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I had a conversation one time with another aide, Ken regarding the lack of black educators in our district. Ken was a black man (heh, think he still is, actually) working on his masters in education. We came to a consensus that the disparity was because those of color who go into teaching do it altruistically-they seek out the more depressed systems to teach, become 'role models', to help the deprived. But they get mired in the politcal atmospheres, get held back in their goals by the lack of cooperation on both sides; hence, nothing moves forward and kids like the ones we dealt with get ignored because they're in a so-called middle class district.
I agree that the notions these kids held start at home, but just parenting? I think media should take a chunk of blame as well.
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