[kjo]

I teach at a large public ring-suburban high school. Our black population is about 15%. Almost all of our black students come from one parent families.

When you talk to them you find out that MOST of society's rules DON'T apply to them. They believe they are a sort of independent nation within a larger country.

That their history makes them "special". Thus, they don't need an education. Marriage rules don't apply to them. Nor do most rules of right or wrong.

Because they have been brought here against their will the rest of society must repay them throughout their lives.

I'm not kidding.

[L98Fiero]

"...When you talk to them you find out that MOST of society's rules DON'T apply to them..."
"I'm not kidding."

I know you're not. Seen it my whole life.

[Anvilhead]

I mentor and employ young black kids. I've been doing it for about 10 years. It started when the kids came into my white family owned shop and asked for work. They would come from the section 8 housing down the block.

None of them thought that they were "special" or "unAmerican".

In fact they were fairly patriotic.

Of course I was dealing with kids that had the internal motivation to go out and procure a job.

But that "My ancestors were slaves so I don't have to do anything for whitey" attitude is far from universal.

[2ndClassCitizen]

Unfortunately you are absolutely correct. I just attended my daughter's high school The school had a ceremony honoring all the students who achieved honor roll, 3 times in a row, 7 times in a row, and 15 times in a row.

My daughter has made honor roll 15 times in a row.

Out of 580 students who have made honor roll 3 times or more, only one "African" American male was there. The school population is 20% to 30% "African" Americans. Almost all the ones who were being honored were "European" Americans. Don't you just love that term.
By the way "European" is a code word for white, and "African" is a code word for black. Isn't that so forward thinking?
My daughter was in classes that taught advanced and GT courses and mentioned that most of the "African" Americans were not in those courses, so, I guess they were in on-grade courses. To compare the honor roll achievements of those in on-grade courses to those who achieve honor roll when they are in advanced courses is ludicrous.
My belief is that this is largely because of hatred. There is a deep seated hatred and distrust of whites among a majority of the "African" Americans. Just my opinion.

That hatred makes them despise learning in school because it is white. Well, actions have consequences. The consequences are drug addiction, single parenthood (hi mom, who's dad?), illiteracy, poor achievement in the workplace, unemployment, (being a culture of loosers) etc. It is time for the "African" American majority to join with the majority of "European" Americans and go forward together. We are all Americans and have too much to lose by dwelling in the hate.

[MissEdie]

I beleive you. I work in a public primary school and had a 7 year old black boy tell me "you just trying to keep the black man down" when I told him he needed to stop rolling aroung the floor and bumping into other student's desks while we were having a reading lesson.

[308MBR]

Bingo.

I say give them all $100,000 each and send them back to Africa if they have that attitude. In ten years, we'll be ahead just on welfare payments. Taking into account medical care (childbirth, gunshot wounds, overdoses, diabetes, kidney problems, heart disease), payback may be really less than six months.

[FrdmLvr]

I teach in a school that is about 99% black and everything you've said is correct. On Thursday, one of my seniors told me "Man, you guys follow the rules waaay too much". I happen to be a white female. I'm currently looking for employment in school districts where the population tends to follow the rules way too much. Oh, the stories I could tell you.