[MCP] High expectations

[Sharon Habaibeh]

I dont see how that is fair, for teachers and staff to degrade the students and bring down their self-esteem stating or even indirectly saying they will not be sucessful because of their ethnicity.These educators are the ones who are teaching the future of tommorow!

manlopez22 at aol.com wrote:      Hi Karen, I agree with your statement. I teach middle school in New York City and many of the students that graduated into high school have come back and have told me that in many high schools the expectations are that white, and Asian students are expected to perform well while Hispanic and black students are expected to score low and eventually drop out of school. Some have told me that guidance counselors have told them that college is not for them (Hispanic, black students).
   
  Manny Lopez  



    
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