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>Moreover the idea that Black people don’t value education is absurd. My father was illiterate and was very conscious about it. He was dedicated to ensure I cou
by jobs_throwaway 4y ago
>Moreover the idea that Black people don’t value education is absurd. My father was illiterate and was very conscious about it. He was dedicated to ensure I could read so that I wouldn’t struggle as he did. As early as Kindergarten my father made me do ‘Hooked on Phonics’ sets at grades beyond my age level. He had me read books and I had siblings to read to me at night. Thus, I never once struggled with English classes in grade school or college and breezed right through them.
The claim is absurd because of an anecdote that goes against the evidence?
- threatofrain 4y agoThe author goes on in the comments to blame culture, but the author says that black culture in some sense had a destiny due to 400 years of oppression.
- mc32 4y agoAs far as I know, all groups have parents who care about education (exemplified by some stereotypical populations) but also have within their ranks parents (and thus children) who don't care --the proverbial kids form the wrong side of the tracks (or trailer parks, if you prefer). So yes, we can find exemplary parents in all representative populations, but also parents who have abrogated their responsibilities when rearing children.
- jobs_throwaway 4y agoOf course. The populations are far too big for that not to be the case. What matters is what portion of a group's parents give a shit and what portion don't. I think its clear that Asian parents as a whole are far more likely to be in the 'give a shit' category, based on their children's educational results (even controlling for socioeconomic status)
- quantified 4y ago"Black people" is like saying "Africa". Too many different pockets of people and individuals within them. Barack Obama and Henry Louis Gates Jr. exist alongside urban drug dealers. All statements like this need credible qualification with statistics and demographics to be meaningful.
- BossHogg 4y agoYou have evidence that Black people don't value education not rooted in anecdote and animus? Amazing the sort of things it's okay (and always has been okay) to say about Black people but laws are being passed to protect the feelings of whites.
- jobs_throwaway 4y agoDid you not read the headline of the post? We're literally in a thread about half of black high school students in the Bay Area not being able to read at their grade level. Is that anecdote?
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