Comments on: Are men being left behind in education?

By: superman

superman — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:19:18 +0000

ITS TIME FOR THE MEN’S MOVEMENT.

WAKE UP BLACK MAN AND STOP BEING A SISSY AND A MAMA’S BOY!!!

ALL THE MEN SAY AMEN!!!

By: Candace Daly

Candace Daly — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:55:29 +0000

That comment by DarkStar is HILARIOUS!!! I’m a high school teacher, and am confronted with this issue daily. Several of my black male students “know a man” who has had no formal education but is “super rich” today. These students imagine that they can accomplish the same. They fail to see the importance of personal discipline. Lacking basic education and personal discipline is sure to sabotage them sooner than later. From my perspective, these young men have a deficit in their values. They idolize money and those who have it, but they themselves have no real work ethic. Therefore many of their idols are hustlers, pimps and entertainers who made their money quickly with little effort involved. This generation of young black males is receiving a steady diet of amoral gangsta rap etc. but apparently no one is taking the time to invest in them to become real men. I am frustrated about what I see, but without a concerted effort within the communities that produce these young men, I don’t know how they can be truly helped. In the mean time, many of them are wasting the free and readily available education that is being offered to them in public school. How will they even hope to get accepted into colleges and universities? Many of these young men are so far behind in their educational skills that even if they became serious about their studies today, they would be hard-pressed to compensate for all they’ve missed through previous years of apathy (theirs and others’.) In short, We Have A Major Crisis.

By: exe

exe — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:07:14 +0000

It all began years ago to compensate for what were percieved as society’s unfairness to women. It began to escalate during the early eighties; by then men were the butt of jokes. Now women t.v. heroes routinely beat up on men (as if it were possible). Boys growing up in this environment of overcompensation in favour of women, have internalized the message of the supposed inferiority; “women are smarter, just as strong as, an morally better than men”.

Meanwhile the retarded culture of the “gangsta” has become the prime point of reference for many.

If parents allow their sons to be marginalized by societal preassures, nothing can be done to help the young males…. If the young male “warrior class” of any culture is decimated, that culture will rapidly decline.

By: DarkStar

DarkStar — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:22:05 +0000

“I been sayin’ dis fo years, but…”

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:36:16 +0000

I think thats an example of what this generation of males thinks about the school system. It feels so unecessarily binding and i feel is the product that teaches against self education and responsibility but you can’t blame the system when you see it for what it is. But that 7-3 is eye popping ! And even wihtout school I’m in a position to make over $50,000 a year because I understand the importance of self education and school never taught me this its something I came into after I dropped out. But nothing in this society should stop us from overall succeeding no matter if its traditional methodology or through other means of self advancement. More than anything self responsibility is at a low point in our more poor communities

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:28:50 +0000

From Dead Prez : School is like a twelve step brainwash camp they make you think if you drop out you aint got a chance to advance in life they try to make us pull our pants up students fight the teachers and get took away in handcuffs And if that wasnt enough then they expell yall your parents on your side but to them you a failure observation and participation my greatest teachers they can beat us in the head with them books but never reach us

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:21:40 +0000

I think thats because the name of the game in America is just go get the money the best way you know how. A lot of us overlook this fact and delve deep into an ignorance that makes it hard on ourselves. I never went to college but it was my choice and because of that choice I’m not as successful as a 26 year old should be. I plan on furthering my education however, I’m an entrepreneur in the making and these people tend to be self made but a lot are also self made in that they have their degrees to step out on their own with. I don’t really know what made have this disdain towards furthering my education in a formal matter other than school just didn’t relate to what I was going through at home. I make no excuses however and I still feel that my self educative efforts are best for me to pull myself out of a situation that I have settled for for so long.

By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:56:57 +0000

First of all, that last comment…what male wouldn’t? (LOL)

Second, you are right, this should be dealt with on the middle and high school level. In some ways it is, but certainly not on the level that it should be.

By: Dolphin

Dolphin — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:10:40 +0000

I’ve seen this in my own family, and have scratched my head about it.

Rather than put the onus on colleges, maybe someone should be looking at the middle school - high school level where this male lackluster attitude begins.

Of course, were I a young Black college-bound male, I would seriously look at Clark with its 7-3 ratio.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:57:25 +0000

The best education is self education not systematic learn to work for others type crap