re: 13 Baltimore city schools have 0 students proficient in math

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This is prevalent among many many urban school districts across the country. Its a culture problem, not a teacher, funding or curriculum problem. Until there is a change in culture in these communities regarding education, the more this will continue. Sad for America

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This is dead on balls accurate!

I used to teach at an all black school and they bent the rules and did things to benefit them every way they could. One thing they did, was to have 8 classes in a day that only lasted 45 minutes because their "kids" could not sit in a desk very long or stay focused. It was hell! By the time I got the students in their desk and started their bell ringer, 15 minutes had already passed. I literally had usually less than 30 minutes for a lesson each day. The principal told us from day one, to never expect anything higher than a 2 on our SLT's which meant that ever teacher will be labeled a failure according to the state. Why did they do this? Because, they knew that their test scores would be horrible no matter what the teachers did but they wanted the blame to go on the teachers and nothing else. They constantly asked us to change grades for football stars etc, it was a complete joke! I thank God every day I got out of that hell hole!

BTW, this school is in North Tangipahoa parish and has produced many athletes to div 1 programs such as Alabama.