tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800006.post7567803222283301896..comments2023-05-15T02:14:27.684-06:00Comments on Diogenes' six: Closing the "achievement gap"ched macquigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433039009492338854noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800006.post-2039103034444642082010-11-07T11:27:28.896-07:002010-11-07T11:27:28.896-07:00Many poor kids go to college, many rich kids do no...Many poor kids go to college, many rich kids do not.<br />MAny white kids are drop outs, many kids of other colors are graduating every year.<br />"Hispanic" is not a "Color" and has a million different sub- classifications, and no one can say "Hispanics", as a whole, are "at-risk" kids.<br />This whole thing about "coloring kids" as being "at risk" had a use back in the 60s and 70s, but it is so outdated now that it is detrimental to label students as such in this day and age. It also supports racists views and ideas.<br />You are right: every child learns his/her own way and in his/her own tempo.<br />A wise teacher once told me: "It's a dtrimental thing to try to make all students college-bound. Some hate school, some are no good at it, and some want to go to trade schools, and some want to go straight to service industry. We basically call kids failure3s when they don't become college bound. All students should be respected for the final life's decisions they make"<br />Thanks Ched...once more, you are right on track with this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com