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It seems that like OZ Britain has a problem with underachievement in
school on the part of black students. This is not a problem associated
with an aboriginal population as in Australia where school was never part
of their culture, but a problem with families who left another country to
find a better lifestyle:
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Here is a comment on this problem in the UK.
A major drive to get more black teachers into the classroom will be
launched this week by MPs and campaigners who say the change will improve
the performance of black boys. The campaign, which will be led by the MP
Diane Abbott and Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London, has the support of
government ministers but has already been attacked by parents who say
children simply need good teachers, whatever their race.
'One thing that makes a difference is teachers who are culturally
literate,' said Abbott. 'The teachers do not have to be black, but the
mayor's main policy aim is to have a teaching workforce that looks like
Britain.'
In London, she added, just 12 per cent of teachers were black while in
some areas half the children were. On Saturday a black teachers' network
will be launched to provide support to teachers but also encourage them to
explain cultural differences to their non-black colleagues.
According to Abbott, some white teachers misunderstand the way that black
boys behave, seeing them as aggressive because of a 'culture gap', while
others stereotype pupils.
At her own school Abbott was taught by a teacher who she said expected her
to be good at netball but was sceptical when she wanted to apply to the
University of Cambridge, where she later studied. 'I am not saying there
are not white teachers who get excellent results with black children,' she
added. 'But if there is a critical mass of black teachers in the workforce
you get a more culturally literate workforce overall.'
The MP said she had the support of the government and had been to a
seminar at the Department for Children, Schools and Families where Andrew
Adonis, the schools minister who will also speak on Saturday, said he was
committed to the same goal.
This is a problem maybe even worse than the problem in OZ.
Bob VK6BE
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