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This would be more interesting if it were not made about race.
by tkahn6 14y ago
This would be more interesting if it were not made about race.
- nostrademons 14y agoI'm curious - why? Because then you'd be able to relate to it more?
- tkahn6 14y agoI think it's uninteresting because it's easily dismissed and it cheapens the discussion about the problems in public education.
- hackinthebochs 14y agoThis comment is silly. This essay was written by a 13 year old girl, who was writing about how she comes to terms with her experiences in education. Obviously, she's almost certainly wrong about the racial motivation for the lack of education she's receiving. But that doesn't invalidate her perspective. Those of us who have a larger view of the system owe it to her to take her perspective seriously, and hopefully place it in the proper context that she is incapable of doing. The fact that she sees a division based on race is completely legitimate. The fact that she knows she's receiving a poor education from white teachers who don't give a shit is legitimate. She drew a poor conclusion, because of a lack of perspective. That doesn't invalidate her experiences and thus warrant ignoring her.