Throughout this course we have learned and analyzed many topics and theories. We have delved deep into many problems from racial segregation to the current oppressive narrative in the United States of America. It is apparent that African American’s face problems much different than their white, majority, counterparts, and that this is due to a plethora of problems. The discussion will be about wealth, crime, and resources, and how political practices have led to problems in these areas inside the black community. The goal is to discuss the emotional, behavioral, economical, and mental impact these practices have caused and discuss how a more Afrocentric approach may have a positive impact on individuals in these communities and how policies
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Education is said to be the best way to negate the effects of poverty and to jump from one class to another, Education is literally the core of the American dream. The big problem with education, currently in the United States is how we fund schools. We currently fund public schools with property taxes and give additional funding based on performance on aptitude tests like the FCAT and by having accelerated scholastic programs like AICE, IB, and AP. The problem with this system is that majority minority schools suffer dire consequences. These communities are much less likely to be surrounded by owned land and is more likely to have student who live in rented or section 8 housing complexes. Without the necessary funding from property taxes these schools then change focus to testing and programs like IB and AICE. African American students do notably worse on these exams and this may be due to the culturally biased construct of the exam (Glasgow, 1980). Students from these communities to not related due to the cultural biased nature of these tests. The assumed understanding of these assume universal topic lead to poorer test scores, worsened confidence, and more time studying for aptitude than actual school work. The shift of focus and fatigue can lead to a multitude of other problems like poor self-confidence and lower graduation rates. When schools realize that they need additional funding they look to add programs like AICE and IB. While they look great on the outside it gutses the school of their local student and bus in student from outside of the area, taking more money for the regular education student in the school. The misallocation of time and energy to focus on tests that are biased to a specific group for funding because the current system is broken is
Education is said to be the best way to negate the effects of poverty and to jump from one class to another, Education is literally the core of the American dream. The big problem with education, currently in the United States is how we fund schools. We currently fund public schools with property taxes and give additional funding based on performance on aptitude tests like the FCAT and by having accelerated scholastic programs like AICE, IB, and AP. The problem with this system is that majority minority schools suffer dire consequences. These communities are much less likely to be surrounded by owned land and is more likely to have student who live in rented or section 8 housing complexes. Without the necessary funding from property taxes these schools then change focus to testing and programs like IB and AICE. African American students do notably worse on these exams and this may be due to the culturally biased construct of the exam (Glasgow, 1980). Students from these communities to not related due to the cultural biased nature of these tests. The assumed understanding of these assume universal topic lead to poorer test scores, worsened confidence, and more time studying for aptitude than actual school work. The shift of focus and fatigue can lead to a multitude of other problems like poor self-confidence and lower graduation rates. When schools realize that they need additional funding they look to add programs like AICE and IB. While they look great on the outside it gutses the school of their local student and bus in student from outside of the area, taking more money for the regular education student in the school. The misallocation of time and energy to focus on tests that are biased to a specific group for funding because the current system is broken is