Academic Disparity: Article Summaries
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...how society and the school system cannot shoulder all the blame for racial disparity within the academic setting, inasmuch as parents and students must also become part of the solution rather than a perpetuating component of the problem. Reid chronicles the often-criticized theory of John U. Ogbu, a celebrated anthropologist whose perspective regarding academic disparity is based just as much - and perhaps even more - upon the conscious lack of involvement minority parents and students take in their own progress. Citing how this form of sabotage only serves to worsen an already bad social, political and economic situation, Reid quotes Ogbu as stating African-Americans must empower themselves in order to see positive change, because it is not going to happen from any external government or academic source.
Rips' article illustrates the outcome of Ogbu's theory by showcasing the tremendous scholastic achievements of low-income students who - despite tremendous cultural and psychological odds - passed the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test. Empowering students through tutor, volunteers...
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