Reading and math competency chart broken down by race and state. Black Americans are doing pitiful.

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I woulda thought maine of all places would have better education. Blacks in maine at the bottom and has lowest white score of the nation as well.

Wtf happening up there.

Never read Stephen King? Maine sounds like the South with the areas he sets his books in

 

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I know today's schools are bad, but back in the 90s, it was way, way worse. Cats legit got jumped, robbed, and even stabbed for doing good in school.

I hated it at the time but as I got older I understood why my folks took me out of the black school and put me into a predominantly white school.
I remember in elementary, one kid got beat up so bad they had to called an ambulance

 

[Wild self]

The real problem is Black parenting. We have too many lazy ass parents who do a piss poor job raising their kids, but then wanna stand around looking stupid when the kid underachieves.

It is because they never intend on having them aka "oops" babies. Too many horny people and not enough proactive measures from the consequences of sex.

 

[CoryMack]

It is because they never intend on having them aka "oops" babies. Too many horny people and not enough proactive measures from the consequences of sex.

That, and I think too many parents are in love with the idea of having kids, but once the children are here and the reality sets in that those kids are not going to raise themselves, well, we see what we see today.

 

[ReasonableMatic]

Nikka, I wasn't even talking to you

You started the convo with me

But yeah, we're in agreement on slang. I would also agree that there's a bunch of kids who don't know how to switch. But that wasn't specified by the post I was originally responding to. He was just speaking in general

But you still haven't defined what "real English is". I'm not being pedantic, but trying to prove the point that the way black people talk is stigmatized against

I got your actual point. But it's not relevant to how language affects people. Real English is the current accepted official version. The way anyone talks is real but it's not official thus not the real accepted version. Arguing semantics won't change anything about educational expectations. You are not wrong that's not my point.

I agree with both sentiments, but let me help y’all out.

The term y’all should be using is “standard English”.

As implying that there is a “real English” only further perpetuates
White Supremacy and the stigma against English dialects and English-based Creoles spoken by the Black Diaspora.

The idea of a “real English” is how anti-Black terms like
“Broken English” manifested in the first place and duplicated generation upon generation.

 

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[Yzak]

Absolutely embarrassing.



I still remember this dude asking me if I was trying to be white because I said I needed to study for a test for an upcoming class

I was in middle school in the 2000's. I just ignore everybody claiming the "you act white" wasn't a common insult for Black kids that were into education or niche hobbies.

 

[Don Snow]

This is cap stop believing propaganda

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

I agree with both sentiments, but let me help y’all out.

The term y’all should be using is “standard English”.

As implying that there is a “real English” only further perpetuates
White Supremacy and the stigma against English dialects and English-based Creoles spoken by the Black Diaspora.

The idea of a “real English” is how anti-Black terms like
“Broken English” manifested in the first place and duplicated generation upon generation.

There's a real English brother and arguing won't change that. Yes of course it's rooted in white structure of society. You would still default to "real" English for business communication and so forth despite your words and that's my point. The testing of language and expectations of its use for everyone will default to "real" English. We don't live in a hypothetical world I'm speaking to our reality. Other dialects of English don't need a stigma. People just need the awareness that they have to know official communication version of a language as well. shyt not complIcated.

 

[Scaaar]

That, and I think too many parents are in love with the idea of having kids, but once the children are here and the reality sets in that those kids are not going to raise themselves, well, we see what we see today.

I say it all the time it's alot of people that use their kids as photo props but forget the fact that you have to raise them once that post has been made

 

[B86]

100% agree.

My parents knew I was capable of getting A's, so that was the expectation. If I showed up with 87, 88 or 89, they'd be like . Nothing serious, but usually that meant I was playing too much Tekken 3, Madden and Metal Gear. Soon as I turned off the games Mon to Thursday.....that 87 would go back up to a 95.

I wouldn't want to pressure my kids as bad as some Indian parents. Saw too many brown homies trying to be software engineers when they had more talent for sales or marketing. However, in our community...a little "Tiger Parenting" is needed. Same way we see all the dads of pro athletes working with their kids jumpshot or footwork, we need that diligence applied to Calculus, Physics etc.

My 8 year old came in with her report card yesterday and almost exactly what you said; 87s, 89, a 91, and a couple other high 80s. She was happy and I told her I was proud of her, but I put on that daddy voice and told her those Bs aren't acceptable and she has to let us know if she needs help with bringing those grades up. She frowned but I reiterated I was proud of her and she did great.

We have to stay on our kids and help them understand that we should always be striving to do our very best at all times.

 

[Neuromancer]

Wonder why?

 

[OfTheCross]

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I blame the parents.

 

[Sleepy Floyd]

I've been to school all across the country in the 90's and 2000's. The education is the same. It comes down to the parents. They need to be involved and push their kids to do better. Kids skipping class, not doing homework, and overall not trying.

You know how schools would have the smart classes, the regular classes and the slow classes...I was in the smart classes and I'd see other kids who would purposely do bad and get dropped down a level or they would elect low level classes so they wouldn't be seen as "nerds"