The welfare state has destroyed the black family. Also, doing well in school incurs the wrath of other blacks with accusations of "acting white". The "gangsta" culture glorifies failing in school, not working, being a violent thug, etc. Until "black leaders" quit whining about whitey holding them down, and focus on the real problems, blacks in this country will continue to be marginalized until they are totally inconsequential as contributors to society. Escaping from the democrat plantation would be a good first step.
I think that is the crux of the issue: the total destruction of the black family in this country. Bill Cosby and others who have spoken out about this need to keep speaking out about it.
BTW, again, I was talking about some black families, not all. And, BTW, I agree with the rest of your post, too.
Can't blame the low-life black underclass for everything. Most of the destructive philosophies and policies under which the inner city public schools are run, were devised by white liberals in elite graduate schools.
I had a college friend who I kept in touch with for a few eyars after college, during which time she first worked for a leftist education think tank, and subsequently went to Stanford for a PhD in Education. Last time I saw her was when she was visiting NYC to do "field work" for her dissertation, about a new teaching training program devised by Stanford ivory-brains and being implemented in NYC schools. The lefto-babble coming out of her mouth was mind-boggling. My favorite was "Our philosophy is that there are no bad teachers. All teachers have strengths, and our program is designed to develop those strengths." Translation, a teacher who is functionally illiterate is not a bad teacher; hey, the kids really like her, so they do what she tells them; the program will develop that strength of hers, of being likeable to illiterate kids, while doing nothing about the fact that she's illiterate.
When you're growing up in a gang and drug and illiteracy infested neighborhood, where your parents are part of the problem, the best you can do is look up to the decently dressed, non-cussing people who work at your school who obviously have jobs, and try to follow their advice. Unfortunately, their advice leads to unemployability. Even kids who really tried to do what they were told by these people was the right thing, get royally pissed off at the world when they discover their efforts were all for nothing.
You are so right. We grew up on the brink of poverty... but my parents worked hard and were honest. My brothers and I are professionals.... having worked our way through college. (I'm still going to college even now)
It never occurred to any of us to take advantage of welfare or charity. We were taught that if you don't have something you want.....it's because you haven't worked hard enough to get it. Very simple concept that transcends all barriers of race and culture.
A teacher friend of mine supports what you describe.
So I ask, just where are the alleged "black leaders" who have the trust of young blacks, and could support academic achievement and personal responsibility?
Has our, ahem, "first black president" done any teensy little thing to promote the acceptance of academic excellence or achievement among blacks?
Or, is it just possible that the Dems and alleged black leaders want to keep black kids on Hillary's "plantation"?
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