Riley: Mrs. Peterson is out to get me. She gave me a "C-plus" on a test today. Huey: So? Riley: So I have a rep to maintain. Grades that good will ruin my street credibility.
In the early 1970s a UC Berkeley anthropologist, John Ogbu wrote a paper and later a book basically saying that minority kids did not do well because that was something “white kids did.” From Wikipedia: "John Uzo Ogbu (May 9, 1939 – 20 August 2003) was a Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor known for his theories on observed phenomena involving race and intelligence, especially how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. He suggested that being a “caste-like minority” affects motivation and achievement. He also concluded that some students did poorly because high achievement was considered “acting white” among their peers. Ogbu was also involved in the 1996 controversy surrounding the use of African American Vernacular English in public schools in Oakland, California. The 2000 book Eminent Educators: Studies in Intellectual Influence focused on him as one of “four intellectual giants of the 20th century.”"
Ogbu later observed that minority females strived for higher achievement because they did not want to be tied to men who had no ambition beyond asking people if they wanted fries with that.
The sad thing is, I actually had kids like that in my classes during middle school. During study period or on the bus I might have my head in a book, and I’d hear a boy say “Look at him reading, acting all smart.” Same kid would give me $5 to do his book reports. Another kid got his spelling test back: “I failed, like I care.” When I called him on it, asking why he felt the need to announce that he didn’t care, he turned to someone else for validation “Hey Wayne, he thinks I care! Ask Wayne if I care.” I remember at one point, when the teacher would call on me to read in class, I pretended to struggle with my vocabulary. After class the teacher pulled me aside. She was concerned about me, not that I was struggling, because she knew better. She thought I was trying to make fun of other kids, when I was actually trying to fit in with them, as funny as that sounds. Don’t know why I cared so much back then.
JoeMartinFan Premium Member almost 7 years ago
That’s Riley “keepin’ it real.” Real ignorant.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
In the early 1970s a UC Berkeley anthropologist, John Ogbu wrote a paper and later a book basically saying that minority kids did not do well because that was something “white kids did.” From Wikipedia: "John Uzo Ogbu (May 9, 1939 – 20 August 2003) was a Nigerian-American anthropologist and professor known for his theories on observed phenomena involving race and intelligence, especially how race and ethnic differences played out in educational and economic achievement. He suggested that being a “caste-like minority” affects motivation and achievement. He also concluded that some students did poorly because high achievement was considered “acting white” among their peers. Ogbu was also involved in the 1996 controversy surrounding the use of African American Vernacular English in public schools in Oakland, California. The 2000 book Eminent Educators: Studies in Intellectual Influence focused on him as one of “four intellectual giants of the 20th century.”"
Teto85 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Ogbu later observed that minority females strived for higher achievement because they did not want to be tied to men who had no ambition beyond asking people if they wanted fries with that.
batmanwithprep almost 7 years ago
The sad thing is, I actually had kids like that in my classes during middle school. During study period or on the bus I might have my head in a book, and I’d hear a boy say “Look at him reading, acting all smart.” Same kid would give me $5 to do his book reports. Another kid got his spelling test back: “I failed, like I care.” When I called him on it, asking why he felt the need to announce that he didn’t care, he turned to someone else for validation “Hey Wayne, he thinks I care! Ask Wayne if I care.” I remember at one point, when the teacher would call on me to read in class, I pretended to struggle with my vocabulary. After class the teacher pulled me aside. She was concerned about me, not that I was struggling, because she knew better. She thought I was trying to make fun of other kids, when I was actually trying to fit in with them, as funny as that sounds. Don’t know why I cared so much back then.