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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The real issue is not "enlightening" the white person. FWIW, I think many of us are indeed enlightened b/c we can have civil and productive conversations about race relations and deeply embedded prejudices.

What I questions is this - why few minorities enter the field of education . . .

My daughter is friends with several children of high profile African American parents who have a great deal of respect for what we do. However, they would never encourage their own children to enter the field - opting instead to push them toward more prestigious careers.

Until society places teachers at the same level as a doctor or lawyer or engineer or architect, don't expect great results b/c the profession is quickly becoming a revolving door where new teachers step in for a few years and then move out.

So if you want strong AA role models, you'll be wise to encourage more AA young adults to choose teaching as their profession.[/quote]

You will be surprised to learn many blacks do not enter the teaching profession for precisely the same reasons whites don't?[/quote]

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