Posted on 08/08/2012 10:21:42 AM PDT by MrChips
President Barack Obama is backing a controversial campaign by progressives to regulate schools’ disciplinary actions so that members of major racial and ethnic groups are penalized at equal rates, regardless of individuals’ behavior.
His July 26 executive order established a government panel to promote “a positive school climate that does not rely on methods that result in disparate use of disciplinary tools.”
“African Americans lack equal access to highly effective teachers and principals, safe schools, and challenging college-preparatory classes, and they disproportionately experience school discipline,” said the order, titled “White House Initiative On Educational Excellence.”
Because of those causes, the report suggests, “over a third of African American students do not graduate from high school on time with a regular high school diploma,
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/27/obama-backs-race-based-school-discipline-policies/#ixzz22yYvjSwd
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The whole concept is evil and racist. If you set low expectations for people, they will live down to them.
In this increasingly global, interconnected world, filling a child’s head with mush puts them at an extreme disadvantage when competing against other children raised to be their best. Chinese, Indian, and even African-Africans are under no such illusions and will eat their lunches in head-to-head competition. This includes pampered, helicopter-parent- raised white kids as well.
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