White Families Are Engines Of Inequality

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Anonymous wrote:Yes! Look at the DCPS schools WotP with large PTA funds. Public education is supposed to be the great equalizer but it isn’t anymore.

Sure it is: it takes people of all backgrounds and abilities and spits out barely-educated kids.

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Anonymous wrote:There are two directions from which you can close the gap: from the top and from the bottom.

It's better from the bottom. I taught in a school in the projects. Some kids were encouraged at home and others were not. Those who are encouraged have a much easier time. It starts at home.

In school, here are some ways to improve your child's success:
1. Be sure your child goes to school every day. That's important.
2. Support the teacher. Do not criticize the teacher in front of your child.
3. Be sure your child eats properly.
4. Put your child in bed on time.
5. Be sure your child does his homework. Don't do it for him, but sit with him, if needed--and you are able to do so.
6. Do not ever tell your child he is dumb.
7. Read to your children from the time they are small. And, continue to read to and with them as they get older.

Of course, I understand that poor people have more of a struggle--but none of these suggestions require a lot of money. They do require time and attention. No school can make up the difference. Teachers can try--but, it's much tougher for your child to succeed.

Minorities have less access to children’s books. There are tons of inequities from day one.

https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/01/28/us-education-still-separate-and-unequal

Why is being concerned about racism somehow anti-white?

Less access? Huh?

Maybe quit smoking and put that $10/pack towards books for your toddlers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m disgusted that white families create and prrpetuate positive social norms! We must destroy every last vestige of functioning social capital in this country, and ensure failure at all levels, so that nobody feels bad!

That does seem to be the plan!

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is: get a job.

I agree. This is exactly the problem, wage stagnation. What's the solution?

The solution is to work hard so that you are qualified for a better job. If your goal is to work as a cashier at McD for all of your career, it's going to be hard to earn a living wage. That is a starter job or a second income job. It's not intended to be a career.

Oh, I see. You don't know what wage stagnation means.

Nevermind.

Right. It's difficult to improve your situation when you have mouths to feed. So let's raise and fix wages for these jobs.

Maybe if you can’t support mouths to feed you shouldn’t have them. If you are limited in your earning potential and cannot support a family, don’t have a family.

But the reason that you are limited in your earning potential is not something that you created. It's a fault in our system. So we should fix it.

You are precisely wrong.

[Anonymous]

Everyone is kinfolk. Let's act like it.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is: get a job.

I agree. This is exactly the problem, wage stagnation. What's the solution?

The solution is to work hard so that you are qualified for a better job. If your goal is to work as a cashier at McD for all of your career, it's going to be hard to earn a living wage. That is a starter job or a second income job. It's not intended to be a career.

Oh, I see. You don't know what wage stagnation means.

Nevermind.

Right. It's difficult to improve your situation when you have mouths to feed. So let's raise and fix wages for these jobs.

Maybe if you can’t support mouths to feed you shouldn’t have them. If you are limited in your earning potential and cannot support a family, don’t have a family.

But the reason that you are limited in your earning potential is not something that you created. It's a fault in our system. So we should fix it.

I agree with previous pp's. What fault are you trying to fix? And how? By fixing wages?

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is: get a job.

I agree. This is exactly the problem, wage stagnation. What's the solution?

The solution is to work hard so that you are qualified for a better job. If your goal is to work as a cashier at McD for all of your career, it's going to be hard to earn a living wage. That is a starter job or a second income job. It's not intended to be a career.

Oh, I see. You don't know what wage stagnation means.

Nevermind.

Right. It's difficult to improve your situation when you have mouths to feed. So let's raise and fix wages for these jobs.

Maybe if you can’t support mouths to feed you shouldn’t have them. If you are limited in your earning potential and cannot support a family, don’t have a family.

But the reason that you are limited in your earning potential is not something that you created. It's a fault in our system. So we should fix it.

I agree with previous pp's. What fault are you trying to fix? And how? By fixing wages?

Wage stagnation is a problem for the entire country, not just other poor people.

Read the two Forbes articles posted upthread.

[Anonymous]

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/kzpxbw/generation-wealth-lauren-greenfield-documentary-interview?

Social engineering. Not ours. Don't claim it.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is: get a job.

I agree. This is exactly the problem, wage stagnation. What's the solution?

The solution is to work hard so that you are qualified for a better job. If your goal is to work as a cashier at McD for all of your career, it's going to be hard to earn a living wage. That is a starter job or a second income job. It's not intended to be a career.

Oh, I see. You don't know what wage stagnation means.

Nevermind.

Right. It's difficult to improve your situation when you have mouths to feed. So let's raise and fix wages for these jobs.

Maybe if you can’t support mouths to feed you shouldn’t have them. If you are limited in your earning potential and cannot support a family, don’t have a family.

But the reason that you are limited in your earning potential is not something that you created. It's a fault in our system. So we should fix it.

I agree with previous pp's. What fault are you trying to fix? And how? By fixing wages?

Wage stagnation is a problem for the entire country, not just other poor people.

Read the two Forbes articles posted upthread.

Those two articles have made me feel that the time wasting I did on DCUM today was worth it. Required reading for anyone who is concerned about wage stagnation and wealth inequality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are two directions from which you can close the gap: from the top and from the bottom.

It's better from the bottom. I taught in a school in the projects. Some kids were encouraged at home and others were not. Those who are encouraged have a much easier time. It starts at home.

In school, here are some ways to improve your child's success:
1. Be sure your child goes to school every day. That's important.
2. Support the teacher. Do not criticize the teacher in front of your child.
3. Be sure your child eats properly.
4. Put your child in bed on time.
5. Be sure your child does his homework. Don't do it for him, but sit with him, if needed--and you are able to do so.
6. Do not ever tell your child he is dumb.
7. Read to your children from the time they are small. And, continue to read to and with them as they get older.

Of course, I understand that poor people have more of a struggle--but none of these suggestions require a lot of money. They do require time and attention. No school can make up the difference. Teachers can try--but, it's much tougher for your child to succeed.

Minorities have less access to children’s books. There are tons of inequities from day one.

https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/01/28/us-education-still-separate-and-unequal

Why is being concerned about racism somehow anti-white?

Less access? Huh?

Maybe quit smoking and put that $10/pack towards books for your toddlers.

+1

Kid's books can literally be obtained *for free*, if people simply ask for them.

Free.

FREE !


https://freekidsbooks.org


If your kids can’t read, then it’s your own gawdamned fault. Stop blaming white people because you were too lazy to ask for something free to help your child learn to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are too thoroughly immersed in reinforcing propaganda. The US society: buy stuff, the more stuff you have the more successful one is, study hard and work hard to "get ahead" to compete. If you cannot compete, you are worthless. -- What kind of society is this? A sick one.

This country is in big trouble. No one is questioning anything beyond the minimum wage, who is the president, and I don't know what else.

Hate to break it to you, but our Asian competitors believe in this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m disgusted that white families create and prrpetuate positive social norms! We must destroy every last vestige of functioning social capital in this country, and ensure failure at all levels, so that nobody feels bad!

That does seem to be the plan!

Yup.

It's as moronic as it sounds.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a947f91e4b02cb368c4bf48/amp

“Consider the issue of school segregation, a classic case of white families ? especially white mothers ? hoarding resources for their children at the expense of their non-white peers. “

That means the White dcum mothers sending their kids to privates are continuing to hoard educational resources.

And also according to the article, White home owners are hoarding wealth.

Blah blah blah.

Move to Nigeria, few white families there.

Wow that’s racist.

Tell me about it. I’ve seen this comment often in DCUM. It’s like the poster is trying to insult both AAs and Nigerians, but just comes off looking racist and ignorant.

How's that racist?

It's a valid suggestion to avoid those horrible white families.

You can move to Haiti too if you prefer.

Both are lovely countries. Go enjoy.

Your anger and advice are misplaced. I neither wrote nor agree with the article.

Focus on the author of the article and email that person with your advice. I don’t need it. You can tell the author to “go to Nigeria.” Such a helpful contribution.

Nigeria isn't the only alternative to the United States. That's just one example that some PP gave.

If this is indeed such a horrible country to live in, there are many alternatives.

Have you considered Venezuela, the socialist paradise?

+1.

Or Canada or the UK or China or whatever.

Plenty of great countries out there.

Appreciate what we have, and build it better, or move.

[Anonymous]

So white privilege is or isn’t a thing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is sending children to private school hoarding wealth or even related to school segregation?

Self segregation counts too.

The small private school my children attended is more culturally diverse than public schools in the region.