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Not having opportunities is NOT the case in DC.  Absolutely NOT.  DC has FREE world-class museums and art galleries and tons of FREE cultural events and educational resources that most other kids anywhere else in the country would never see the likes of, and which kids anywhere else would be lucky to have access to in terms of enrichment.  But talk to the typical low-SES DCPS student and he/she has likely never even set foot in any of the museums.  And why?  Because at home, the kid's parents, relatives, neighbors, et cetera have no fucking clue or care, and even if a well-intentioned teacher tries to enlighten them about all the opportunities that are out there, the trust and interest isn't there, they just view it as stupid shit that only eggheads and white people care about.  I say this from experience.  Deep cultural problems exist.  It's pretty sad.[/quote]

Certainly there is a failure to communicate, here. Or, at minimum, a failure to listen. Approaches based on "Your culture is bad, you should change it to be more like mine" rarely get people to change their behaviors.[/quote]
These are inter-generational issues. If the parent or grandparent had a negative experience in school and associates it with shame and failure it will usually be passed down. Many people don't feel like they belong in museums, they are "high brow." 
There are different cultural factors in other areas. I taught in a title 1 school with many parents who had 2-3 jobs and very little literacy in English or their native language. Some were migrant workers. For many of them school work stayed at school. They didn't do homework. They trusted that teachers would get their job done. [/quote]

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