So, why this issue with racism? I was the only white person in the room. While that's nothing to even be bothered with, I know that the Dean is anti-white. Well, she is when it comes to Black students. More clearly, she doesn't truly believe that white teachers understand Black students. While that may be true, it doesn't necessarily mean that white teachers cannot do their jobs even if they are in the minority.
Furthermore, I have concerns as an educator that some black administrators don't acknowledge the true issues surrounding the racial gap. My students do not understand subject/verb agreement. If I don't teach them, they honestly won't be going places. Someone sold these kids a bill of goods that's rotten. It's not my fault that my students were given A's for sub-par work. If I am holding them to a higher standard, that doesn't make me a racist; it makes me a teacher. Race issues must be removed from the table and accountability must be put in its place if the racial gap is to be closed. Let's get these kids on the right page and stop giving them false hope when we don't do our jobs.
Telling a kid he can go to college is important. Not preparing him and letting him think he is capable when he's not is just sad.
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