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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Czar Goes to School

Over at the Ancient and Noble Order of Gormogons the "Czar" relates his recent experience in two Chicago high schools -- one largely Hispanic, the other Black. What he saw and heard is interesting, and more than a little troubling. A couple of his more important points -- many Hispanic students are not just illiterate in English, they can't read Spanish either; the iconography that permeates black classrooms is directly at odds with the positive message conveyed by speakers in many classes.

As I said, interesting. Check it out here.

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