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re: Why does a big home 20 mi from downtown Austin cost as much as one 20 mi from..
Posted on 2/28/16 at 9:07 am to yellowfin
Posted on 2/28/16 at 9:07 am to yellowfin
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So a charter school and a magnet school?
I did qualify that in my original statement. They are public high schools with selective admissions. It doesn't change the fact that they are the #3 and 4 performing public high school with a majority minority population.
The point I tried to make and apparently didn't is that I think we are making judgement based on race that are probably more of a economic/cultural issue.
Majority black schools tend to be in areas of higher poverty where education is often not looked upon as the primary route out of poverty nor are the resources typically there for it to be a route unless the student takes it upon himself to pursue that usually outside of the public school available. When I was in high school, that certainly wasn't my priority.
This post was edited on 2/28/16 at 9:08 am
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Posted on 2/28/16 at 9:19 am to mdomingue
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The point I tried to make and apparently didn't is that I think we are making judgement based on race that are probably more of a economic/cultural issue.
Majority black schools tend to be in areas of higher poverty where education is often not looked upon as the primary route out of poverty nor are the resources typically there for it to be a route unless the student takes it upon himself to pursue that usually outside of the public school available. When I was in high school, that certainly wasn't my priority.
Most would agree with everything written here, however your statement reinforces the OP's position.
Let's face the truth here, any school with a majority black student base is most probably a shithole, sure you can find exceptions but they are just that exceptions.
We can debate the causes until the end of time but the facts remain the same.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 9:37 am to mdomingue
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It doesn't change the fact that they are the #3 and 4 performing public high school with a majority minority population.
It absolutely does change it. It's comparing apples to oranges
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