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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Are these special classes primarily for white teachers who have been written up as participating in acts of prejudice in their classrooms?  You know, the dear ones who bend over backwards to help their black students (particularly black boys).  The ones who assume every little black boy they encounter in their classrooms have a learning disability and won't amount to much anyway so just pretend that their hand isn't up (hoping he'll stop raising it for good) or pretend that they don't understand what they're talking about whenever they respond with an answer to your questions.  Or are you talking about those who change their tone of voice or reveal through nonverbal actions that they believe the child is unteachable?

http://toped.svefoundation.org/2011/10/06/disparate-discipline-in-public-schools/
http://multiamerican.scpr.org/2012/03/why-are-black-and-latino-kids-punished-more-in-school/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/education/black-students-face-more-harsh-discipline-data-shows.html
http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/03/06/black-students-receive-harsher-discipline
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2012/0306/Minority-students-are-punished-more-than-whites-US-reports.-Is-it-racism    
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While I know that PP's tone angered you, I - as a white teacher with mostly minority students - am also offended by your tone.  Not all white teachers are racist and hold minorities to lower standards.  Your last comment is especially obnoxious.

I have no idea what your race/ethnicity is.   You could be a white female, too, for all I know.

Either way, you should really sit on your response before you hit submit b/c YOUR racism is shining through quite nicely.[/quote]

I'm an AA mother.  These are examples of classroom treatment that both of my children have shared with me and family members over the years. [b] I really don't give a damn if you are offended. [/b] I know several AA parents whose children have had similar school experiences.  They're all under 17. [/quote]

Really? You don't give a damn?

Then fine.  If you think all whites are the same, then I feel very sorry for your own children, as they'll most likely grow up to hate us, too.  You are not moving forward; you're staying behind.

You're a fine example.

Good luck overcoming some difficult barriers b/c you're only making matters worse by living in ignorance.

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