The Education of the Youth of Today

Today I spoke with two young men between the ages of 18 & 22, regarding their heroes, in addition  I wanted to know what their thoughts were on the history of America as it pertained to the African Americans. Not expecting any great answers, I was still startled by the answer of one of the young men, when he said, “Elvis Presley” was one of his heroes. When ask why, he stated, “Because he had a voice”.

Setting aside the previous question and the answer that was given, I proceeded to ask other questions regarding both past and present American history, and again I was surprised by how ill-informed these young men were.

The Education of the African American child in America is being so diverted that it is no wonder that the majority of their heroes are rap stars, basketball and football stars. It is apparent that their understanding of Economics, Community development, and the  past contributions that were made have been eliminated, in addition to the suffering that was endured, so that they may enjoy the freedoms that they now have.

ALTHOUGH WE AS A PEOPLE HAVE ENDURED, AND SURVIVED THE HARDSHIPS OF THIS COUNTRY IT IS OUR PARTICIPATION IN EVERY FACACET OF THIS SOCIETY, ALONG WITH THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN RECOGNIZED.

We now have chartered schools that are being introduced into the African American communities. These schools are not educating our children, they are teaching to test, tests that are based primarily on European history. The class sizes in these schools are smaller the vast majority of Americas African American children are being left behind. While we are blogging, tweeting, face booking, and gaming on our computers, the information age is passing us by.