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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Questions

  1. In your opinion, do you believe segregation exists in public schools today?
  2. Dose it surprise you that Baltimore City Public Schools contain 89% black students, 8% white students, 2% Hispanic students, and less than 1% Asian students when the state average is 38% black students, 48% white students, 8% Hispanic students, and 5% Asian students?
  3. If you believe segregation exists, do you think it affects the student's self-esteem?
  4. If a student grows up in a segregated school or community, do you believe they can "break the segregation cycle" or will they continue to follow the cycle?
  5. How hard to you think it is for a student to overcome segregation in their own school or do you believe is it just a norm since they grew up that environment.

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  1. AnonymousDecember 14, 2008 at 8:33 PM

    1. Yes, I believe segregation exist.

    2. No.

    3. Yes, I believe that segregation effects a students self-estem.

    4. Most likely, the student will continue in the cycle because that is all they know. You would need a very motivated student to want to break the cycle, and these days it seems most kids are not motivated or strive to do better.

    5. See answer to number 4.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 15, 2008 at 2:46 AM

    1. Segregation does exists in our classrooms, however it is masked under terms such as economical status

    2. These statistics do not surprise me to the least. Just take a look at Baltimore, walk its streets. Black is no longer a minority. Unfortunately the city thrives with several districts being in poverty those in better economical districts send have more opportunity to send there children to private or charter schools.

    3.In everyway this effects a Childs esteem, just take a look at the amount of students who drop out, or students who are in rehab programs, the rate of teen pregnancies these all show us that these children a re suffering on the inside and turn to other resources to patch there esteem.

    4. It depends on the child, and their motivation and community support. Unfortunately an average child will go on in the same path while others more gifted will break the cycle, but it is up to those who succeed to change or motivate. What difference are they if they just change circles they need to help change lives.

    5. for children who grew up in this environment it is completely normal for them they have not experience the success of the other factor it again is the more gifted students who bring the point of segregation and racism to the table.

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