Notable Quote or Detail From the Text Your Observation, Comment or Question https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG1lNV_z1k There is truth to this statement as the National Association of Gifted Children and the Brown v Board of Education supreme court case was in the same year, 1954. Another way how white supremacy targets black kids and takes away opportunities for them, as they wouldn’t get the best learning experience possible with a badly funded black school now with the white schools they are getting bad circulums. “We are excluding the white kid from the black class because they’re too intelligent, so it's not about race, it's about intelligence, so MG (mentally gifted) became the new strategy to resegregate the students” https://www.niche.com/k12/search/bestpublic-high-schools/d/virginia-beach-citypublic-schools-va/ ● ● ● ● Frank W. Cox ○ 11.7% African American to 70.8% White ○ 94% proficient Reading, 95% proficient math, 89% graduation, 1180/1600 SAT, 26/36 Act, 42% in AP Floyd E. Kellam ○ 5.3% African American to 78.7% White ○ 95% proficient Reading, 87% proficient math, 96% graduation, 1170/1600 SAT, 26/36 ACT, 38% AP Green Run ○ 44.3% African American to 27.7% White ○ 83% proficient Reading, 91% proficient math, 84% graduation, 1040/1600 SAT, 22% Bayside ○ 46.7% African American to Whtie 28% ○ 80% proficient reading, 81% math, 83% graduation, 1090/1600 SAT, 25/36 ACT, 26% AP There should be no reason why Kellam has a 5% African American population in 2021, doesn’t feel right or real. My sister actually graduated from Kellam and went there for her senior year and she said that she was the only black person in the class or their would be 2 of them. Secondly, the stats speak for themselves as the proficient for Reading and Math are in the consist 80s, besides the 90 in math for Green run and 87 for kellam. Green Run and Bayside are the top predominantly Afircan American schools in Virginia Beach and Kellam and Cox are the bottom 2 for African Americans. SAT scores are in 1100s for Kellam and Cox and the AP enrollment stats are way higher. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/opinion/ black-america-education.html ● ● ● The median income for a white head of household with a college degree is $106,600. The median income for a comparable black college graduate is only $82,300. “When a young white adult wants to buy a home, his parents will often help him out. When a young black man is at that stage, he’s more likely to be sending money to his parents to help them out.” “Fifty-five percent of the black graduates of historically black colleges and universities strongly agree that their school prepared them well for life. Only 29 percent of black graduates of non-H.B.C.U. schools feel that way. About half of black H.B.C.U. graduates say their college was “the perfect school” for them. Only 34 percent of black non-H.B.C.U. alumni say the same.” https://www.brookings.edu/articles/unequalopportunity-race-and-education/ ● ● ● ● “educational outcomes for minority children are much more a function of their unequal access to key educational resources, including skilled teachers and quality curriculum, than they are a function of race.” “In contrast to European and Asian nations that fund schools centrally and equally, the wealthiest 10 percent of U.S. school districts spend nearly 10 times more than the poorest 10 percent, and spending ratios of 3 to 1 are common within states. “ “many minorities and economically disadvantaged students are located in property-poor urban districts which fare the worst in educational expenditures (or) in rural districts which suffer from fiscal inequity.” “Paterson, New Jersey, which could “Comparable” is the key word for the first bullet point, as it shows the income for both black and white graduates with the same college degrees, as a stat about how likely black or white would get a job with the same degree. How does one have the same skills but makes more money? I like this statement overall, as white people have more generated generational wealth and can passed down material stuff to their children, as when a black person has become successful, they have to take care of the previous generation behind them while setting up for the future This is interesting, as non-H.B.C.U schools would likely have more funding with more alumni/more support but sometimes it’s not about the education but the experience. The educational difference is based on 2 key components: funding and teaching. Predominantly minority schools get less resources than other schools which affects the children. The third bullet point talking about the student environment was a main point I was thinking about with this topic, as students are in these bad schools because they are in poverty areas, and with most funding coming with a student environment. ● ● ● not afford the qualified teachers needed to offer foreign language courses to most high school students, with Princeton, where foreign languages begin in elementary school.” “In predominantly minority schools, which most students of color attend, schools are large (on average, more than twice as large as predominantly white schools and reaching 3,000 students or more in most cities); on average, class sizes are 15 percent larger overall (80 percent larger for non-special education classes); curriculum offerings and materials are lower in quality; and teachers are much less qualified in terms of levels of education, certification, and training in the fields they teach.” “And in integrated schools… most minority students are segregated in lower-track classes with larger class sizes, less qualified teachers, and lower-quality curriculum.” “The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future found that new teachers hired without meeting certification standards (25 percent of all new teachers) are usually assigned to teach the most disadvantaged students in low-income and high-minority schools, while the most highly educated new teachers are hired largely by wealthier schools.” https://edtrust.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/09/ThroughOurEyes.pd f ● “Teachers of color bring benefits to classrooms beyond content knowledge and pedagogy. As role models, parental figures, and advocates, they can build relationships with students of color that help those students feel connected to their schools. And they are more likely to be able to enhance cultural understanding among white colleagues, teachers, and students.” Black teachers can help black students, as a sort of relatableness and comfort. They can also be role models and parental figures. I feel like black students enjoy school with teachers they can relate to, and have fun with. Also having somebody who gets “it” is important. The last bullet point stood out, because I see that in Black communities that several older members are highly regard and even counted as family members for different people's, ● ● “Black teachers in our sample, much like in other research, felt they had an easier time building connections with students, especially Black students, because of perceived cultural and experiential similarities. They said this immediate, surface-level connection with many Black students helped those students trust them and feel safe in their care. “ “‘Oh, okay, there is my auntie,’ or ‘There is my grandma,’ or ‘There is my cousin” Works Cited Brooks, David. “Opinion | How Moderates Failed Black America.” The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 19 June 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/opinion/black-america-education.html. Opinion Darling-Hammond, Linda. “Unequal Opportunity: Race and Education.” Brookings, The Brookings Institution, 28 July 2016, www.brookings.edu/articles/unequalopportunity-race-and-education. Reputable “[FULL EPISODE] Dr. Umar Johnson on Cannon’s Class.” YouTube, uploaded by Nick Cannon, 6 Oct. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG1lNV-_z1k. Visual Griffin, Ashley. “Through Our Eyes: Perspectives and Reflections From Black Teachers.” The Education Trust, The Education Trust, 22 Feb. 2021, edtrust.org/resource/through-our-eyes. Reputable Hankerson, Mechelle. “Decades After Brown Decision, Virginia Is Still Grappling With School Segregation.” Virginia Mercury, 26 Sept. 2019, www.virginiamercury.com/2019/08/26/decades-after-brown-decision-virginia-isstill-grappling-with-school-segregation. Reputable “Public High Schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools.” Niche, www.niche.com/k12/search/best-public-high-schools/d/virginia-beach-citypublic-schools-va. Accessed 13 May 2021. Visual “Ghetto Schools”-Diary What really made me think about this topic was a racial event that happened last year. No not the George Floyd murder nor any other Black Lives Matter movement protest, but a small, significant event that I witnessed. It all started in our Global Cultures class and we were discussing various Virginia Beach schools and their students like Bayside, Cox, Landstown, and Green Run. When discussing Green Run, one student says that school is “ghetto”. Now, that stuck out to me for numerous reasons as 1) the word “Ghetto” in modern usage-and especially in black communities- describes something as bad, cheap, and could describe a person as disrespectful and unmannerly(the second definition is the one I would believe that student meant), 2) Ghetto can be very derogatory to black people, 3) None of the black kids in the classroom called Green Run ghetto, and 4) Along with 3, none of the other students in the class are in the Green Run area nor haven’t been near those kids to get an accurate description of them. See, I grew up in the Green Run area all my life, so I would technically have a personal bias but I don’t see it like that. Those “ghetto” kids are friends I knew since I was like 6 years old and I could gamble a whole lot of money banking that none of the kids in that classroom has even seen nor talked to a kid from Green Run. Now are there bad people who go to Green Run? Sure, there can be drug dealers or gangbangers, but there can be drug dealers or gangbangers in Kellam, Cox, Ocean Lakes, or even Tallwood. When that happened it never felt right to me, but I didn’t speak up on it, and never will for that specific moment. With the knowledge that I gained the past year, I wish I could go back and correct that tiny wrong, but some things happen for a reason. But now, I have a chance to speak on it. See, Green Run THE SCHOOL BUILDING can be “ghetto”. Green Run’s EDUCATION SYSTEM can be “ghetto”. You can’t blame the students for white flight-a event where white people fleed desegregated areas and schools-in which birth schools like Kellam and Cox. You can’t blame the students because of this white flight funding for parents and teaching has decreased. The students are not “ghetto” cause if you want to call them ghetto, you are calling me ghetto, because like I said earlier those Green Run kids are my friends, people that I relate to, people that can display ME, Justice Woodley. But, I will not act like I am perfect, as one of the reasons 14 year old me applied to Tallwood was because I thought Green Run was a bad school, a school that I was trying to leave behind and become anew. To put it bluntly and maybe a little exaggerated, I tried to whitewash myself. But I woke up from that thinking, fully embracing being black. Maybe I should of went to Green Run, I do miss being able to relate to students about topics of interest and to teachers, nowhere at Tallwood, most of the time the only thing relatable is talking about school and maybe a famous meme. But sometimes, these kids don’t get “it”. “It” is black culture, and especially in the academy, where not only am I part of the few black kids in my class, but one of the only 2 black males. On the teacher’s aspect, I can’t blame just Tallwood but schools in general, as I only had one black teacher that I can remember in my 11 years in school. I feel like having something in common with teachers can be very great, but sometimes I just can’t relate to what they are talking about or what they are living through.
