LeBron James school that was considered an experiment is showing promise

Post by azernik » Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 3:34 AM UTC

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As a white male, the barber shop is one thing I always envied African-Americans. Seems nice to have a place where you can always drop by for some loose banter with the local guys.

What a strange stereotype...is this something people get from TV? How many black people do you know that use their barbershop as a place other than to get a haircut? Black people go to their friend's house or a bar, just like white people do.

Post by peteretep » Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 8:29 AM UTC

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This is in the article, but the budget is $2m from the state, which is standard, plus $600k from LeBron, which is not

That $600k is where a well-funded PTA steps in for many schools in well-off areas and is a big difference between seemingly similar schools. Wealthier parents can afford to donate, which turns into a bunch of benefits.

Post by c0vfefe » Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 3:15 PM UTC

ikeyany wrote: post #186

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I would guess that's fiction imitating reality. I'll only generalize about my own race's behavior here, by saying that most people reading this are probably white and therefore less likely to have useful input into your question.

On what basis do you say it's imitating reality?

Post by bsder » Wed, Apr 17, 2019, 10:58 PM UTC

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Quoting myself from a much earlier comment: It's been a while since I chewed through the Gates foundation stuff but this one seems up-to-date about early programs: https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/documents/Lessons%20from%20... . Page 16-17 talks about known effective programs and their costs. Note that the more expensive programs (almost all exceeding $15K per student--sometimes dramatically) are almost always more…

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Post by dctoedt » Thu, Apr 18, 2019, 11:47 AM UTC

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> Wealthier parents can afford to donate, which turns into a bunch of benefits. I live in (what has turned into) one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in my city. The elementary school has long been the envy of many. Not long ago I asked a long-time teacher from a nearby city, with whom I serve on a nonprofit board, what it was about that school that made young teachers want to work there — was it the additional funds…

You say that like two of the three aren't privileges afforded more consistently to the wealthy. In either case, the operative function is the wealth-hoarding behavior of the parents.