Study Finds Students Underperform in Schools With Large Black Populations

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Yeah the first high school I went to was mostly black. Didn't do anything, no homework, studying or anything. Just played basketball nikka I didn't give a fukk.

then I had moved to an area with a high asian population. Dudes were coming at me like, "dude did you read this chapter yet? You should bro, we got a test on Thursday." I was like the fukk studying? fukk that, let's play ball. Then of course in class the teacher takes up last week's readings, asks everybody a question while taking attendance so she was asking everybody about the readings.

All in all, I was just tired of looking like a dumbass, had a chick I liked in class and she was no dummy either. I don't think the teachers in the majority black schools care, that's the problem.

A lot of black guys in my school were lazy as hell. Sure they were popular with the ladies and were 'cool'. The real world doesnt care about how 'cool' you were in high school. The black girls on the other hand were busting their arses.

Now these dudes are bums while these girls have better lives.

 

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A lot of black guys in my school were lazy as hell. Sure they were popular with the ladies and were 'cool'. The real world doesnt care about how 'cool' you were in high school. The black girls on the other hand were busting their arses.

Now these dudes are bums while these girls have better lives.

You're an idiot.

When I said it's not about race, that was said in regards to the people who'd automatically jump to the conclusion that certain races
are smarter than others naturally, among other things, as many typically do. So yes, it's not about race exclusively. It's more about the
attitudes and environments of individuals within particular races and NOT solely race. See the difference?

Your post pretty plainly paints the "average black male" as some sort of self sabotaging aspirant grasping at edges that only a few can reach.

I'm saying Cats really in here acting like the average Black male wouldn't prefer to be an athlete rather than an engineer.
For a lot of folks, school is practically something to do until it's time to work some shyt job for years on end.
It is what it is. Not to mention the many parents who treat school as government funded daycare. It's not even so much about race as it is about attitude.

I don't think the average black male is failing to become a doctor or lawyer because they're caught up in hoop dreams. I think what deters them from such difficult to attain jobs is no different than what scares off the average Asian/Hispanic/Caucasian person from going after a job in engineering or becoming a doctor or scientist.
I think it's because most would be intimidated by the sheer amount of effort it takes to attain those positions.

Furthermore, even though there may be non-Black people who aspire to be entertainers/athletes, the vast majority do not see that as the only way to make it in America. Lots of inner city Black folk only see being an athlete or entertainer as the only way to make it, which is why I said attitude and environment/culture.

And now we get down to what I was really getting at with my post.

I disagree with this because I've met my fair share of "inner city black folk" as you like to put it and can count them among my friends and family. True, there are those who lull themselves into delusion thinking they'll be one of the very, very few that'll land a sports contract or recording contract or something of that nature but among them I've also met sensible black people who realize that there are much more attainable and sustainable positions within reach.

I mean what I'm really saying here and what I take issue with, is this idea that black people or really black men day dream themselves into poverty. This view of black people isn't really productive and I think it leads to people not addressing much, MUCH more pertinent issues like a lack of funding which leads to the slashing of certain programs, teachers that are ineffective or just generally indifferent to their student's success, lack luster attempts at fostering black talent, school's that seem more intent on handing out diploma's than creating college ready student's and more.

I personally think it's an economic issue just as much as it's some nefarious "culture" issue.
And if we're being honest here it gets tricky when you subscribe achievements to culture and/or
a group of people because it'll inevitably bring out certain racist arguments (I'm not necessarily saying YOU'RE making one, just pointing it out.)