[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The culture of poverty theory helps the school board justify keeping things > the way they are, in and outside of a courtroom setting. Does naming a cluster of facts "the culture of poverty," automatically constitute using it as a "theory" to maintain the status quo? I cited 'culture of poverty' to identify one way in which kids fail to achieve. The schools say, I think, that they don't have the skills and resources to make an impact on that sub-cultural gordian knot, break it open and let the kids inside out. Several people on this list have said, in effect, that the schools have to do it whether they have the resources or not. For my own opinion, worth just what you paid for it, this is an impass. And my solution would be a flock of nuns, particularly missionary-type nuns, Benedictans or Franciscans, who have a lot of experience working against that norm and have made an impact on it to some degree in various parts of the globe, including Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Let them teach by example in public schools. Other than that, it will take a concerted effort by the citizenry--with or without children--to push the weight of bureaucracies involved to make that change. Them's the fac's, jack, regardless of who is responsible. How do we wrestle a bear into submission with a popsicle stick? I'm open to suggestions for how to proceed. WizardMarks, Central
acceptance of blame for an attitude? The school system is saying, if what you say is accurate, > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
