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Quote by: Chancellor  So, why do these government indoctrination centers (public schools) have all these "bureaucratic restrictions and obligations"? Is it not at least in part because of the Democrats and Republicans the sheeple keep voting into office? Is it not at least in part because of leftist labor unions? As for parents getting involved in their children's education, what is it about public schools that make parents less inclined to get involved? |
Of course the obligations and restrictions are at least partly due to politicians. What's your point? I thought we were talking about public and private schools, not Dems and Reps. Leftist labor unions? Probably. Again, what's your point?
When it comes to uninvolved parents, it has nothing to do with the schools driving the parents away. Parents are not involved with their children's lives, and are not involved with their children's education. Parents who choose to send their children to private schools are, of course, more interested in their children's lives and educations. Some parents who send their kids to public school are just as involved, but many are not; in neither case is that caused by the school.
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Quote by: Chancellor So, it really has to do with economic status and not race. It has to do with wealthier school districts vs. poorer school districts. Well, isn't that simply because schools are primarily funded locally through property taxes? Yet, the leftists keep wanting us to believe it's a race issue. |
Of course it has to do with economics. And race, in this country, is a pretty damn good indicator of economic status. The fact that it isn't perfect, and that economics is not the only influence on educational achievement, is why affirmative action does not work -- which is why I'm not arguing for it. Did I not make that clear enough? We're not on opposite sides here, not when it comes to the thread topic. I do not think affirmative action is a useful tool. I just think it has reasonable goals.
I will note, however, that several hundred years of systematic, institutionalized racism does also influence educational achievement -- and that is a race issue, and does not depend on economic status. It still isn't enough to make affirmative action effective, but it isn't totally off-base, as you seem to be arguing it is.