How much understanding does it take to teach in the 'inner City' school system?

Educating African-American students requires understanding.

In fact , great deal of understanding is required to educate Black kids.

First, a teacher must realize that Blacks have little interest in the subject matter usually taught in a typical school or classroom environment.

In some instances Black kids have a better fix on social realities than many Whites.And this is something that teachers fail to take into account.

Blacks will respond if there is a very direct link between what is taught and what they will earn ,and it must be realized within a few months or no more than a year's time. They must start getting paid right away. That's the incentive.to learn!

Other than that ,they will consider it a big waste of time.


Long term planning for a career will not work ,since they know that no employer will want to hire someone that looks like a primitive savage or something from out of the swamps of Equatorial Africa.

So what's the point of learning something that will not make any money for them; easier to pimp or sell drugs.

Do we want these students in our classrooms ? that's the question!