What about charter schools for black students?
Regardless of one’s view of Charter Schools, it is an option for those parents who students are not progressing educationally. We all can imagine the economic impact that the creation of a Charter School has on a local school district. I read an article in the Sacramento Bee (3/1/2010) regarding a Hmong charter school. I am including the web site address:
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/01/2572121/sacramentos-hmong-community-divided.html. I am interested in your comments and opinions. What if someone created a charter school for black students? What are some of the ramifications in establishing such an educational institution?
posted by Cope @ 3:24 PM
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6 Comments:
The implementation of charter schools is a positive challenge to public education to address the apparent lack of consistency in adequately educating Black students in particular. It challenges the concept of mainstreaming and teaching to middle. One potential positive aspect is that it demonstrates what having expectations can have on a the student reaching their fullest potential. Public schools often loose students because they loose interest and their is little challenge to step up their effort. dc
I thought the purpose of getting an education in the United States was to be able to communicate in "English". I read the Sacramento Bee article and it discussed the different dialects of Hmong and how difficult it is for some students. I would think they should be more concerned with the quality of ESL versus dialects of Hmong. When was the last time you saw an application in Hmong? bc
To DC: I gather that you have a problem with mainstreaming? Do I conclude that you favor tracking? Additionally, the term "teaching to the middle" has been at the core of our educational institutions since we established formalized education. How do address the fact that far too many black students enter school with an inadequated foundation in language.
To BC: I have not seen any applications in Hmong, however, that is not the question. I gather that you do believe that dialects effect the students ability to learn English. Additionally, Hmong were brought to America because they were our allies during the Vietnam conflict. What about charter schools for blacks?
No, I don't support tracking. My reference to mainstreaming referes to special needs students with a history of proven disruptiveness to the classroom pulling down the overall capacity to teach. Thus focusing more on the bottom end of the class abilities rather than actually the 'true' middle. Language disparities are certainly an ever increasing problem in Black children, as you have stated on a number of occassions. However, the current system in America doesn't directly address it. It appears to me that actually efforts should be focused on the pre-school students, with an emphasis on language development. Of course this doesn't alleviate the difficulty of getting support in the home on a continual basis. dc
Interesting logic!
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