The Gentle Giant — Gaudeamus Igitur …
Posted on 11/28/2017 5:31:43 PM PST by BackRoads775
Brian Butcher, a history teacher at Ballou High School, sat in the bleachers of the school’s brand new football field last June watching 164 seniors receive diplomas. It was a clear, warm night, and he was surrounded by screaming family and friends snapping photos and cheering.
It was a triumphant moment for the students. For the first time, every Ballou graduate applied and was accepted to college. The school is located in one of D.C.’s poorest neighborhoods; it has struggled academically for years and has had a chronically low graduation rate. In 2016, the school graduated only 57 percent of its seniors according to data from D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), slightly up from 51 percent the year before. For months after June’s commencement, the school received national media attention, including from NPR, celebrating its achievement.
But all the excitement and accomplishment couldn’t shake one question from Butcher’s mind:
How did all these students graduate from high school?
(Excerpt) Read more at wamu.org ...
“[They said]’Just give him a D,’ because they were trying to get him out of there and they knew he wouldn’t do the make-up packet,”
Yep, right there’s the reason. They didn’t want to deal with problem students another year so they graduated them out.
So, how did they do it?
” “ “ NYC schools.
They cheated, and on a rather large scale apparently.
L
Just wow. Where does this put us? ...
“The soft bigotry of low expectations.”
Just wait until the admin realizes they can mark kids in attendance when they aren’t and still rake in the $$$$$.
“Cheating” isn’t the word. Cheating would be an honorable alternative to this scenario, insofar as it would mean that the cheating individuals recognized and respected the standards to be achieved, to the extent that they tried to pretend that they had met them.
In this case, the subject individuals did NOTHING ... made no effort whatsoever of any kind, to meet any standards, or even pretend to meet them, but were nevertheless awarded the distinctions due to those who actually had met them.
This represents, as described, a complete collapse of the educational establishment, in this regard. And we know how “collapses” go, ... they spread.
Black Culture Matters.
The Gentle Giant — Gaudeamus Igitur …
Originally touted by NPR as a public school success story:
https://wamu.org/story/17/06/29/every-senior-at-this-struggling-high-school-was-accepted-to-college/
Any bets on how many of the 164 “graduates” will have 4-year degrees five years from now?
I’m guessing 1-10 ... at most.
“The soft bigotry of low expectations.”
L
And every one got accepted to college simply because they were black and from a crappy neighborhood.... for “diversity”.
True.
But either way we get screwed. Hold them back its racism. Pass them and its racism. They dont study, you cant force people to be self interested if they dont care.
Administrators, “educators” and students all lied “for the children”. What a pathetic joke.
“In this case, the subject individuals did NOTHING ... made no effort whatsoever of any kind, to meet any standards, or even pretend to meet them, but were nevertheless awarded the distinctions due to those who actually had met them.”
You’re right. A rational society wouldn’t stand for this. This is far, far worse than mere cheating. Thanks for making me take an even deeper look at it.
Best,
L
Hate to be a downer, but these days, simply ‘getting into’ college isn’t necessarily an accomplishment. Graduating with a marketable skill is though.
And yes, I read the entire article.
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