Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Throws Selective Enrollment Schools in the Bushes
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Kornball The Conqueror
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this goof is an agent
There has to be a better way to pull people up without bringing others down. Especially, when a sizeable portion of those that are brought down are other black people.
What's the point of an honorable idea such as equity when the means to attainment is robbery?
Sorry, the end does not justify the means.
Brandon has proven to be a disappointment honestly. Lightfoot as well.
What's the point of an honorable idea such as equity when the means to attainment is robbery?
Sorry, the end does not justify the means.
Brandon has proven to be a disappointment honestly. Lightfoot as well.
This is definitely racial, watch how these c00n ass politicians are gonna treat schools like Brooks and King vs schools like Northside Prep
I think it's shortsighted. In their mind, keeping all the talented kids from an area in that area will eventually produce quality citizens that eventually give back to that school and community.
Why I said classism is going to rear it's head is because a lot of high-middle class and middle class black people are going to be pissed about this. They don't want to send their kids to the schools within their area.
This dude is bad for the city.
I did it, and while this may not seem like a good idea, I was one of those smart kids who had to attend the fukked up school in my neighborhood (long story). I’m not about to have more sympathy for the kids at these good schools who will now have those “bad kids” attending.Nah they definitely need to gtfoh with this bullshyt. You can't fix the neighborhood schools so your solution is to let the bad kids fukk up the vibe of a Lane Tech? Has Brandon Johnson ever had to try to learn in a class where you need an armed security guard because some of these nutty mfs?
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In HS I went to a predominately black magnet school that started letting neighborhood kids in. It turned into a shyt show.
What's going to happen is that there's just going to be an increase in these folks applying to the private elite primary and secondary schools - Francis Parker, The Latin School, The UofC Lab School, The British School, Catherine Cook, Lycee Francais, St. Ignatius, Loyola Academy, etc. Upper class black families are already sending their kids to these schools but this move could possibly increase the black student enrollment. However, these families will be facing severe competition since space is obviously limited and the upper middle class white/Asian/Latino families will most likely be trying to make the same moves, so just not sure how this will play out.
I will say, extremely ambitious black families are not going to play the game of wait and see. We might start seeing an exodus of these families out to high-performing suburban school districts.
Competition, when everyone has a fair shake to compete, encourages excellence and improvement.
By allowing those who do the work and show the promise to get an education that matches their abilities, maximizes their potential. In addition, it sets a goal to work towards and attain and encourage improvement among people to attend these schools, if they make it a priority or concern.
"Equity" is the new buzzword to give political cover to not tackling issues in the system and instead sweep them under the rug. It's insulting that racial justice and social justice style language is used by politicians so they can perform Amsterdam from The Wire like policies to cover up bad numbers and not address issues. If folks aren't meetingg the standards to attend these schools and if some groups are impacted more than others, if it can be shown they aren't being shutout simply because they are a member of a group, then there is nothing wrong with these specific schools. The issue, and it's a harder one to solve and why they do shyt like this, is what resources and behaviors are missing and maybe need to be addressed to allow these kids to compete better.
The thing is, I don't think the public is asking for this. It's these politicians who have decided to do this for their own sake because they don't want to tackle disparities at the root level. It's easier to hide the problem.
Any son/daughter I have, I will probably always push them to do their best and I would work with them to improve where they are weak and help maximize their strengths. If for example, my son wants to play basketball and he tries out and fails to join a team. My next step isn't to get rid of the basketball team or get rid of the standards to get in. I would be like "alright we need to work on xyz and improve your skills here" and we try again hopefully with better results.
By allowing those who do the work and show the promise to get an education that matches their abilities, maximizes their potential. In addition, it sets a goal to work towards and attain and encourage improvement among people to attend these schools, if they make it a priority or concern.
"Equity" is the new buzzword to give political cover to not tackling issues in the system and instead sweep them under the rug. It's insulting that racial justice and social justice style language is used by politicians so they can perform Amsterdam from The Wire like policies to cover up bad numbers and not address issues. If folks aren't meetingg the standards to attend these schools and if some groups are impacted more than others, if it can be shown they aren't being shutout simply because they are a member of a group, then there is nothing wrong with these specific schools. The issue, and it's a harder one to solve and why they do shyt like this, is what resources and behaviors are missing and maybe need to be addressed to allow these kids to compete better.
The thing is, I don't think the public is asking for this. It's these politicians who have decided to do this for their own sake because they don't want to tackle disparities at the root level. It's easier to hide the problem.
Any son/daughter I have, I will probably always push them to do their best and I would work with them to improve where they are weak and help maximize their strengths. If for example, my son wants to play basketball and he tries out and fails to join a team. My next step isn't to get rid of the basketball team or get rid of the standards to get in. I would be like "alright we need to work on xyz and improve your skills here" and we try again hopefully with better results.
you can pour all the money in the world into shytty schools, but it starts at home. Unless the mentality changes there, it don't matter.
beenz
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this is wild. but as someone who lives less than a block away from a selective enrollment school, I'm guessing parents in the neighborhood would happily welcome having a good school they can send their kids to that's in the immediate neighborhood.
This might be a pie-in-the-sky idea but I don’t know what the proposal looks like. That said, some neighborhoods are just trash and being able to get away for a school day to focus is an excellent escape from their immediate environment.
Unless he can suddenly flood those neighborhood schools with better teachers and safety measures (we know why), this will drag down high achievers. I went to private schools which while not the same thing that allowed me to key in on school without having to worry about who was threatening to beat me up, something I came from with a neighborhood school (Gale Community Academy I see you, bytch) before my mother got me in good schools with funding and teachers who cared.
Unless he can suddenly flood those neighborhood schools with better teachers and safety measures (we know why), this will drag down high achievers. I went to private schools which while not the same thing that allowed me to key in on school without having to worry about who was threatening to beat me up, something I came from with a neighborhood school (Gale Community Academy I see you, bytch) before my mother got me in good schools with funding and teachers who cared.