were discussing Jonathan Kozol's "The Shame of the Nation." He is from Omaha and is personally offended and appauled by this, and he is white. His younger brothers and sisters would end up attending a predominately black school. Now they would be a miniority and while they have no problem with that they are the miniority but a problem with the concept of this movement.
Did our nation not work so hard and put so much work into pushing our nation towards equality? Now I know as well as the next person that our nation is not completely equal... not even close to being like that. However, I do know that our nation is one of the only ones who comes even close to practicing equality. So how is re-segragating schools going to help us as a nation keep moving toward equality?
It may help students learn easier, in one way... but what a major drawback we would have. Children and young adults NEED to be put in diverse communities, and the biggest community that children spend the most of their time in, is school. When taking away diversity of race or even gender (of any specific background) we take away a social value from our kids. It is good for students to interact with each other and learn from each other including learning about different cultures from not just books and reading about it but from experiencing it and seeing it in front of you. A white teacher can't teach white children what it is to be African American. Just like a Hispanic teach can't teach Hispanic children white it is to be White. As well as an African American teacher can't teach African American children what it is to be Hispanic. YOU JUST CAN'T.
This is absolutely ridiculous and determental to everyone in this nation. Yes, it may just be one city... for now. But what will it do when students around our nation start to go to segragated schools again?.. How does this help us?.. It won't matter if it is easier to raise test scores. Because even though our test scores are up, our racist views will also be up.
Our Nation is about being together and helping one another, no matter their races, ethncity, gender, sexuality preference, religion or any other factor that may be different. We are for coming together from different cultures and adding all that we can to make our country the best. Whats next, seperating public bathrooms again?
I find this bill ridiculous.
Submitted by Veronica Semer (not verified) on October 17, 2006 - 19:31.
I find this bill ridiculous. I attend Suffolk University in Boston and just recently learned about this from a classmate of ours. He brought it up while we were discussing Jonathan Kozol's "The Shame of the Nation." He is from Omaha and is personally offended and appauled by this, and he is white. His younger brothers and sisters would end up attending a predominately black school. Now they would be a miniority and while they have no problem with that they are the miniority but a problem with the concept of this movement.
Did our nation not work so hard and put so much work into pushing our nation towards equality? Now I know as well as the next person that our nation is not completely equal... not even close to being like that. However, I do know that our nation is one of the only ones who comes even close to practicing equality. So how is re-segragating schools going to help us as a nation keep moving toward equality?
It may help students learn easier, in one way... but what a major drawback we would have. Children and young adults NEED to be put in diverse communities, and the biggest community that children spend the most of their time in, is school. When taking away diversity of race or even gender (of any specific background) we take away a social value from our kids. It is good for students to interact with each other and learn from each other including learning about different cultures from not just books and reading about it but from experiencing it and seeing it in front of you. A white teacher can't teach white children what it is to be African American. Just like a Hispanic teach can't teach Hispanic children white it is to be White. As well as an African American teacher can't teach African American children what it is to be Hispanic. YOU JUST CAN'T.
This is absolutely ridiculous and determental to everyone in this nation. Yes, it may just be one city... for now. But what will it do when students around our nation start to go to segragated schools again?.. How does this help us?.. It won't matter if it is easier to raise test scores. Because even though our test scores are up, our racist views will also be up.
Our Nation is about being together and helping one another, no matter their races, ethncity, gender, sexuality preference, religion or any other factor that may be different. We are for coming together from different cultures and adding all that we can to make our country the best. Whats next, seperating public bathrooms again?