Brown v Board of Ed and the current state of black education

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The problem is that classrooms are failing on their own right, and here we are expecting what goes on in the classroom to heal what goes on in communities. We still cling to a really outdated concept of intergration and I think part of it is most Americans are truly out of touch. We now know that a good education doesn't require a high rent neighborhood for one thing. The idea of "black speech" is ridiculous, but that you have to be culturally aware because that's what really makes you tolerant and unbiased in the classroom. There was this period where we embraced differences and celebrated them, but now we've adjusted to this whole other fear of it and so everything it "the curriculum". The entire school district has to read the same fucking books. We have special Magnet schools that are above these rules...supposedly... but this means that bonehead English classes, and AP classes have to use the same books. I grew up in San Francisco, where they forced in the Rainbow Curriculum (after my time) and assigned EVERYONE an Amy Tam book at some point... but what the hell does that really teach you about Asians, or Asian Americans? The Asian kids did just fine without Joy Luck Club being required reading. I doubt that's what met their needs. Meanwhile, White youth have embraced minority culture in America. The key is just to give up on all the bullshit compassion stuff, or pandering "we're gonna learn how to speak slang" crap, and just treat kids with respect, like they're smart, and sure enough they'll rise to the occassion. That's true no matter where or what you're teaching them.