exactly. I have possibly have a clue but no more than that. If that. I suspect that some of the people in this thread definitely don't have that. But if you think DC isn't racially segregated you're out of your mind. Have you been on Benning Rd lately? Go sit someplace in the Palisades for an hour and if you see more than one black person (who isn't a cleaning ladyor a maintenance man or a gardener) I'll eat my hat.
> class/middle class/upper class area. Around here anyway, it is not a "black" > thing... nor a "white" thing. No I can't say I know what it is to be black > in the U.S and nor can you... you're white. Period. You may have an "idea" > from all your adventures as a cabbie, but when it comes down to it, you are > no more closer to understanding black that Tony Weeg is to not being high at > 7 AM :-) No, I don't think you do. > being Chinese or black than when I left... so I am have no idea where you > are going with this. Just mentioning my experience with inner city schools happened to be in Jacksonville. We managed to avoid Gaithersburg Elementary. I am not really sure I understand your fiance's opinion. That "BS" is her talking? If so I don't think she understands that it is not a teacher saying this -- it's the mother of a biracial child saying that this is how the child is treated. But Gel is right, anecdotes are meaningless. I have something to do right now, then I'll see if I can google this. > Like all areas, there are good schools and bad schools, good students and > bad students. Talking with my fiance about this (she has lived in NYC, went > to FIT; lived in Chicago, South Carolina, Wyoming, DC, and upstate NY) and > she agrees... some good, some bad and it is the teachers who are teaching > because they want a job not because they want to make a difference, that > spread the BS about inner city school being holding tanks for jail bound > minorities. I would take her word for it as she has first hand experience in > some of the roughest cities! mute?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145048 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
