When I was in grammar school and then again in high school (don’t ask how long ago) the "minority" students that showed an interest in education and took the time to read, study and do well, were berated by their "minority" classmates. They were called "brainiacs", "nerds", and told that they were "acting white". Many succumbed to the pressure to conform and stopped trying. Why is there this mindset in the black and latino community? Why is wanting to learn "acting white"?
The students that did the bullying are the future low level job holders. We need them in our society as well but the ones that show the hunger for education should be allowed to feed that hunger. The children that managed to resist and get an education will go on to bigger and better things while some of the others will wind up drug addicted, in prison, or dead. Those are the ones that may benefit by joining the military and turning their life around.
When I was in grammar school and then again in high school (don’t ask how long ago) the "minority" students that showed an interest in education and took the time to read, study and do well, were berated by their "minority" classmates. They were called "brainiacs", "nerds", and told that they were "acting white". Many succumbed to the pressure to conform and stopped trying. Why is there this mindset in the black and latino community? Why is wanting to learn "acting white"?
The students that did the bullying are the future low level job holders. We need them in our society as well but the ones that show the hunger for education should be allowed to feed that hunger. The children that managed to resist and get an education will go on to bigger and better things while some of the others will wind up drug addicted, in prison, or dead. Those are the ones that may benefit by joining the military and turning their life around.