Racial Segregation has begun in Canada

[tea_green]

Re: Racial Segregation has begun in Canada

I went to a predominatly black school and the tempation was much greater to drop out. Then the next year I went to a predominatly white school and felt much more motivated. The teachers actually cared about whether or not I graduated. Atmosphere does make a difference but the determining factor lies within the person. I'm tired of people in the african american community using their race as an excuse for their shortcomings. No matter what you do, it will never be enough. Nothing will be equal enough for those who rely on rasicm to make their lives better.

[knuckles2224]

Re: Racial Segregation has begun in Canada

Well, if they choose to go to that school then its their decision isn't it.

[Reach]

Re: Racial Segregation has begun in Canada

I see several problems with this.

So what about the standard of education that is not influenced by culture, race or religion? Equality anyone? This isn't a private school. What exactly is going on here? They're going to teach kids about their cultural identity and they're going to start doing better? Yea right. When will the excuses end? This is such a multi factor problem, and trying to patch it with a premature idea like this will not work.

What exactly is this cultural identity anyway? I can guarantee you the groups of black people considered for this school are broken up into at least a dozen different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This stereotyping of Africans and sticking them into a special school to get them to graduate seems like the last thing we need.

They're taking the public's money and shoving it up the ass of a special interest minority group. No. One of the problems with our education system is that it literally sucks: classes are too big, there is not enough help and attention for people that aren't doing well.

However, many problems are directly rooted in the communities and parents of the people that are going to the school, not necessarily the school itself, and then the kids fall behind and resent their education. I fail to see how this will remedy any of that. I went to school where one of the oldest black communities in North America is funneled into. All of these kids were in African study classes, and these were the same kids that were still never going to class and failing all of their tests.

Also, the idea that it's open to all ethnicities seems like a PC joke to me.

[MixMasterLar]

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I'm not sure if we should avoid useful and beneficial legislation simply because some people might misconstrue the intention of it. If they want to question it, they can do so, and get probably the same explanation I've given here. If that still doesn't change their mind, then bully for them, but I think viewing this as a bad thing is misunderstanding both the concept and the intent of the concept.

The proplem is when more then just a few think that. If there's one thing that neither blacks nor whites do when it comes to what they "misconstrue" to be racist is listen to what's going on. I will state that if people get the wrong idea then the crimerate will increase and it's too late to take the school away when that happens. Judge what you might gain by what you might lose.


That said, the rest of my veiwpoint was explained well by Mal and Reach, and IIRC the rules state that I cant repeat them, so I wont.

[devonin]

Re: Racial Segregation has begun in Canada

Carbo, you're lucky you don't get slapped with a racism ban for that post. It was absolutely trolling regardleess.

[rferg768]

Re: Racial Segregation has begun in Canada

At what point to you stop?
You start dividing up the schools saying here is the school for Blacks and over there for Muslims and Asians are the next block over.
So after we have finished educating everyone in their race defined schools we throw them into the worldwide mix of ethnicity. Maybe we should shelter them further by providing segragated hospitals, police forces and political parties.
In Canada I beleive one principal should be applied to all aspects of Canadian life. This would apply to the fishing and land debates with first nations, immigration and right down to the RCMP dress code which caused a huge stir some years back.
Canada is a playground full of kids. It is completly unrealistic to think that you can have a different set of rules for each child in that playground and then expect everyone to get along. One rule should apply to all.
We should have one school system for all. If catholic parents want their children to learn about their religon then teach them. This goes for black history and any other topic which adds to segregation.
We have many many many ethnic backgrounds in Canada. Another thing we have in Canada is to many "bleeding hearts", but that is another topic.
We will never see the end of this until every Canadian is playing by exactly the same rules.