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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]funny how black students do better in school with a black teacher, but the Asians excel with teachers of any race.  Wonder why that is?

Note that the article says FCPS is a powerhouse nationally - doing something right methinks. :D [/quote]

Blacks are inferior 
Just say what you think don't dance around it with playful quips[/quote]

That is absolutely NOT what I think. Many factors contribute to the achievement gap.  I was just wondering what the Asians are doing right.  Why doesn't this problem affect them?[/quote]

Because their history in this country is different and many Asians (Japanese excluded) don't have recent history that tells them not to trust others or that others don't have their best interest at heart. Most black people who are being taught today have grandparents (maybe parents depending on age) who grew up during Jim Crow. [/quote]

Asians also outperform white students. The reason is because their culture values and promotes education over the touchy feely "Who is my teacher? Does s/he like me?" The end goal is learning and getting that A.

Black kids are often victims of white teachers and school policies that are racially-biased albeit unintentionally. So they do better under black teachers who are able to see their humanity and treat them fairly instead of assuming the worst about their behavior, intentions, families, futures, etc.

Then there are white kids who (like Western kids of all colors) are more concerned about whether or not the teacher likes them, drama and everything other than learning/getting the A.[/quote]

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