tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post2826873824423743932..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Racism In A High SchoolPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-56538971693195252532016-01-22T17:52:46.066-05:002016-01-22T17:52:46.066-05:00The problem can only be solved if the people in ch...The problem can only be solved if the people in charge want it solved. I campaigned for change 10 yeqrs and continued after I retired, pointing out data to support change. Nothing happened. Schools like the status quo.<br />Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-43945675448396171552016-01-22T15:07:25.712-05:002016-01-22T15:07:25.712-05:00I'm 7:07. I don't want to leave on a nega...I'm 7:07. I don't want to leave on a negative. This is not a problem that cannot be solved. Some tentative suggestions<br />- have a committee of teachers, administrators, parents and students look into the issue and offer solutions. <br />-increase the number of "honors" classes. <br />-make sure that "honors" doesn't mean the suspect and stress inducing "AP" classes. Remake the classes to have challenging material presented in interesting ways. Perhaps with guest lecturers, field trips, community projects, etc. <br />-recruit mentors for students from inside the school and maybe the larger community to help students navigate these classes.<br />I'm sure that there are many much better suggestions. Like I said, this is a problem that can definitely be solved.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-81134617981690428442016-01-20T19:07:12.363-05:002016-01-20T19:07:12.363-05:00No wonder some African American parents are going ... No wonder some African American parents are going to charters. Who can blame them? <br />Educators need to have an honest conversation with themselves about race. Do lots of teachers truly care and respect their students-sure. But any child or parent can see a bunch of honors classes with very few African American or Latino students and start to wonder what's going on. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com