Dicken Elementary School Principal Mike Madison
“The intent of our field trip was not to segregate or exclude students”
which is exactly what these idiots did
Nothing but racism.
As soon as you make choices based on race, that's racist.
“The intent of our field trip was not to segregate or exclude students...
Maybe, maybe not, but that was the method, and that is racist. It is long past time the left stops throwing around the "racist" label as a political means, so we can get back to identifying that which is truly racist: basing decisions on race.
Too stupid to think that white children would have benefited from hearing a black scientist speak?
This is madness.
The words of their OWN school principal. Without a doubt, that is the most racist statement I have heard, read or seen so far this year.
That’s a weird full-circle — back to segregation!
All parties responsible for this irresponsibility should be fired immediately
Public edcuation will continue to fail as long as racist idiots continue to be in charge. Only terminations will change that so the message gets thru loud and clear.
“close the achievement gap between white and black students.’
More ‘diversity’ crap.
““In hindsight, this field trip could have been approached and arranged in a better way,” Madison wrote. “But as I reflect upon the look of excitement, enthusiasm and energy that I saw in these children’s eyes as they stood in the presence of a renowned African American rocket scientist in a very successful position, it gave the kids an opportunity to see this type of achievement is possible for even them.”
Typical LIBTARD Racism, here. This guy should be fired and then severely beaten.
I agree the selection of students AND subject matter was primarily skin color, yet .. the intent was (as stated) to show black kids THEY could achieve high positions also.
If white kids had gone on the trip as well, the effect of targetting (failing/below average?) black kids would have been lost ... at the least, diluted.
Personally, I don't see why this became controversial in the first place.
Just for the heck of it, someone at that school needs to starta “WA Lunch Bunch” and see how well it goes over...
;-)
This EXACT same thing happened to me in High School circa 1994.
I asked to go on a particular field trip and was informed by a guidance counselor that it was designed for “African American” students.
She didn’t prohibit me from going but strongly persuaded me not to go.
Cincinnati Public Schools = FFA = Future Felons of America
Dicken Elementary School Principal Mike Madison
Unless some white children of Boer ancestry were allowed to go on the trip, or unless the entire field trip happened by accident then this statement is 100% false.
Where human beings are concerned, the word "segregate" MEANS to separate or divide-up by race. You divided up the children by race and took children of one race on a field trip while leaving the others behind.
Thus, your INTENT was to segregate the students and exclude some of them from the trip.
From the article: “District spokeswoman Liz Margolis said after the trip was over, those who went returned to their fifth-grade class and were greeted by boos by those who didn’t go on the trip. Margolis said Madison, who is black, heard the boos, and went to talk to the class. She said he and the class had a “discussion” about race issues...”
I bet they did. Bravo to those who booed!
What happened to the mixed race students?
He should have shown them this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xJzAYYrX8
It would have raised their self esteem.
Dude, I've got a great idea. Why don't you just give the black kids their own school? Oh, wait . . .
I am sick of hearing about the so-called “achievement gap”. I don’t have the specific reference but I read about a school that implemented some new teaching methods, and both black and white students increased their test scores by the same rate - 4%. A black “leader” indicated that this did absolutely nothing to close the gap - disregarding the fact that all students improved. So if the white students regressed and the black students stayed the same, that would make the race hustlers happy, I suppose.
This is WHY there is white flight and de facto segregation, and why it will continue until the black community stops blaming white success for their failures.