White Families Are Engines Of Inequality

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's the white people's burden too uplift everyone else?

How progressive.

Well yes!

Those poor simple creatures can't be relied on to do it themselves! They NEED Progressive white folks to help them!



Of the many things I dislike about libs, one of most disgusting things is how they regard black and brown people as something akin to pets.

This, exactly. And many POC are finally wising up about how their fellow liberals view them - as charity cases.

Trolly troll troll.

How pathetic that when faced with the truth, all you can manage is calling the truth-teller a "troll." Typical.

DP. I wouldn't say that you're a troll. I'd just say that you're talking to yourself and yourself alone. Have fun.

Of course you would. Gotta dismiss anyone who disagrees with you!

[Anonymous]

A reasonable inference from this article is that racial inequality is an inevitable result of being good parents and is therefore not something that whites can realistically be expected to be concerned about.

Democrats need to do a better job of picking their battles. Calling them the “anti-white male” party used to seem like alt right hyperbole, but it’s increasingly not so far fetched.

[Anonymous]

Earth to Dems:

If white people are expected to choose between doing what’s best for their kids or earning the approval of minority activists, guess which one they are going to choose?

[Anonymous]

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

My kids private is way more diverse than any publics around me.

This is absolutely true. In our DC public there are never more than two or three children of color in a class. The neighborhood private schools are about half students of color or more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What argument do all you outraged folks have regarding the huge discrepancy in median household incomes/assets? What have you done to help find a solution? You’re awesome at insipid anonymous posts but how does that help your argument?

LeBron James should learn to share?

[Anonymous]

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.

It is impossible to ever "close the gap." Articles like this show a basic innumeracy. Pretty much any statistical sampling of a human population will be more or less normally distributed. By definition in a normally-distributed population, about 2/3 will be within 1 standard deviation above or below the mean; 95% will be within 2 standard deviations of the mean (above or below it that is); and 99.7 percent will be within 3 standard deviations.

If people were robots, then maybe they could all be programmed to minimize the standard deviation.

But people aren't robots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Your article doesn't really address the points that PP made, about sending kids to school every day, feeding them, making them go to bed on time, etc. Those points are about parenting and valuing education.

Reading to children when they are small doesn't mean reading a different book to them every night. Reading the same book every single night is fine. That works too. Btw, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program, sending free monthly age-appropriate books to a child, is available throughout the country and the world.

And how does a poor person working multiple jobs learn about those programs? How does the single mom working the night shift read to her kids before bed? When people are poor they lack resources, access to information, and time. I'm sure your solutions make sense to you, but consider for a moment that you don't actually understand the struggles of these people and that if the probalems were as easy to solve as you think, that they would be solved. Poor people of color love their children too.

The reality is that for equality to really become a thing, white people will have to share. And they won't because that means not giving their kids every opportunity and privilege they can eek out. I dont know what the solution is, but I think a first step is not being so dismissive of people that live differently than you and assuming you know their struggles.

I am sure white people are more than willing to share the load of carrying society with anyone else who wants to pitch in.

Have you ever considered working harder?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Your article doesn't really address the points that PP made, about sending kids to school every day, feeding them, making them go to bed on time, etc. Those points are about parenting and valuing education.

Reading to children when they are small doesn't mean reading a different book to them every night. Reading the same book every single night is fine. That works too. Btw, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program, sending free monthly age-appropriate books to a child, is available throughout the country and the world.

And how does a poor person working multiple jobs learn about those programs? How does the single mom working the night shift read to her kids before bed? When people are poor they lack resources, access to information, and time. I'm sure your solutions make sense to you, but consider for a moment that you don't actually understand the struggles of these people and that if the probalems were as easy to solve as you think, that they would be solved. Poor people of color love their children too.

The reality is that for equality to really become a thing, white people will have to share. And they won't because that means not giving their kids every opportunity and privilege they can eek out. I dont know what the solution is, but I think a first step is not being so dismissive of people that live differently than you and assuming you know their struggles.

You seem very focused on enumerating the problems and ignoring potential solutions.

There are many non-profits and many government agencies that offer reading programs, homework help, free school uniforms, etc., and they go to a lot of trouble to try to tell people these things are available. (And the services are offered by people of all colors to people of all colors.)

Beyond government and non-profit social, economic, health, and educational supports, how can “white people sharing” impact the parenting tasks the teacher listed above?

I'm pretty sure that people of all races, creeds, and nationalities are allowed to go into public libraries, get a library card, and take out books and a diversity of multi-media materials.

For FREE.

It would be interesting to do an actual study that correlates public library usage with family income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Your article doesn't really address the points that PP made, about sending kids to school every day, feeding them, making them go to bed on time, etc. Those points are about parenting and valuing education.

Reading to children when they are small doesn't mean reading a different book to them every night. Reading the same book every single night is fine. That works too. Btw, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program, sending free monthly age-appropriate books to a child, is available throughout the country and the world.

And how does a poor person working multiple jobs learn about those programs? How does the single mom working the night shift read to her kids before bed? When people are poor they lack resources, access to information, and time. I'm sure your solutions make sense to you, but consider for a moment that you don't actually understand the struggles of these people and that if the probalems were as easy to solve as you think, that they would be solved. Poor people of color love their children too.

The reality is that for equality to really become a thing, white people will have to share. And they won't because that means not giving their kids every opportunity and privilege they can eek out. I dont know what the solution is, but I think a first step is not being so dismissive of people that live differently than you and assuming you know their struggles.

You seem very focused on enumerating the problems and ignoring potential solutions.

There are many non-profits and many government agencies that offer reading programs, homework help, free school uniforms, etc., and they go to a lot of trouble to try to tell people these things are available. (And the services are offered by people of all colors to people of all colors.)

Beyond government and non-profit social, economic, health, and educational supports, how can “white people sharing” impact the parenting tasks the teacher listed above?

I'm pretty sure that people of all races, creeds, and nationalities are allowed to go into public libraries, get a library card, and take out books and a diversity of multi-media materials.

For FREE.

It would be interesting to do an actual study that correlates public library usage with family income.

Public libraries and books in general are such engines of inequality.

I say ban them all, and let's go back to hunting and farming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

My kids private is way more diverse than any publics around me.

This is absolutely true. In our DC public there are never more than two or three children of color in a class. The neighborhood private schools are about half students of color or more.

Not mine. My child is the only white kid in class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A reasonable inference from this article is that racial inequality is an inevitable result of being good parents and is therefore not something that whites can realistically be expected to be concerned about.

Democrats need to do a better job of picking their battles. Calling them the “anti-white male” party used to seem like alt right hyperbole, but it’s increasingly not so far fetched.

Seems that which liberals labeled 'alt right' isn't so 'alt' after all. Welcome to what we conservatives knew was the truth, but you refused to see. I do hope that this climate continues because we are seeing the truth under the veil.

[Anonymous]

Where wealthy white people lives tells you what you need to know. The rubber meets the road with “coveted” school pyramids. Economic segregation and obsession about FARMs rates. The rest—including BLM flags hanging from McMansions is bs (and poseurish).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That’s your excuse? The PP lays out a reasonable and straightforward approach to success in school and your reaction is to cherry pick one point instead of considering the entirety of her point. Unbelievable.


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?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where wealthy white people lives tells you what you need to know. The rubber meets the road with “coveted” school pyramids. Economic segregation and obsession about FARMs rates. The rest—including BLM flags hanging from McMansions is bs (and poseurish).

The problem isn’t whites. The ‘wealthy’ DC neighborhood I live in has affluent people of all races.

The problem is income distribution that has grown ridiculously wide.