Black kids are dumber, says the Florida Board of Education

[Skooby]

Race-based academic goals approved by Florida Board of Education | Watch the video - Yahoo! News

The Florida Board of Education's decision to approve new race-based academic goals has set off a firestorm of controversy. The plan calls for different levels of academic achievement with 90% of Asian students, 88% of Caucasians, 81% of Hispanics and 74% of African-Americans to be at or above grade reading level by the year 2018. Math standards have been set at 92% of Asian students, 86% of Caucasians, 80% of Hispanics and 74% of African-Americans to be at or above their math grade level. Many parents and community leaders have voiced sharp criticism of the new race-based benchmarks calling them discriminatory and shocking. But those who support the plan say that the goals set a higher standard than previous plans. Spokesperson for the Florida Department of Education, Cheryl Etters said, "Of course we want every student to be successful. But we do have to take into account their starting point." Etters also said that the various percentages were not meant to lower expectations but rather to set "realistic and attainable" goals.

 

[rastafarwrite81]

lol

them CAC's don't even care anymore

 

[Sierra Mist]

The sooner people realize race has nothing to do with a "starting point" but parents/cultural value systems do the better.

 

[Skooby]

I can't believe this is actually happening.

 

[TheArchitect]

fukking Florida.......

 

[DemureNatural]

The sooner people realize race has nothing to do with a "starting point" but parents/cultural value systems do the better.

I wish I could dap that comment a million times...

 

[LeVraiPapi]

Florida is turning into Alabama. The racism, even at work is unbelievable. That's why I m the Samuel Jackson at work. Only state that can fire you for no reason and they can fire you any day, any time they want

 

[daze23]

Spokesperson for the Florida Department of Education, Cheryl Etters said, "Of course we want every student to be successful. But we do have to take into account their starting point." Etters also said that the various percentages were not meant to lower expectations but rather to set "realistic and attainable" goals.

 

[Type Username Here]

The last thing minority, impoverished youth needs is to be told they can be on equal status by completing inferior goals to their counterparts.

I said this on the podcast: I have Nigerian dudes in my classes/major who fukking excel way beyond other races. It isn't a racial issue.

It's mostly cultural, nurturing and economic issue.

We need HIGHER goals for ALL kids, otherwise we are fukked. The rest of the civilized world is doing advanced calculus in high schools we have kids struggling with algebra in universities.

 

[88m3]

Let's be reality should the sugar coat it?

 

[rastafarwrite81]

the problem exists primarily in the culture that black americans are raised in. Intellect is not celebrated, it is denegrated and characterized as acting white or being bourgeois.

When we as parents decide to place an emphasis on what is right instead of what is convienient, then and only then, will we see the standards that we find unacceptable start to change.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

who is in charge of the florida board of education? I remember being flabbergasted that the head of the texas board of education was a young earth creationist

 

[Habit]

The last thing minority, impoverished youth needs is to be told they can be on equal status by completing inferior goals to their counterparts.

I said this on the podcast: I have Nigerian dudes in my classes/major who fukking excel way beyond other races. It isn't a racial issue.

It's mostly cultural, nurturing and economic issue.

We need HIGHER goals for ALL kids, otherwise we are fukked. The rest of the civilized world is doing advanced calculus in high schools we have kids struggling with algebra in universities.

Any kid that can overcome the apathy of his teachers, parents, and their neighborhood deserves those 17 percentage points off the top.

I went to school in Florida, the teachers were too hard on us with all that learning and homework. I'm sitting there in class yesterday learning about directional derivatives and gradients, and realized all this stuff can wait and belongs in college.

 

[Serious]

The last thing minority, impoverished youth needs is to be told they can be on equal status by completing inferior goals to their counterparts.

I said this on the podcast: I have Nigerian dudes in my classes/major who fukking excel way beyond other races. It isn't a racial issue.

It's mostly cultural, nurturing and economic issue.

We need HIGHER goals for ALL kids, otherwise we are fukked. The rest of the civilized world is doing advanced calculus in high schools we have kids struggling with pre-algebreh / basic arithmetic in universities.

fixed....

whoa: whoa:

I got friends who go to school in England, and they swear they've never touched "higher" level math. They cringe at the notation of "calculus"

 

[tru_m.a.c]

the problem exists primarily in the culture that black americans are raised in. Intellect is not celebrated, it is denegrated and characterized as acting white or being bourgeois.

When we as parents decide to place an emphasis on what is right instead of what is convienient, then and only then, will we see the standards that we find unacceptable start to change.

nope this is about holding the black man down

saying anything else makes you a c00n