If you had a choice, would you send your child to an all black school?

In my workplace, an IT company, our workforce is diverse.

I guess it depends on the kind of work one does.

I live in a diverse neighborhood with good schools, and I rather live this way than live in an all black neighborhood with bad schools, and a high crime rate.

Just my 0.02 cents.



You are acting like there are no black neighborhoods with good schools and low crime rates.


:smh:
 
I would send my kid to the best school, with the most diverse population possible. #1 interest being able to compete globally.

I love my folks, but I can teach culture, and knowledge of self, and self confidence at home

c/s. Very well said.
 
This whole diversity notion is nonsense. If there is so much diversity in schools why doesnt it reflect in society? People go to school to learn their place in society. Until we fix this racism problem we will not achieve OUR goals. Another thing, as a whole , WE ARE THE MOST ACCEPTING PEOPLE ON THE PLANET. We eat everybody elses food, wear everybody elses clothes, buy at everybody elses stores, etc. Being accepting of other peoples culture is not our issue. We need to develop ours. I understand someone using the best school available for their child due to their circumstances. But for us to get out of this situation as a whole community we need our own schools. That way we dont have to move to live a better life. People will move into OUR neighborhoods. And I'm sure we would let them cause thats our way.
 
If you had a choice, would you send your child to an all black school?

My son went to an all black high school......or 99% black in Chicago and when it was time for college he went to a school that was 90% white.

Before his junior year of HS he went to France and Switzerland in the Sports Ambassador program.
 
In today's world you'd be doing a disservice to your kid. It's a proven fact that Black schools are under funded, don't have the best Teachers, or school buildings. Why all Black anyways ? When the kid goes to work or out in the real world it won't be all Black. Better get your child eyes open on how to deal with other races as well as the Black race.
 
This!!
Its not about sending them to just any Black school its about sending them to one thats actually teaching them something worth a damn mainly about who they are.

Why do Black people think we have to live in diverse environments to be able to survive in this world???Thats some ol house nigga shit.

Not to survive, but to relate/deal with other cultures and realize people of different colors can have similar backgrounds. Those experiences or lack thereof do carry over to adult life.


I had a lil of everything in my schooling

K thru 6 - Catholic, 99% white

7 thru 12 - College prep, mixture of just about all cultures (~40% black), named #1 high school in the state

College - HBCU, 85% black


I would follow a similar path with my kids, maybe a more diverse elementary school
 
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I'll just leave this here.

http://hbcubuzz.com/hbcu-grads-outperform-black-graduates-of-predominately-white-institutions-pwi/

Now let's see how long it takes people to discount it because the info came from HBCU studies. If you care to dispute it, present your own information but while I was at Howard we were shown studies that show the same thing. Just for the record, the highest white college graduation rate for blacks attending is Georgia State (aside from University of Phoenix). And you know what their graduation percentage is for blacks within 6 years? :lol::smh:
 
I would want to ...but extremes are tough....all white...no....

all black...ehhh...only because when they get to higher education there will be a mix if not more white...and they have to understand and be able to adapt to it.
 
i would send my child to an all black high school...i went to one and my teachers told the students some real shit there public school teachers would never tell us. Till this day, a lot of what i learned there has helped me.
 
I would want to ...but extremes are tough....all white...no....

all black...ehhh...only because when they get to higher education there will be a mix if not more white...and they have to understand and be able to adapt to it.
Wouldn't they know they live in a country thats a lot more white than Black??So what exactly do they need to understand??
If you raise them to respect people it should carry through when they interact with people from other races.
 
How about some of the people screaming "hell no" come in and show some comparisons with black graduation rates between HBCU's and PWC's. And also show the numbers in the pay differential between the two. I'm willing to bet that won't happen because people love going by a false perception.
 
i would send my child to an all black high school...i went to one and my teachers told the students some real shit there public school teachers would never tell us. Till this day, a lot of what i learned there has helped me.



Just needed to highlight this gem before it gets lost in the noise

Would be better if you gave an example to illustrate also


:yes::yes::yes:
 
My kid started out at an all black private school. He was getting mostly A's and some B's but when it came to standardized tests, he was doing around the 70% range. Now, he is in a mixed, mostly white school. His standardized test grades went up around 10 points.
 
I would send my kid to the best school, with the most diverse population possible. #1 interest being able to compete globally.

I love my folks, but I can teach culture, and knowledge of self, and self confidence at home

Well said. The world is a rainbow, and you have to learn how to deal with all types of people at a young age.
 
What is the PTO envolved In Black schools? Low as fuck
What do the donations look like in them? Zerooooo
How many moms come and volunteer to help the Teacher out? None

Also there are different kinds of Black schools. Such as the economic breakdown of the kids attending. If it was a title one school why would you even want the kid at that school? Regardless of race.
 
What is the PTO envolved In Black schools? Low as fuck
What do the donations look like in them? Zerooooo
How many moms come and volunteer to help the Teacher out? None

Also there are different kinds of Black schools. Such as the economic breakdown of the kids attending. If it was a title one school why would you even want the kid at that school? Regardless of race.
 
Would send my child to best school possible. I have a friend that is a teacher and he agrees.
 
i would send my child to an all black high school...i went to one and my teachers told the students some real shit there public school teachers would never tell us. Till this day, a lot of what i learned there has helped me.

I have heard this from many...

I am dealing with this RIGHT now...

and its only Pre-K...

but I need the BEST (however we are choosing to define that as) and if there was choice between the two...

all things being EQUAL?

YES
 
I wouldn't send my kid to an all black anything...fuck that. Diversity is key. If it was in the hood hell the fuck no. My kid is not growing up Gangsta at all fuck that. yeah I said it ...Fuck that.
 
i don't have any kids yet...

i'm considerin' some form of home schoolin'.. like a co-operative home schooling program....at least for grades k-6... and most if not all the instructors should be black...

i think those years are far too important...and i need to be in control of what my children see..hear..learn and do...for those years...

many of our children...by the time they are 5-6 years old.. have low self-esteem and self-worth...

for middle school and high school.... i'd try to find schools with not only diverse student bodies...but a diverse teachin' staff...as well...

throughout my education...i had one black male teacher...and one black female teacher...i had more asian teachers than black teachers...

and i grew up in Los Angeles...
 
Yes I would...White schools don't give a damn about black kids to begin with.

This is off-topic but why do we as a race fight so hard to get our kids into white grade schools under the guise of "better opportunities" (even though we still ain't succeeding as a whole in those white schools) yet we are adamant that black colleges and universities are more than capable of educating our young black adults?


I went to an HBCU, and after the first two weeks I felt like my mother did me a disservice by having me in multi-cultured (mostly black) public schools. If I have the means my kids are going to go to black schools. These public schools are just pre-penetentaries.
 
Wouldn't they know they live in a country thats a lot more white than Black??So what exactly do they need to understand??
If you raise them to respect people it should carry through when they interact with people from other races.

there is a difference between living with them and working in an academic setting with them....

academic racism is real

the first time you are in a college setting with white students who are double checking your calculations because they don t think the black guy can do math.....

and if you have interacted with whites in that setting....you let that shit slide off you....
 
To answer the question:

We live in a multicultural society, so I rather have my kid go to a school where there is a diverse mixture of races. It will help them adapt to the general society better.

^ :bravo: I was just about to post this.

While I will continue to educate my child on his culture and history, I just believe having him go to a school where everyone looks just like him will not prepare him to live in a world of diversity. It's not about forgetting or not learning about where he came from, its about preparing him for where he is going, and the world is becoming more culturally intertwined every day...

I want the COMPLETE education experience for my son, no less...
 
This!!
Its not about sending them to just any Black school its about sending them to one thats actually teaching them something worth a damn mainly about who they are.

Why do Black people think we have to live in diverse environments to be able to survive in this world???Thats some ol house nigga shit.

Judging from your last sentence, that's the exact same mentality I want to shield my son from... Just because someone disagrees with your position, it doesn't lessen yours, you just see things differently... But... since they aren't lined up with your perception of what a black person should do in this case, immediately 'House Nigga' :confused: Really :confused:

No one at least I didn't say that's what they NEED to survive, but it also is not a bad thing to understand other cultures and people. Just because white people overall have historically been negative for black people, doesn't mean all of the are, same with Muslims, people of middle eastern descent, etc. I don't want my son growing up to generalize races on the acts of others, but be educated enough in the complete human nature, to be able to discern who's who, and adjust accordingly... He will have a tremendous knowledge of who he is and who he came from, but I will play the biggest role in educating him on who he is, and I won't allow him to become socially imbalanced in the process... :smh:

As far as elementary through High school, that will be my choice since he is under age, and he will not be going to any all black schools during his foundational years. However, I do know here are definitely some amazing All Black schools out there, and if my son wants to go to one, his college choice will be his decision, I will support him 1000%, however I will offer him advise of the pros and cons of the decision, and let him do him. I'm just not going to force him either way...
 
I would send my kid to the best school, with the most diverse population possible. #1 interest being able to compete globally.

I love my folks, but I can teach culture, and knowledge of self, and self confidence at home

agree w/ this whole post 100%.
 
The answer is No.

There is a lot of diversity in today's world and I want my kids exposed to people of all races, cultures and languages. The ultimate goal of a parent is to raise your kids with values and groom them to learn a skill by which they can earn enough money to support themselves and their families.

I believe that schooling them in a diverse environment will give them the best opportunity to achieve this.
 
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