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Bill Cosby and others who have spoken out about this need to keep speaking out about it.

Cosby was preaching the party line until just recently, then he suddenly saw the light. When he did black leaders pack hunted him and instigated a scandal to keep him busy. Better late than never, but he is no hero IMHO.

Give me a break about bad schools. If a teacher could teach in crime ridden schools, you would get teachers to take the positions there. Those employed are called teachers but are really baby sitters for the delinquent.

IMHO the problem is with the mothers who are raising these children. Forget the fathers, they are largely absent. Someone perpetuates the hate, the victimhood, etc. and it is the mothers/head of households.

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If a teacher could teach in crime ridden schools, you would get teachers to take the positions there. Those employed are called teachers but are really baby sitters for the delinquent.

Well, with social promotion (which FL has now eliminated for 3rd grade) you're more likely to have babysitting instead of teaching, because you have students assigned to a 4th or 5th grade classroom for no reason other than that was the next room they were going to be assigned to -- not because they have mastered any skills or knowledge required at a lower grade.