Is school segregation the answer? Should we suppot school segregation?
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Okay, as far as each group being able to have its own board members, okay.\n\nIt's better than bussing children miles away to school, when there is one down the block from them.\n\nIt would be a good idea if there is a lot of racially motivated fights in a particular school.\n\nBUT--isn't this taking a step backward?  Isn't it telling our children that they are all "different," instead of instilling the information that "we are all the same?"\n\nCould it make racial relations in the future even worse?\n\nThere's a lot to think about here.  The most important being our children and our world.
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On one side I say yes and on the other I say no. It depends really. Some teachers I do not think should be teachers, and I think this will help remove them, yet the good teachers also may be removed because of that too.
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As others have said, in an ideal world yes - but in reality its is a case by case proposition.  I think it is less difficult in primary school. Though these sames students aren't as easily accepted once they get to high school. Lastly, the funding isn't always there (regardless of what the government says about improving the educational experience of all students and claims on funding)and when this happens both the student suffers as well as the other forgotten participant - the rest of the students in their class.
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Yes,why not,i love my school.i dont know why some students dont like school that disruptive in class. at all school is our second home & the teachers are our second parents.
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While bobweb's suggestions are interesting and provide food for thought, they don't really address the reality that exists in most schools, nor are they very helpful in addressing your question.\n\nI have attached a number of websites that I hope will be helpful to you.  8th grade was my favorite one to teach.  Good luck with it.
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It was a supreme court case, Brown v. Board of Education (I'm assuming you mean in schools), and basically the supreme court unanimously ruled that it's unconstitutional to segregate schools based on race. This also provided a strong precedent in overturning other segregation.
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Not enough information to give a good response.  If you described the situation we might be able to better understand where the problem is - is it with the teacher, or is it with you?
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I believe so, especially in areas where students are very focused on wearing certain shoes, jackets etc.  It reduces the risk of them being assaulted and robbed of their clothing, and makes the environment at school much less explosive.\n\nAlso, many schools with uniforms are offered vouchers to help pay for uniforms , which is very helpful to parents who have a hard time paying for school clothes for their children .\n\nIt also helps the kids who don't have the cool hip clothes from feeling out of place when everyone is wearing the the same thing.
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last year, I went to a school with uniforms. I personally think It's better with uniforms because it does eliminate social class. It also helps us not be late in the morning because everyday you know what you are going to wear to school. In my new school there are no uniforms. I take almost half and hour more to decided what to wear increasing the chance of me being late. I personally think schools should switch to uniforms. It help with elimination of social class, gangs, and bullying because you can't tell where someone is from or if they are rich or poor.
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It may be surprising to some younger people who have just learned about these things in public schools, but in many ways blacks were better off under segregation. Black families were strong during segregation, but now blacks have a 70% illegetimacy rate. Crime was also not a big problem in black neighborhoods during segregation, but it is now. Also, blacks were less likely to be in prison during segegation than they are now. I could give many other examples as well.\n\nEverything was not perfect in those days, and some whites did mistreat blacks in those years, but that does not mean the concept of segregation was bad in and of itself. If we ever try segregation again we could eliminate those unfair practices.
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I think it would depend on where and which school.  For example poorer areas would be higher typically than areas with higher incomes.  On average though, about 20% of the people that start highschool will not graduate.
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Sadly, I think that in all urban areas, they should do this. But, this just dosen't happen in cities, it's starting to happen in suburbia as well. I think that it is up to the school itself. If you know you're in an area where there is a rapid growth of gangs or gang-like activities, then it should be a no brainer. As for suburban area schools, I think that a medal detector may be a little too much but that they should have at least a couple of guards on hand. Just in case. In five years, I predict that a fourth of America's schools won't have medal detectors of any kind. Because that's how bad it is going to get. Sad.
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Administration of Court-Ordered School Desegregation in Urban School Districts: The Law and Experience, The\nJournal of Negro Education, The,  Summer 2004  by Hunter, Richard C\n\n Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it.\nIt has been 50 years since the United States Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). This article discusses race relations and education before Brown and reviews both decisions in this important case that did so much to provide hope for African Americans that public education would be improved for their children in this country. The "massive resistance" movement in the South that delayed the implementation of public school desegregation for more than a decade and several seminal cases in both higher education and public school desegregation are reviewed. In this article, the impact of "White flight" and other demographic factors on urban public education are presented. Also, the administration of court-ordered desegregation in Bradley v. Richmond School Board (1971) is a primary subject of the article. Finally, a review of the effects of public school desegregation on public education in urban school districts are presented; including the economic costs, racial isolation, student achievement, metropolitan desegregation, and an outlook for the future.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nContinue article\nAdvertisement\n\nIt is useful to consider race relations and education before discussing public school desegregation in the period leading up to the now famous decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 (Brown I). The institution of slavery was the low point in race relations in America and was conceived by some as a means of converting Blacks to Christianity. Still others maintain that slavery was used to provide this rapidly growing country with a steady supply of inexpensive labor. Nevertheless, divisions over the treatment of slaves in the colonies developed and influenced several northern states to abolish slavery, including Pennsylvania (1780), Massachusetts (1783), Connecticut (1784), and Rhode Island (1784). Although sentiment against slavery was strong in the North, Blacks were denied the right to vote and to use public conveyances and in 1860 only 7% of free Blacks in the North were allowed to attend schools. Prior to the Civil War, public education was limited in most southern communities and formal education for slaves was illegal. However, after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the Civil War ended, the 13th Amendment was passed, and race relations improved for Blacks in the United States. This period of good extended to all states in the union, particularly in the North. Unfortunately, once again racist Whites created "black codes" to restrict the rights and freedoms of the newly freed slaves. These codes did not permit Blacks to hold political office or to vote and influenced passage of the Civil "Rights Act of 1866, which was incorporated in the 14th Amendment. This legislation made it illegal for states to deny equal protection to anyone under their jurisdiction. Congress established the Freedman's Bureau for slaves, which operated from 1865-1872 and created 4,200 schools that enrolled almost 250,000 pupils. Nevertheless, only 5% of the Black, school-age population was served by the Freedman Bureau's schools. It was reported in 1871 that the State Supreme Courts of Ohio and Indiana decided that separate schools were legal, if they were equal. Because of this condition, the education of Blacks in the North was not much better than it was in the South. The right of Blacks to vote was ratified in 1868 by the 15th Amendment. However, because federal troops were removed from the South, Blacks were effectively disenfranchised from voting by poll taxes and literacy tests in every state in this region (S
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It's widely accepted that competition helps people improve themselves.  I think that would hold true for schools.
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Hi,\n\nThis can go either way, but if you work in a low socio-economic areas then in my experience having a school uniform is a good idea.\n\nI've seen kids come to school in the same clothes for several days/not washed or washed their uniforms/had badly torn uniforms. Imagine what they would be wearing if they had to wear other clothes (please note - the school often supplied extra clothes as the year progressed).\n\nAlso, by having a school uniform those students from poorer families are not as easily idenified (as they would be if students wore whatever they wanted) or made to fee uncomfortable by standing out in less flashly/trendy clothes (or worse, having to wear the same clothes repeatedly).\n\nThat was how I explained it to my students and they accepted it - junior school council brought up the idea of no uniforms. I said they could vote how they wanted - I just gave them the other side to the story.
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Definitely not.\nIt would be so incredibly boring in school.\nAnd that argument that it will reduce popularity differences - total bull. By the time you're in high/middle school, you *know* who you want to hang out with.
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Yes, I do believe the things that happen in schools do affect our children.  I also believe this is happening not only in public but also private and parochial schools.  Children are bound to pick things up in a social environment.  Look at us as adults.  We still follow some trends, we drive cars as status icons and we dress and act like our friends of the same economic levels.  Not all things children pick up in school are bad though, where else will they learn social skills and how to interact with their environment.  This allows them to make critical decisions about who they are and who they want to be.  It gives them so say in what is right and wrong rather than constantly being guided.  I think the key is to instill in the children what is right and wrong and establish good relationships w/ them so they will tell you if these social factors affecting  in inappropriate ways.  This way we can assist the child in choosing the right path in life.  In my experience those that came from the catholic schools "came out of their shells" in high school. Good luck