When to be offended....

[Boomboom521]

Kelly Creek mine in Maidsville in Mon County? My grandfather worked in that mine.

No. Mammouth mine. Near Glasgow - Cedar Grove - Belle outside of Charleston

 

[DvlDog4WVU]

I don't think "privilege" exists any longer for Caucasians. I do however think that more African Americans than Caucasians live in socioeconomic conditions that make it tougher for someone with the will to rise. My father was youngest of 13 in Kelly's Creek, father a miner. He and one brother were able to rise out of it. It takes hard work for sure, but it also takes a little luck, and hope. He began working as a runner at a bank in Charleston, taking the bus and adding over 1 hr to get to work. At that job he was given the vision he needed to apply himself. Through military service, he was given the ability to attend college at night.

In most cases of class transcendence, there is luck or help involved. It's always going to come down to the individual for sure - don't get me wrong. But programs that help provide hope and opportunity to those seeking to rise out of poverty are something that benefits our society as a whole. Public education is very much one of these programs. The GI Bill, imo, is another one of these programs. I knew anProf at WVU that owned a ranch in the area, she was trying to develop a program of taking "at risk" inner city kids from NY-NJ area and bringing them to a type of "summer camp" providing intense tutoring coupled with working as hands on this horse ranch. Although I wasn't sure the horse ranch would be appealing to most kids, I liked the sentiment.

My point is: liberals aren't always in support of chucking out free money so people can just play video games, jo, and smoke weed all day. This is a myth. Liberals pay taxes too. We want the best for our families. I paid over $7000 in property taxes last year. It's not like these practical financial aspects aren't a part of a liberal's thinking process. I would like to see more opportunities for young ambitious inner city youth....not just fast food (which they are practically made fun of for working), or the army. I would like to see better teachers, and better technology in their classrooms.

It's not just about race. But it's not just about laziness either.

Good post, I don't mind money being allocated for public schools through increased property taxes to better any low income areas. It's not just inner cities as that approach is directly tied to minorities. I'm tired of talking about minorities. Let's address all of the low income area which isn't just minority and inner city areas.

 

[Boomboom521]

Good post, I don't mind money being allocated for public schools through increased property taxes to better any low income areas. It's not just inner cities as that approach is directly tied to minorities. I'm tired of talking about minorities. Let's address all of the low income area which isn't just minority and inner city areas.

I agree. The only thing is the added risks of inner city life complicate many variables to student development. Discipline In the classroom, financial burdens of school security, etc.... make inner city schools a little different of a challenge than rural schools present. Don't get me wrong, there should be a focus on rural areas as well. But a uniform solution package wouldn't be effective. Each should be seen, in its unique environment, as different problems that need to be addressed.

 

[DvlDog4WVU]

I agree. The only thing is the added risks of inner city life complicate many variables to student development. Discipline In the classroom, financial burdens of school security, etc.... make inner city schools a little different of a challenge than rural schools present. Don't get me wrong, there should be a focus on rural areas as well. But a uniform solution package wouldn't be effective. Each should be seen, in its unique environment, as different problems that need to be addressed.

100% agree. I wasn't talking applying a single solution, I just want to see them both addressed.