(08-16-2022, 01:50 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(08-15-2022, 03:33 PM)Sneakers Wrote: Wrong!  Considering ANYTHING other than a candidate's qualifications is discriminatory in some way, be it race, gender, age, religious beliefs, etc.

It is discriminatory but it's not racist.

---

(08-16-2022, 11:47 AM)Talented Kalamari Wrote: Nobody wants to live in a high crime neighborhood. Also, saying that black kids need only black teachers is extremely racist.

I think saying that black students do better with black teachers is simply admitting to the racism of the students.

It's not racism for you to gravitate towards someone who looks like you. When you see a person who may be like you succeeding and caring, it can be reassuring and affirming. That said, people need to start making themselves aware of the reality that the raising people UP to a standard is progressive and dropping people below a standard is regressive. If the group isn't being made better by these types of changes, those changes need to go. And, despite what Mikey says, putting color restrictions on teachers has not elevated the students in minority communities.

---