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Hi Kevin :)
Thanks soo much on the advice...it really helped allot; I came acroos some very controversial articles yesterday that i found quite interesting actually...and sooooooo ( sorry for th extra "O's", my keybooard is kind of messed up..lol),
I chose to write about the the proposal of having black-focused schools in the Toronto District School Board...I hope u like it...haha..If you see anything odd or improper, go ahead and point it out.. I'm willing to take any suggestions:) Thank you soo much...
Appreciate the help Kevin!
In regards to the proposal of having black-focused schools in the Toronto District School Board, I feel that this is not a great idea and will eventually lead to the emergence of a different standard and wrong approach of success.
Although the idea of having a more "culturally based school" can actually lead to better self esteem in terms of equality and fairness, it is not representing what the child will soon face after he/she graduates from high school. In a modern day society, you can almost guarantee that one would face some type of inequality or racism in his/her lifetime whether it is in the financial, healthcare, judicial, and even the education system.
Question: Is it even fairer that black children are not prepared to face these challenges because they were placed in a school where, in this case, everyone would theoretically be the same, therefore being treated equally? Hypothetically, I think the real problem of the proposal lies in trying to balance, what should happen theoretically (that everyone should be treated equally and fairly with no regard to colour), and what might possibly happen in reality (that one will face discrimination and inequality at least once in his/her lifetime).
Some argue that the idea of having black-focused schools is appropriate because it will allow the curriculum to be more focused on Black Heritage, Black Struggles, and Black Achievements within their culture. Quite frankly, I agree that the curriculum does not focus enough on black history; instead black history just becomes scrapped down to a couple of inventers and the slave trade. The current curriculum reminds us in great detail to remember the Jewish holocaust. Personally, I had two field trips dedicated to the remembrance of the Jewish holocaust and numerous assignments related to the sufferings, and the success as a Jewish culture. Yet in that very same history class, there just over a mere hour spent on gradually skimming through the notable events in black history.
Unmistakeably, there is a discrepancy in value within the curriculum that should be solved. However, I believe this issue can be solved by establishing a more compacted curriculum that recalls a more developed and enhanced account of black history. By having black students placed in an entirely separate school, the importance of black history will diminished and will still fail to be recognized equally in public schools.
W hat I find quite ridiculous is the perception that all "black" people have the same history and culture. We are not distinguishing between West African Black, East African Black, North African Black, South African Black or African American Black history. That itself is a problem that needs to be resolved
It is evident that the idea of having black-focused schools in the Toronto District school Board will result in satisfaction for some and backlash for others. It will obviously be a very controversial topic with the months to come. There are still many questions that should be critically analyzed if the school board does decide to take part in the proposal.
Questions: Do race Based institutional ideas illustrate an elementary blemish in our society's deep-seated values and beliefs? Does it belittle the efforts made by many Activists who combated for equality for those of colours? Are we socially changing the purpose of a black student's success? Are we socially introducing the emergence of what essentially is the, differentiation of White achievement and Black achievement?
(P.S: I guess by now you've realized you have approached the end...:)
