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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a black woman this is beyond insulting. Why do you need special training to teach black kids??[/quote]

Another black woman chiming in here.  It goes way beyond insulting.  This special training implies our boys, in particular, are subhuman. [b]The whole issue concerning different standards of punishment when in comes to suspensions and expulsions, I've been aware of this during my children's years in private schools.  [/b]

These were the same issues I grew up with several decades ago.   Sadly, most of the boys that I grew up and attended school with didn't survive past 25.  We attended preschool-high school together, most were bright and happy boys. [/quote]

I don't see it as insulting or implying that our boys are subhuman. I thought 20:34's response was a good one that showed why it may be needed in some areas.

If you can acknowledge the issue in bold as being true, why are you against a class that helps teachers confront their prejudices? There's been research that shows that the prejudice against black students (particularly black boys) isn't just shown in unfair punishments, but also in how the students' work is graded.[/quote]

Give me a break.  If anything teachers bend over backwards to help black boys.  To be quite honest sometimes its to avoid confrontation which frequently happens.[/quote]
 
To some extent, the PP is right.  I'm not saying that PP's tone isn't harsh; however, there's some truth to it.  When we look at school progress, we are specifically asked to examine the numbers of African American, Hispanic, ESOL and SPED students who will help us make adequate yearly progress.  Over the year, we always discuss closing the gap.  So while we don't necessarily discuss ways to work with our AA population, for example, this group is one that's targeted.  So is it any wonder that the county creates these courses to "enlighten" us?

The push from the top always drives what we do, and eventually it becomes "the norm."  So we don't tend to question things as often.[/quote]

So you agree that doing your job is "bending over backwards?"[/quote]

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