Black Only Schools Proposed

[monster]

Only the title says it would be a black-only school. The rest of the article states black/african-focused, which is a whole different thing.

[bluecuracao]

Some parents say an African-centred school with black teachers and role models would help black youths graduate and succeed.

The school board's proposal calls for a school from junior kindergarten to Grade 8 that would have more black teachers, mentors and a stronger focus on students' heritage.

The school would teach the Ontario curriculum and have more parent involvement.

As long as it really isn't black only--kids aren't forced to go, and it's open to everyone--I don't think it's an insane idea. It would be an opportunity for kids to learn from a non-Euro-centric perspective.

Edit: Like what Clod said in her 2nd paragraph.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by monster

Only the title says it would be a black-only school. The rest of the article states black/african-focused, which is a whole different thing.

Let them have them, then we could start some "White's Only" schools......

[monster]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Let them have them, then we could start some "White's Only" schools......

1) no apostrophe in Whites
2) for the umpteenth time, Blacks Only schools IS NOT THE PROPOSAL. It's just the title of the article and the thread and is erroneous
3) the point being made is that we already have "caucasian-focused" schools. We just don't call them that and refuse to admit it. They're suggesting some schools with a different focus to address the balance. That's all.

It's not so much to do with race as it is to do with culture. But an awful lot of people cannot get past the "racism" stumbling block.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by monster

1) no apostrophe in Whites

Sure there is, I put one there.

2) for the umpteenth time, Blacks Only schools IS NOT THE PROPOSAL. It's just the title of the article and the thread and is erroneous

Bad proposal, unless we can have "White's Only" schools... Which by the way I don't really think is a great idea.

3) the point being made is that we already have "caucasian-focused" schools. We just don't call them that and refuse to admit it. They're suggesting some schools with a different focus to address the balance. That's all.

"caucasian focused", what a crock of bull shit. Blacks and AA only represent about 12% of the US population. They should not be getting more than 12% of the attention.