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phoenix1002 · 04-21-2003, 10:12 PM

BBtB, my only problem with that idea is that I think that the wealthy upper class (and mostly white) students would end up going to one school, while the lower income students (which often times are minorities) would end up going to another. This is because one school would be better than the other, so people would choose to go to it. The people who could not choose, because they had to go to the school closer to them, would get stuck going to the poorer-quality school.

Please don't take this the wrong way. I'm in no way saying that minorities are less inteligent than white people, or that minorities are always poor. I'm just saying what I've seen.

Fairfield High is primarily white upper-middle to upper class students. There were probably 10-20 black kids out of the 3000+ students in the school. It is generally assumed that everyone going to this school will go to college. Many of them are given a new car on their 16th birthday.

Drive about 4 or 5 blocks into Bridgeport. Bassick High School is probably 90% black, and 95% minorities. I think something like 50% of the students go on to college. Most of them are lucky if their family has a car.

If you could choose where to go, which one would you choose? Most families who can afford to do so send their kids to private schools. So basically, your situation already exists. Those who can afford it go to the good schools. Those who can't afford it, or who can't afford to live near the good schools, go to the bad schools.

I'm not saying that it couldn't work. I'm just saying that it would be very difficult to make it work equally.

04-21-2003, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
phoenix1002 Psycho Location: lost	BBtB, my only problem with that idea is that I think that the wealthy upper class (and mostly white) students would end up going to one school, while the lower income students (which often times are minorities) would end up going to another. This is because one school would be better than the other, so people would choose to go to it. The people who could not choose, because they had to go to the school closer to them, would get stuck going to the poorer-quality school. Please don't take this the wrong way. I'm in no way saying that minorities are less inteligent than white people, or that minorities are always poor. I'm just saying what I've seen. Fairfield High is primarily white upper-middle to upper class students. There were probably 10-20 black kids out of the 3000+ students in the school. It is generally assumed that everyone going to this school will go to college. Many of them are given a new car on their 16th birthday. Drive about 4 or 5 blocks into Bridgeport. Bassick High School is probably 90% black, and 95% minorities. I think something like 50% of the students go on to college. Most of them are lucky if their family has a car. If you could choose where to go, which one would you choose? Most families who can afford to do so send their kids to private schools. So basically, your situation already exists. Those who can afford it go to the good schools. Those who can't afford it, or who can't afford to live near the good schools, go to the bad schools. I'm not saying that it couldn't work. I'm just saying that it would be very difficult to make it work equally. __________________ I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...