Intellectual Free Post

Nino Brown wrote:

Latinos and blacks have more pressing issues than taking the SAT/ACT.. White students also take advantage of the many resources out there that help students excel on these tests such as computer software and tutors...Minorities either can't afford these essentials or try to do everything on their own anyway.....we have no one to blame but ourselves because I have been to white and black schools and the education and preparation a student obtain is the same it's just the way the student go about using that knowledge...... My thought for today is: My godmother told my brother that White people teach their students how to succeed while black people teach their students how to survive in the world while the student is obtaining an education...Is this true?

RevolutionarySistah wrote:

Now, I do have something that has been urking me for a while. Why are blacks and latinos SAT scores so low?? Should we blame in on the system or should we blame it on ourselves?? Could it be that we don't take the time to prepare for it like other people do?? I would love to here comments about this. ALL MY RBGs........STAND UP!!!

hot_coco wrote:

In an effort to keep this "free posting" going........... I see that a lot of people refer to Hampton as "the Harvard of the South" and Howard as "the Black Harvard." I think both schools are great (esp Hampton 8) ) but why compare them to Harvard. Hampton and Howard (and all other HBCUs for that matter) are not and can never be like Harvard or the rest of the "ivies". We have a much richer history and much greater purpose I guess we're supposed to be flattered by the comparison of Black schools to Harvard and alike "ivy league schools"....but I think it is an insult. How hard was it to build and maintain a school made exclusively for and filled with nothing but wealthy white young men.....not hard I'm sure :? Most HBCUs were built for former slaves and the rising generation of a suffering and oppressed nation of African Americans. All of the odds were against HBCUs (and still are).....yet we continue to survive.

hot_coco wrote:

I think that the SATs discriminate against racial minorities as well as the lower-income students (all races included). Although I think we should make more of an effort to find the available resources, a lot of times I notice the difference in the availability of the resources. I attended a "minority" high school, while my sister went to a majority white high school. There was a big differene on the resources given to both schools (as is the case with a lot of schools in my area). My sister's school made SAT preperation mandatory for all students. They had a class during a full semester (at least 3 times a week for about 4 months). The only thing my school did was have an SAT prep course for one month on Saturdays (a total of 4 meets :? )....and I only remember them doing this for 2 years while I was there. Plus, the SAT prep classes cost a grip. Some parents just can't afford to pay for them.