San Francisco high schools now giving college credits to 14 year-olds; for taking racist courses
Via San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco high school students, just months out of middle school, can start earning San Francisco State college credit this fall through a ninth-grade ethnic studies course.

At a school board meeting last week, the head of the university's Ethnic Studies program also promised that students would earn up to six college course credits for the high school freshman course - a rare opportunity for a 14-year-old.

So what's wrong with giving kids who are passionate about learning a chance to get ahead?

Well, it seems those aren't the kids the program is intended to reward:

The program is designed for students who might not otherwise be considering college as an option, said Jacob Perea, dean of the School of Education, who runs the Step to College program at San Francisco State.

"We're not really looking for the 4.4 (grade point average) students," he said. "We're looking for the 2.1 or 2.2 students."

Hey, but that's great if it challenges these kids to work harder to achieve a goal, isn't it?

Well, if only this was meant to challenge the kids. Unfortunately, not so much:

Students cannot fail the class. They either receive a "pass" grade or are withdrawn from the course if it appears they cannot pass, Perea said.

Oh well. So much for challenging our kids to work harder.

So, what's this all about then? If it's not intended to challenge the kids, or to give the kids who actually care a chance to get ahead, what's the point?

The ethnic studies course "encourages students to explore specific aspects of identity on personal, interpersonal and institutional levels and provides students with interdisciplinary reading, writing and analytical skills," district officials said in a news release about the expanded pilot program.

DOH! I should have guessed. It's nothing but another scheme to brain wash our youth.

"I don't ever learn about the accomplishments and contributions of the people who look like me and the members of my family," said Balboa High School freshman Monet Cathrina-Rescat Wilson during public comment at Tuesday's school board meeting. "How can I know who I can be if I don't know who I am? Ethnic studies provides me with the foundation to learn who I am."

"People who look like me?"

Wait! I thought we weren't supposed to judge people based on what they look like. I thought we were all individuals. I thought we were all human beings. Aren't we supposed to be working toward a "color-blind" society?

Think about that. This girl apparently needs the government to step in and tell her who she is.  And of course, somebody needs to make sure these kids realize what color they are, and who's side they're supposed to be on, and of course, how they're supposed to vote.  I know just the teacher for the job:



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