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Originally Posted by Rumblyguts
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Does everyone in lower grades have an equal shot at education, recieve the same quality, or have the same social contexts that facilitate learning?
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No, they don't. From the beginning of a person's education they are pigeon-holed. From K through 12 a child's records follow him/her, each teacher's comments influencing the next. All of that has an impact on the quality of education each child receives and it sets up each child with their very own picture of how self-esteem is developed and how reputation can be different than reality. All of that plays heavily in a person's education from the beginning.
College is way less labelling, but the patterns are set in place for each student already. Some are difficult to overcome.
As for the original post, the color of one's skin is used as an excuse for failure and success, IMO. It's all in the mind. A successful black person may believe he/she has become successful IN SPITE of being black. A white or asian wouldn't think that.
The loss of manufacturing jobs isn't new to this recession. It has been going on for a long time. Michigan has lost hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs going back 20 years or more. So how would it impact blacks more than anyone else just lately?
The recession is hitting everyone alike.