Why do so many black children drop out of school? spin off

[futureshock]

Obviously children of all races drop out of school, but black children drop out in much larger numbers.  It cannot be all about the poor education, because white and Asian children attending the exact same schools graduate in much higher numbers.

If this question can be answered it is possible that resolutions can be put into place and more black children will graduate.

This is a spin off from:

"You can understand what we are saying, our accents, we use actual words. Black people do not."

see link in first post

I have only watched about half of this video in the above referenced post and these kids are actually asking valid questions.  The way they went about making this video is another story, but I think the substance of their discussions should be discussed. 

In high school, African-American boys drop out at nearly twice the rate of white boys

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/education/09gap.html

fewer than half of Black male students graduated from high school on time in the 2007-2008 school year, compared to 78 percent of their white peers—a gap of more than 30 percent.

http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/6352/a_deeper_look_into_black-white_graduation_gap/

• There is a wide disparity in the public high school graduation rates of white and minority students.
Nationally, the graduation rate for white students was 78 percent, compared with 72 percent for Asian
students, 55 percent for African-American students, and 53 percent for Hispanic students.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:lXp7GBzv5E4J:www.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/cr_48.pdf+black+children+graduation+rates+compared+to+white&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj_ZUnxCqi-ak-t3-QzYySJ_ry97xB6cfsTsz6XwMkv87ESjEwTFr1kMd4ScPS3bikDlCuwRcw1McIwYRgRlrGEFHjB4k9xRQTjEMtqTjaPwXuSEfsFVPQoo0qW5JPFGAgdgkEP&sig=AHIEtbSJpnGTtIeY-FabBw1P59dXxB33hg

[futureshock]

"You can understand what we are saying, our accents, we use actual words. Black people do not."

[dbart2835]

WOW

[_Kissy_]

Havent been to my podunk county in Texas, 99% caucasian and half dont have more than a 7th grade education.
Blacks are just exploited more so..

[one_on_the_way]

History of black people plays a huge part in it.  People want to shrug it off and dismiss it.....erase it....can I erase the generations who came before me????  Ummm. No.  I can't.

Not every family that has slavery and seperation has acclimated to our current culture and society (to the dismay of many white people).  And then, those who haven't acclimated influence others (as we all know, peers influence each other). 

It isn't really a mystery.

[futureshock]

Quoting _Kissy_:

Havent been to my podunk county in Texas, 99% caucasian and half dont have more than a 7th grade education.
Blacks are just exploited more so..

What do you mean by being more exploited? 

In high school, African-American boys drop out at nearly twice the rate of white boys

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/education/09gap.html

fewer than half of Black male students graduated from high school on time in the 2007-2008 school year, compared to 78 percent of their white peers—a gap of more than 30 percent.

http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/6352/a_deeper_look_into_black-white_graduation_gap/

• There is a wide disparity in the public high school graduation rates of white and minority students.
Nationally, the graduation rate for white students was 78 percent, compared with 72 percent for Asian
students, 55 percent for African-American students, and 53 percent for Hispanic students.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:lXp7GBzv5E4J:www.manhattan-institute.org/pdf/cr_48.pdf+black+children+graduation+rates+compared+to+white&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj_ZUnxCqi-ak-t3-QzYySJ_ry97xB6cfsTsz6XwMkv87ESjEwTFr1kMd4ScPS3bikDlCuwRcw1McIwYRgRlrGEFHjB4k9xRQTjEMtqTjaPwXuSEfsFVPQoo0qW5JPFGAgdgkEP&sig=AHIEtbSJpnGTtIeY-FabBw1P59dXxB33hg

[futureshock]

Quoting one_on_the_way:

History of black people plays a huge part in it.  People want to shrug it off and dismiss it.....erase it....can I erase the generations who came before me????  Ummm. No.  I can't.

Not every family that has slavery and seperation has acclimated to our current culture and society (to the dismay of many white people).  And then, those who haven't acclimated influence others (as we all know, peers influence each other). 

It isn't really a mystery.

I'm sure that explains a lot of it.

[pvtjokerus]

Could it be that there are more single moms raising their kids on their own therefore, not enough family support?

[Tanya93]

I can tell you that I have had parents who think if they can drop out and get a job, that is better

[Haha_ma]

Growing up where I grew up, many young children would put school last because they had to work to help their families out or they needed money for stuff their families couldn't provide for them. In my experience, school wasn't a big priority because it wasn't making them any money. There are several other reasons, but I don't like doing long responses on mobile.

[MonicaJaye]

Most curriculums used in public schools don't cater to the learning styles of black males.  The curriculum styles being utilized most are geared toward the learning styles of white females making receiving an adequate education a recipe for failure for black boys.