Later, I saw the following story online and thought I'd share it with you.
I think they're on to something with the idea of pairing black mentors with black kids. One of the most frustrating aspects of my oldest son's current school is that there is ZERO racial diversity among the staff. The only black adult faces he sees all day are the janitorial crew that clean the school at the end of the day. There are also no male teachers- honestly, I am OK with that at the kindergarten level. I am going to begin searching for the research in support of a single sex, single race environment for black students- particularly males. If there was a school with that demographic profile near me, I would enroll my son in a heartbeat. I have no fear that he will be unable to engage other cultures. Here is a link to a charter school in Illinois that I admire called Urban Prep.
To read more of my thoughts on education click here and here for previous posts.
Excellence is Deliberate! I believe that and so should you.
Until next time,
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