The Real Achievement Gap

Why Black children don't score exactly like Whiteovercome.  Explain to your intellectually challenged
children on achievement tests in public schools. brood the golden rule.   He who has the gold
Perhaps their focus is on not being exactly likemake the rules.
White children?   I am sure a firestorm ofThe mystery of why Billy is asleep in class is
protest will roll in now!  But I don't care.  The sosolved?  Poor Billy was struggling to raise his
called achievement gap is closing in southernparents all by himself.  He has to stay up late at
states.   No so much in northern states.   In thenight keeping tabs on them.  It not easy to raise
city where our national capital resides publicyourself without your parents help.  Billy is doing
education is a dismal failure.the best he can. Especially since his parents are
Maybe Johnny can read as a result of a seriousback on the job!  We can't have fathers acting
parent smacking him upside his head or applying alike they are in charge of their children that's
belt to his behind.  The terrorist tactics ofwelfare's job!   A Black man in charge is an
punishment serve to provide temporary benefitsoxymoron.  Everyone knows that dads don't
versus long term image damage.  What part ofdeserve any respect.   Just look at any TV
pay attention do you not understand?show.
Let us let bk stand for black kid and wk stand forWhy the hierarchy in education loves big
white kid.   Already the political correct police willmulti-syllable words and no accountability ceases
be coming to arrest the development of commonto amuse me when I get my tax bill.  Not only
sense in the treatment of our educational darlings.can't they teach my kid but they can't tell in any
What is the answer to these questions?meaningful way what they are going to do about
DO bk equal wk?it.   I would hope by grade five 9 times 8 would
DO bk have same economic status as wk?have a definable answer not a dissertation on
DO teachers have the same expectations for bkgrouping.   I want my kid not to have to take
as wk?off his shoes to do math.
Is an equal amount of money spent on bk versusThen it dawned on me.  The solution was simple!
wk?  Have a public teacher in every home.  This
DO the parents of bk care like the parents ofwould reduce child care expenses, latch key kids
wk?and ensure that kid s were taught in stable
Human nature will always win out bubba.  Want aenvironment a personal curriculum.  This could
grade improvement on the kid's report card? lead to year round education and vacations
Have four parent teacher meetings wearing a suitwithout the children.   It's true that we might
while using standard English if you are Black!  have to eat the cost of unused buses and school
Have a power breakfast with your teacher if youbuildings.  There would be the savings in not
are White.  I don't see a need for a federal,having to maintain them.
state, local busybody to be in charge of my child'sWe need to close the schools for ten years and:
education.   They need to remember that theyBuild the plan on what to teach.
are not paying for it.How to teach.
The reason the kid can't read fool is that heWhere to teach.
doesn't have to and no one cares if he or sheWhom to teach.
does.   Do you really think a failing public school isHow to remember what was taught?
going to give vouchers so a kid can get anIn ten years the problem might have
education?  Schools don't pay for performance!  disappeared.  Our kids education is too important
That's like welfare departments sterilizing mothersto leave in the hands of the politicians, the school
to prevent poverty.   It doesn't have to workboard, and the NEA.  No child left behind in the
just be something that can be done.   And yes,clutches of public education sounds like a feasible
they did do that.justifiable act in bringing education into the 21st
Kids fearing their parents is a marvelous aid tocentury.  One teacher has a classroom of 3 and
educational goals.   Fear is a wonderfulsalary of $15,000.  While an elderly teacher with
motivator!  Even God preferred to be feareda classroom of thirty kids make $160,000 and has
than loved.  If you don't believe in GODspa Wednesdays courtesy of the parents. 
substitute parents.  Can public education be theQuality education can't be had on Mickey D
same in Washington DC as it is in Beverly Hills?  Iwages.
can hope so but I believe money will win out!I saw program on TV when babies aged two
I am not against rap music the sound of mywere reading at home because of dvd
knuckles rapping on my son's skull seem toinstruction.  At age eight a GED might be possible
provide motivation to hit the books andeven a college degree at eighteen. Science just
homework in the evenings.may have the answer for us.
You want to see the achievement gap