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Originally Posted by lookout123
you aren't going to fix test results unless you can change the family. end of story. the color of skin doesn't matter. the emphasis placed on education and the living environment matter.
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But if the family cares deeply about the color of their skin, rightly or wrongly, it can be a reasonable way to meet them halfway. This project in theory already represents families who care, at least enough to actively send their kid to a different school that they believe will be better for them. The real improvements to the community would only possibly come after a few years of the school being in operation, when borderline parents, who maybe care but just don't have a clue what they're doing, have a chance to see the success of the students in the all-black school, and talk to the other parents in the community who already sent their kids there.
Tell the working mom in the ghetto that she has to read to her kids every night after her second shift, and she may just give up right there. But tell her (or rather, have her neighbors and friends show her) a way that she can get her children into a better environment just by applying for this free school, and maybe she'll do it. Is it really better because the teachers are all black, or because the kids are from families who care more and are able to build a better environment for themselves? Why does it matter? To care means to have at least some hope for success, and sometimes it helps to demonstrate the possibility of success to people in a more approachable manner.