Education in the Media

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The Education system in Los Angeles, California is it structured for failure? Why is there no talk of a shift in education in the media at all?

I'll start by saying, I’m not sure how many states utilize this new system but the media isn’t talking about it & parents should know whats going on! Its only happening in low economic counties of Los Angeles ...go figure!

 There are certain cultural norms such as education that plague African Americans far more than any other group in America. This has added to a structured system of despotism. There has been a recent  breakdown in education. This system is referred to as “being in compliance,” which canceled reading intervention for a class called ELD which is equivalent to ESL classes for second language learners. Along with elective courses these necessary classes were eliminated and speech and drama were among them.

ELD is a sheltered English class that allows 140 minutes of English instead of 50 minutes so they have more time to practice reading and writing. The majority of these students are natives of California which should put them at an equal status to African American English learners but there are no programs to recognize these students. Although this new program is being afforded necessary and continued attention there has been no discussion of any particular consideration or subversive activity towards participants who meet the requirements of being in need of remedial reading resources. 

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Is the purpose of this endeavor to condition African American children whose minds need to be structured and nurtured or is its purpose merely a ploy to cut costs and reserve teaching staff? We must ask ourselves, why aren’t children being equally represented in the classroom? While we must be alert of misappropriation of funds we must also be aware of what is affecting our children, the very leaders of our future and those who depend on us to lead them and pass the torch to younger generations.

Why is the structure being disturbed to counter African American children’s propensity for growth and literacy? If this continues to be positioned as it stands, these youthful minds will not exist in a future atmosphere that is currently disturbed by past, painful experiences of neutralizing action that may have led to increasing awareness in the status quo of white superiority and racial awareness in the future. An anonymous author once wrote, "Part of the mechanics of oppressing people is to pervert them to the extent that they become the instruments of their own oppression." SO, if these children are constantly ignored in the education system, they are prone to establish an unfavorable assessment of education in general. The question then becomes, why is this a necessity? The result is that a lack of mental activity may indeed result in future high school graduation rates (or lack thereof) and college admittance rates of Black people, Black males in particular.

 Literacy not only shapes consciousness and development, but it also builds confidence and guides young minds to unprecedented lengths. To expose an offensive system is one thing but the goal should be to implement a new force, whereas possible effort should be made to insure that a practical program be instituted. To upset order, breeds chaos. If plausible activities are not met towards equality, it will not take long for us to be affected by such a direct attack on the young mind. Evidence of these contradictions include but are not limited to, disruption of programs, and undermining activities that has set back the developing African American citizen deep into history. The government has African Americans living under economic prostration by using devious maneuvers and implementing specific operations to capitalize on existing conflicts in society and among organizations and groups that may encourage liberation or any impression of possible social progress. i.e. the development of the FBI’s counterintelligence program, false imprisonment, not to mention a lack of education and resources. These actions lead to recidivism, broken home structures and build barriers to success.

Today’s coalitions of intellectuals have acknowledged actions of subordinated interest that convey a superficial impression of progress, although there is little effort being made to encourage affiliation or promotion of liberation. The government has indeed found another direction to apply internal colonialism to the African American race.