[denfurb]

I don't think anyone should be given preference for their skin color, however, almost every black person I know with sons is having trouble with them in school. For example, a good friend of mine had her son in public school and by the end of Kindergarten, they wanted to hold him back to repeat it and had him labled LD and he could not read. She enrolled him in a private school the next year and within 2 weeks he could read and has done extremely well from then on. For some reason, the schools seem to have a prejudice against black boys. I only say that because I know so many people who have had this experience in my city, Virginia Beach.

[iconoclast]

For some reason, the schools seem to have a prejudice against black boys. I only say that because I know so many people who have had this experience in my city, Virginia Beach.

No, Mama, government schools absolutely SUCK!

[Kelly4023]

Say What? In this American Society? You must have it wrong.
Those kids are just unruly, have had poor parenting, have no respect, and probably have shiftless slackers for fathers, if the fathers are even around!

This Society will not tolerate that sort of treatment of children! Those parents are just looking for some one to blame for their failure!

Do I sound like a "Freeper" now?

A female friend has mentioned the same thing. Kid can read, write, count, ect. This is in New York, too.

Funny, I could read at 3, count up to 100 at 4, add and subtract multiple digits (pretty well) at 6, went to the "Catholic" school, and suddenly, according to one teacher, couldn't do a damn thing AND was a discipline problem!

I guess it was me though.

As Always:
"K"