I don’t imagine that this is all that believable of an experiment, BUT if getting Obama in office gives enough black kids some self esteem and can-do attitude then we can’t complain. I’ve believed for a long time that many black kids fail because they kind of expect that their fate is predetermined by their skin color. Anything that gets them out of that rut is good — even if it plunges our country into socialistic chaos.

Oh ya lest become more socialist then we are now.

Black kids fail for one reason only,they have black parents/parent.

There is no doubt, however, that people who think they CAN learn a particular task, or think they can master a particular subject, do better than those who don’t think those things.

There have been many studies looking at women who attend one of the “seven sisters” colleges, or blacks who attend the traditional black universities, and go on to advanced degrees elsewhere. These studies find, in general, that these students do better in their advanced programs than those who did their undergraduate work at coeducational/mixed race institutions. Why is that? It’s suggested that the dedicated students at those institutions get the push they need to believe enough in themselves to actually go on.

Much is said in education about the importance of parents or other role models. Maybe this is a real proof of this common belief.

So it sounds like one of the conclusions of this study would be to get Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton off the air. All their blaming the white man is probably holding down test scores across this country. Ban Jesse and Al for a greater tomorrow!

Wow HS
You agreed with me and you didn’t know it.

I’m a firm believer that all people have the capacity to learn, ALL.
I use myself as the prime example. If I can learn anyone can learn.
Father 4th grade education, Mother, grade school, both from a generation that suffered a depression and a world war. Is that an excuse for them, no?
Was that an excuse for me NO.? This in lies the great debate about blacks having such a difficult time in our short history. The mantra from the black community is, Woo is us, and the foot on our necks keeps us from rising.
The only person that keeps blacks from success are the ones they look at in the Mirror.

Here’s a thought: Maybe the “solution” to the race “problem” is for everyone to stop talking incessantly about how big the problems are (not to say that some of them are very, very real), and then start talking about the successes.

Just a few examples: Chances are, anymore, that unless you live in a real backwater, anyone could run into a black doctor, lawyer, judge, police officer, store manager, tax accountant, or IT professional at any given time. I haven’t seen the stats lately, but I’d be interested to know what the racial makeup of institutions like the Naval Academy or West Point is, and what the racial makeup among enlisted and non-com officers is in the various armed services.

My point is that social change takes generations to accomplish. To paraphrase a Biblical comment I heard once, it took 3 days to get the Israelites out of Egypt. Then it took something like 400 years to get Egypt out of the Israelites (until the captivity in Babylon). Why not start actually looking at the historical improvements?

HS
Well, I heard our president last night at his first news conference.
I don’t know if anyone heard his comment about going in and making changes in one of the topics he covered. Here’s the comment. “I’m not going in all Gin upped” I guess you can take the Black man out of the ghetto, but ya can’t take the ghetto out of the president.

yes we can,

Did you have Black parents? See how ridiculous of a statement that was?

Let’s not forget that Michelle Obama had Black parents and so does and did many other Black people who certainly cannot be considered failures in life.

You need to look more inwardly at yourself and acknowledge and understand that you are a very sick hearted person due to your parents according to the fact that you have stated that you had a abusive father.

You need not stay in your state of failure just as no Black person born into awful circumstances need to neither. It will not be easy because of the way your mind has been programmed. There is but one way to reprogram your mind and that is to believe who God says that you are, find that out and believe it. As far as Obama he was never programmed in any negative fashion and neither did the society he lived in do that.

Michelle Obama was blessed and had an excellent example and much encouragement in the home and was not able to be programmed mentally by what her society attempted to make her believe about herself. Many have this same example and are truly blessed regardless of being Black or White.

Sadly, too many such as yourself, did not and do not have the right example in the home. The difference between Whites and Blacks without the right examples in the home is that Blacks must also contend with a abusive society which tells them that they are not worthy human beings. Of course seeing more Blacks who are respected in society because they are intelligent will be an example to Blacks. Blacks can have this example but the information is held onto tightly in our society.

I remember taking my daughter and son to the Science Center when it first opened and there was a Black Hall of Fame wall of great Black inventers. I have not seen that wall since that time. See how dearly achievements of Blacks in America are held onto so tightly? Why?

You would think that every February the St. Louis Science Center would place this display up because it was mind blowing and gave me so much pride to know these great Black inventers, it was just amazing.

I am shocked that the media have not inquired about that awesome information that the St. Louis Science Center had about Black inventers.

Anyone who is at such a point in their life, must reprogram their mind understanding who God says that we are. Understanding where evil originated from and how it operates in the world and within people including yourself, “yes we can” and once anyone understand these things and understand what is evil is and what good is and choose pleasing God by their actions over Satan then they will be okay. As of now “yes we can” you just as so many have chosen Satan as your spiritual father. Once that has happened it can only be overcome through the power of God by reprogramming your mind to believe the things that he has disclosed to us about mankind, Himself and all things that are good and Satan the cause of all that is bad and evil.

This race thing is getting out of hand. It is well known in education that confidence in one’s self is a major part of their success. Many learning disabled kids get special help through resource teachers. Many move on to college and are very successful in life. Now that Obama has been elected, he is the cause of all good that happens in the black community. Does this mean that the bi-racial student will benefit even more than the blacks? After all bi-racial has to have more negative aspects to life than just being black or white.

Obama’s honeymoon is going to be short lived. When the black community finally comes to grips with the fact that there lives are not going to change anymore than the white communities, I guess they will have a major setback. Keep in mind that so called studies are done by people looking for a predetermined outcome. They usually reach the goal they are looking for.