Posted on 07/02/2015 7:19:46 AM PDT by Academiadotorg
Heres what so-called teachable moments in academia generally missthe decade those moments are in.
There is a revolution taking place in the United States, Stanford researchers Travis Bristol and Claude Goldenberg write of their Edutopia course Teachable Moments and Academic Rigor.* What started in Ferguson, Missouri has marched on to other cities and, as Pedro Noguera notes, widespread poverty, chronic interpersonal violence, and a nonfunctioning economy where work is scarce are the root causes. Even while we, as a country, have barely begun to address the troubling meaning behind the incidents of violence between law enforcement and U.S. citizens of color in Ferguson, still more shockwaves of such violence ripple across America, notably including the more recent events in Baltimore. Speaking of which, it is useful to look at the crime rate the Charm Citys denizens face before they pick up the phone to call the cops.
When the Baltimore Sun tallied up the grisly details on the citys homicide rate so far this year, the results showed that there have been 100 murders since March. In the 94 cases in which the race was known, all but five of the victims were black.
Black lives do indeed matter. If they were here to say so, 89 Baltimoreans would probably agree.
*By the way, this course is aligned with Common Core standards.
It appears Pedro does not know the definition of a root cause.
The widespread poverty is caused by personal behavior and bad decisions. Welfare recipients tend to suffer financially.
The interpersonal violence results from single parent families, the absence of role models, drug abuse and the absence of morality.
Work is scarce for those lacking an education, civil behavior, personal responsibility and intelligence.
Corrections for clarity.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
When people use the term “social issues” they are really talking about moral issues. People who don’t get that social issues really moral issues are the most important issues are lacking something in their souls and we should never vote for them.
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