Reply to Nice White Parents

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "Nice White Parents"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that personal responsibility is now viewed as a conservative viewpoint is so sad (I truly don't mean that to be argumentative). We now have a large segment of our society that not only believe that it is ok for the government to be more responsible for the health and well being of their families, but that society OWES them support in all aspects of their lives. [/quote]

"Personal responsibility" became a conservative viewpoint because the people who push a "personal responsibility" viewpoint largely ignore the system-wide issues of racism and class segregation that make it very difficult if not impossible for impoverished people to "pull themselves up by their boot straps" and take "personal responsibility" for their situation. The reality is that people who are born into [b]generational poverty[/b] and live in economically decimated communities do not bear responsibility for those conditions, nor are they able, as individuals, to overcome decades of marginalization.

Society does not "OWE" anyone support in all areas of life, but public education is a right that all children have in this country. So yes, people feel entitled to support in education. Please listen to episode 2 of this podcast for description of what "separate but equal" schools were like, and if you still do not understand why personal responsibility is inadequate to address the magnitude of the problem, maybe you should go back to school yourself.[/quote]

This right here is bullsh*t. Somehow Asian immigrants can break out of poverty in a single generation. Why can't blacks? The answer is that they do not recognize education as the vehicle of change and support it at home. 
[/quote]
Your point is not all wrong, but you need to look deeper.  Ask WHY.
Think about why.  Why hasnt education always been a vehicle of change?  Think the specific history of their culture in this country, how they have been treated.  Its not just poverty, its way more then that and it effects generations.  how they see themselves represented in society, what society has done TO THEM, what they can strive to be vs others.  See if you can understand why norms have been established the way they have in some communities.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics