Ted Talk - Wes Hall - Why Black Male students Are Failing Academically

[@roydub4820]

Please!!!!! Stop trying to push everyone to get a "college education". There is nothing wrong with being a plumber, electrician, welder, HVAC technician, construction, stone Mason, auto mechanic etc etc. Kids today are told that they're "to good" for these jobs. BS!!! Those are good jobs! Learn a trade, then start your own business.

[@cerebraldreams4738]

My biggest problem is that he's pushing the entitled douchebro attitude. I fucking HATE people who only went to medical school so they could make it rain in a five star hotel room, and I don't want ANYONE to go into medicine because of that. I'd rather have a doctor who was obsessed with bugs as a little kid, who did well in science because he genuinely liked it, and who continues to study up on medicine after graduating because he has a genuine passion for the topic. I want a doctor who likes being a doctor, not some douchebro who just wants to own a bigger house.

[@cerebraldreams4738]

A school's job should be to introduce kids to a wide variety of subjects (including carpentry, anatomy, physics, art), find out what they're interested in, and connect that with job opportunities. People who love shop class should be encouraged to become carpenters, stonemasons, and welders. People who love anatomy, biology, and chemistry should be encouraged to think about studying medicine.

[@CraigCastanet]

AMEN! And the college degrees these days too often is worthless, costly, and creates losers who spent their money to learn nonsense, e.g. there are multiple genders, and America is evil, blah, blah, blah.

[@yjjeeper1]

@@CraigCastanet I completely agree. With what it's become and the crap their inflicting on our kids today, I'd damn near pay to keep them out. Such misguided damage will last a life time for most, but that's their goal.

[@bigg7505]

....you still need to take classes or gain an apprenticeship to attain these careers. Nobody will hire a plumber who doesn't have a certified license, I wouldn't. You don't NEED college, but you're better off with the knowledge of multiple fields. You can open your own business, but without startup capital funding and a loan, good luck. Now, if you had a BS in business...well... That's different. The bank may give you a loan without a degree sure, but your rates are going to be like, 40% interest.

[@mankokennewick5802]

Ask any black boy what they want to do, it's the same answer: a rapper or a bassaball playa

[@ShadaeMastersAstrology]

Manko Kennewick The media is constantly high lighting these black celebrities and it’s seriously annoying 😒

[@mankokennewick5802]

@Pxer but the averages

[@iranianintelligenceagency9337]

I'm a black person and I want to be a phycist. Not everybody, dude. But I do agree that they say stuff like that way more often than others

[@markofcain2761]

I'm black, 60yrs old and my father didn't help me with my education at all. In my whole family, not one father was applying any interest or time in their children's schools. Nothing. They might stick their head in a classroom for parents day, but nothing else. Mom always made the parent teacher conference but not Dad. Why? !?

[@go2therock]

Mark of CAIN Great question. I'm interested in why you think this is.

[@811MainPage]

@Appletree I believe that there are fathers who don't show up because they're too busy working and their father so don't show up because of lack of Interest. I would imagine that growing up in a household with a busy working father is quite different than growing up in a family with a disinterested father.

[@pneron2032]

May I ask you, sir: what was discipline in black schools like when you were growing up?

[@jimhump3575]

CAUSE FATHER IS NOT THE MAN OF AN EXAMPLE , JUST DONT CARE,ITS HIS MENTALITY

[@jones2277]

the problem in the community is the men,

[@SK22000]

When I was in the Navy I worked with some black men who were very motivated to succeed in life, so I know it’s not all of them

[@duncansmith7562]

spoken like someone who had never seen the horrors and chaos of black schools. beyond saving.

[@wendyharper8245]

I've heard this comment of black students to other black students. They would tell students who were learning and succeeding, they weren't "black enough". I wasn't sure if it was just failing students trying to keep others from succeeding because they were jealous, and trying to guilt the good black students into giving up. It would be nice to see black people succeeding more in education and careers. That will give them the human dignity of accomplishment, so they can enjoy a job well done. Instead of three generations on welfare. Welfare and food stamps are needed help, but aren't meant to be a career goal.

[@MalcolmGDotson3]

I had this very thing happen in the 80s. I was called "trying to be white" as a kid for doing my homework and doing well in school. I was like "what is trying to be black"?

[@MsSugarDyme]

Wait... what are "good Black kids"? 🤔

[@Lokie-cd2hw]

@@MsSugarDyme She means the kids who not bullies. It's hard to label a billy as a good kid especially for all the physical, emotional and psychological damage they cause. Don't get so worked up because said "black kids." That's what is video is about. She is not talking about kids in general.

[@wendyharper8245]

The school is partly responsible for creating the link, but so are parents. And the neighborhood organizers. Why do black students ostracize other black students that are successful in studies, saying successful students AREN't BLACK ENOUGH. How do you combat that attitude?

[@levity90]

Exactly. There is a cultural problem that needs to be addressed by the black community and it isn't.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

When you're told your "acting white" if you work hard in school, what the hell do you expect?

[@ectoid6316]

If you read developmental psychology you'll see that IQ is not a static measure. If you don't practise it will stay low. Who fares the best on that curve? Those who begin practising early, well Asian-American home culture is strict and puts lots of effort into education early on. Thus is it a wonder they are on top? But if you grow up around people who do not value education... look in the UK there are a lot of young working class white males who experience the same exact problem, they are falling behind. The environment where they grow up is toxic, the mentality pulls you back into bad behaviour where education is viewed very negatively. They'd rather listen to rap and smoke blunts than do math, you don't need to do that for a long time and you've pretty much excluded yourself from a good future. But fixing toxic mentality seems to be really really difficult in human societies. I am sure that racism did have an effect why these toxic mind sets got to the point where they are now, but how do you undo the damage? How do you make a kid in inner Detroit pick up a math book and not a gun? Especially as they see one or two like Chief Keef who has made millions, this math book is not going to get me laid or money they think, and they are right it won't right now, but sure will in the long run. But in that environment you might die the next day, so why bother with long term goals besides you'll probably be bullied if you'd even try. It is an endless cycle, I think the best solution is to move out if you can, somewhere you can isolate your children from those influences.

[@Beewalsh.1321]

The number # 1 reason is their parents are not giving them the foundation to come into school to make that connection you so passionately say they lack. Why do they lack this? The ones w supportive parents begin school having this connection and self discipline.

[@Robert-fy1vq]

Instead of saying we need to get our teachers to teach the students, how about saying parents need to teach their kids. I am tired of every saying we need to change our education. Everyone wants to change education, it’s time we take ownership of our own problems.

[@TheBLACKMQQN]

Disengagement equals weakness. Why do people who come for poor situations a country's come over here and succeed.? They roll up their damn sleeves and put in some work

[@jujuzeeD]

No matter how much college education you have success only comes when the system allows you to succeed.

[@saramatthews7159]

That's a cop out and you know it...all up to the individual...not some system

[@K1NGCED]

Inner City schools don't really educate their black students or prepare them to compete in the real world with White/Asian Students and Black Parents pretty much give their children the bare minimum in life then expect their black children to be able to compete with White and Asian children that have been giving all of the resources and education tools to succeed in life. Black Parents do a pretty shitty job at raising their kids and majority of them raise their kids in poverty. Barely any money set aside for their kids college tuition, no money to start a business, little to no wealth for their black children to inherent and they rarely educate their children and expose them to the most lucrative jobs/industries but try to push their kids into sports/entertainment instead of technology, law, business medicine, real estate, finance and investing. If you compare the amount of time Black Children watch Television, play video games vs White Kids and Asian Kids, you will see the huge disparity and one of the main reasons for lack of prepartion for adulthood. Black Parents don't really educate their children on building credit, managing money, opening bank accounts, applying for loans, opening businesses or the importance of saving and investing money to build wealth. Black Children are basically setup to fail and the worst part is Black Parents aren't even smart enough to realize their setting their children up for Failure. The day that Black People start to prioritize education, morales, values, principles over materialism and useless entertainment, that's when they will begin to prosper as a race of people. This is not 17 or 1800s, we have access to the internet, at this point, being illiterate academically and financially is a choice. KZbin and Google hase all the imformation you will ever need to become educated with anything.

[@Anony584]

J.C Earnest 💯💯💯💯

[@saramatthews7159]

I know I'm late, but best comment on here

[@billybelk1831]

Google "whats it like to teach in an all black shcool" and it will answer many of your questions.

[@billybelk1831]

school

[@DMVFinalFourMom]

Thank you. I'm part of a campus PLC and this is our topic to present on in a few weeks. I'll be showing this TED TALK.

[@WesHall0217]

Please follow up with me and share the outcome of the presentation. Thank you. [e-mail]

[@DaveWard-xc7vd]

This is the 21st century. Its obvious who cant keep up and why.

[@ToyRidgeDIY]

The Bell Curve.

[@frankyflowers]

if they are to stupid to understand consequences why do you think they would be smart academically?

[@pneron2032]

Right. Why is it always some institutional fault when blacks prove unable? Why does every other type of child 'get it'? Under no circumstances in the history of civilisation have blacks shown themselves able as a group. Exceptions do not make the rule.

[@iloveanesthesia]

Too* 😒👀 speak for yourself when you can spell.

[@pneron2032]

@Steve u Sorry, I forgot Emperor Tyrone and Pharaoh De'anté. My mistake.

[@lordbendtner7021]

@Steven U And then islam came.

[@michaelquillen4784]

Cultural attitudes make a difference. Black Hip-hop music culture immortalizes drug dealers and murderers. On a 2013 album Jay-Z, one of the country’s richest and most popular rappers, referenced one Wayne Perry in a song. Perry was a hit man in the 1980s for one of Washington, D.C.’s most notorious drug lords. He pleaded guilty in 1994 to five murders, and received five consecutive life sentences. (from book "Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed")

[@cerebraldreams4738]

Norris Cool - White kids started using drugs. We also had some songs that glorified mass shooters, and then treated them like movie stars in the media by obsessing over their every word. Result? The odds of a white person becoming a spree killer went up. Ditto for black kids and run of the mill gangster bullshit. If you idolize any kind of behavior in the media, there are going to be kids who mimic that behavior. If you don't want white kids to use drugs and shoot up schools, then don't fucking idolize that behavior in the mainstream media. If you don't want black kids to deal drugs and become gangsters, then don't fucking idolize that behavior in the mainstream media. The press has blood on its hands, and they're never short in their efforts to shift the blame.

[@derricklanders1205]

fergoesdayton I have neither a Master's or PhD, however I missed becoming a MENSA Member by several points...my IQ was recorded at 138...there's no way that a Phd could have an IQ that low, no matter their race.

[@derricklanders1205]

fergoesdayton P.S. There is no test that can accurately predict "long-term" intellectual performance...all tests are "short-term" to an extent and the more rigorous IQ tests reflect the categories that you mentioned...maybe you didn't do to well on one of them?

[@solank7620]

Derrick Landers IQ is a dubious measure, and I have no idea if those numbers are real. But without question there are Ph.D.’s in the world of below average intellect. Plenty of them. You think every Ph.D. graduates from Harvard or Princeton or something? There’s plenty of easy to get accepted into Ph.D. programs, especially with quotas. And how smart do you think one has to be to be a “(blank) Studies” professor anyway?

[@derricklanders1205]

Solan K Those numbers are too low...period.

[@MrMike-vw1oh]

Reader's Digest version: bad parenting

[@Acce-Sci-Ble]

This is a really necessary conversation to have. And you have a very honest and thorough approach with respect to this dilemma. African American males are lagging behind their female counterparts in education, and it is not just mere coincidence. What also come to mind besides the lack of influence and visibility of black males in the STEM fields is also the presence of very negative role models in the music and entertainment industry. This includes many, but indeed not all, rappers, actors, actresses, and atheletes.... I've often wondered why our society does not highlight prominent scientists and inventors in the same way we do those in the aforementioned list......and if we eventually began to, what would be the public perception of this new kind of "entertainment"?

[@cerebraldreams4738]

Just ask yourself how many white scientists grew up watching Bill Nye The Science Guy. A lot of these people later turned against him when he went full SJW, but up until that point he was pretty popular. A lot of people literally went into STEM because of him.

[@romeotango8324]

Their IQs are lower on average by a standard deviation...so they’re on average they’re not smart enough

[@dcwashingtonpresident5938]

This Brother fully understands Black boys 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@halfangelxvstorychannel5625]

One of the greatest speeches that I've ever listened to. I subscribed to your KZbin channel!

[@WesHall0217]

Although I work particularly with African American and Latino young men of color, the conversation about education and America's lack of performance in that critical area is well documented. Merely read, "The Declining Productivity of Education," by Brookings: www.brookings.edu/blog/social-mobility-memos/2016/12/23/the-declining-productivity-of-education/ If you are interested in learning more about our work, feel free to view our "White Paper." www.weshall217.com/white-paper.html It was amazing to me the number of racist comments attributed to this post pertaining to the academic challenges experienced by those who come from economically challenged environments. It was as if to say whites are fairing so much better academically - Read, "America Is Falling Behind On Educating Its Kids:" By, Harold Levy: www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/opinions/america-invest-again-in-education-levy/index.html Keep in mind, the biggest gap in America is not the achievement gap, it is the "Economic Gap." Both blacks and whites, those who come from affluence and those who come from poverty, struggle in the area of finances. The wealthiest 1% of Americans control approximately 50% of America's wealth - while the average American cannot put his hands on $1000 in cash that is not attached to a bill or debt. Can that failing also be attributed to ignorance, laziness, fatherlessness, low IQ, inability to learn, only wanting to play basketball, or simply because of your racial makeup? This is serious work that directly impacts the lives of these young men, their future possibilities, their families, and communities. Do I expect that the aforementioned comparison will lessen the hate-laced entries? No. But for those of you who are earnestly interested in positively adding to the discourse I hope by providing you a comparison that you can identify with (economics and how the misunderstanding of mastering it is not attributed to what race you are, etc.), may provide a starting place from which you can entertain the idea that failing to understand the significance of education and its enormous impact on your future financial well-being, is not a question of IQ as much as it is a reflection of a need to provide our children with corrective information that will help them make the critical connection between a quality education and their overall future financial independence. Join us in helping districts reshape the way we educate our students who are disproportionately impacted by poverty and under-resourced schools by visiting; www.weshall217.com/white-paper.html and sharing the link with decision-makers within your district. Together we can make a difference in the lives of our children and positively impact the future.

[@jimlamanna9712]

Wes Hall shitty parenting plus shitty priorities equals shitty people

[@jacksparrow295]

You are very insightful Wes and I just wanted to say thank you for what you're trying to achieve within the young African American demographic for academic improvement. I will keep your channel bookmarked, and want to share some ideas if possible. I'm white, but my friends (there were three brothers) growing up were African American and were Valedictorians at Wooddale High School in Memphis, Tn (59% graduation rate, state average is 89%) They had a very active father and mother that prioritized education but I remember them getting railed on at school for basically being "overachievers." If someone is a young student struggling in math or a parent of a child that is struggling, I'd like to offer up this website for math help, it's free (if you're on a Chromebook or PC, otherwise the app is $8.99 for your smartphone and it is a one-time cost) and you can get the answers and the steps to figure out any kind of math, such as Algebra, Trig, Geometry, even Chemistry problems :)) www.symbolab.com/solver/step-by-step/%5Cfrac%7B4x%5E%7B-2%7D%7D%7By%5E%7B-8%7D%7D

[@cerebraldreams4738]

Here's the thing: Football and basketball don't put food on the table, yet black students are VERY engaged when it comes to those topics. You're NOT SUPPOSED to love math, science, English, or history because it puts food on the table. You're supposed to love those for the same reason you love football and basketball. It's interesting. It has a lot of history and depth to it. There are a thousand ways you can use the lessons gained from it in your own life, as you would with a "team sport" like basketball or football. If you're studying because you want money, then you honestly deserve to remain poor. Greedy people don't deserve to be rich. Passionate people do. People who can leverage their passion to make the world a better place, in a noticeable way, deserve every bit of the compensation they get. Not because they studied math, but because they LIKED it. Even if it didn't lead to fame and fortune.

[@philipfry5859]

Exactly.I have seen really smart kids ridiculed by their parents and family for being too smart.Results in failure Really sad.

[@mrdean2539]

Wes, arrogance and condescension will not win over others. Economic problems have been proven, over and over again, to be a minimal reason for educational failure.

[@ltravail]

Well, this speech was made at least three years ago, I see. Has the "education problem" among inner city single parent black kids improved or further deteriorated since then? Is there any remedy that's been successful at attenuating this problem - other than remedies that seek to paper over the issue, such as school boards adopting a "no expulsion" policy? The big difference between kids in my day and today is that we were subjected to that thing called "tough love." It instilled in most kids, even the most rambunctious, a sense of boundaries with responsibilities and consequences. The "victimization" doctrine prevalent today absolves kids (and parents, and school administrators) of responsibility and notion of consequence. The essential ingredient to becoming an acceptably functional human being (or dog, for that matter) is self-discipline. Always has been, always will be. Back in the day, those who were conscientious enough to eventually realize this truism sought that discipline by joining the military, if they didn't get it in their upbringing. Any proposed remedy that doesn't have "discipline" as its core principle is rubbish to my ears.

[@mizzougirl14]

I'm appalled by all the racist comments on this video. I think you've done an excellent job providing a concrete suggestion for motivating black male students.

[@cerebraldreams4738]

He's suggesting that black people emulate the worst kind of white person, someone who goes into a field not because they enjoy it but because they want to make it rain in a five star hotel room. I don't respect that kind of person, black or white. I think they're rather obnoxious, and the word "douchebro" comes to mind.

[@ItsNotRealLife]

mizzougirl14 I haven't seen any appalling racist comments on here. Maybr they're just opinions that you don't Ike to hear

[@diegopaloma8740]

Sorry, but Liberals have been working for my whole life trying to fix Black people, and you can not fix stupid. I went to a public Catholic school with a normal group of lower and middle class kids. Guess what, several of the boys and girls were stupid; they were stupid from first grade thru eighth grade I met several of them at our 25th reunion and they were doing well, but not one of them had a college degree

[@romeotango8324]

There are mandatory diversity hires and lower scores needed for entrance to universities. I’m appalled that an inferior group gets propped up and still has the balls to complain

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

By racist, I assume you mean comments you disagreed with you Mizzou communist.

[@marksoldiers230]

My kids are Jewish/Korean and I never really did anything to motivate them to do well in school. They were just naturally curious and self motivated. They were excellent students and both graduated from top tier universities. My daughter is now an accountant and my son a mechanical engineer. They succeeded because they had the right stuff -- brain power.

[@deelightful6124]

Their mindset May SEEM natural but consider the culture, the examples, the modeling, the unspoken expectations, religious backgrounds, family values that are learned whether you teach them or not.

[@nwilliams-rq8eq]

I wish this deal worked but I teach and they don't CARE AT ALL

[@foundmypebbles3874]

Correct the kids perceptions, legitimize intelligence and competence socially through eliminating the stigma that it implies conformity, create an archetype that uses his/her wits and knowledge to one-up “the man” or something of that nature, smart means strong and intelligence doesn’t take orders? It might work, intelligence is a sport in many cultures

[@Beewalsh.1321]

Talk to and educate their single mothers 1st ! They must instill this and foster educatuon. My daughter can always get free breakfast and lunch at school , and her clothes might be 2nd rate but it's okay. She knows I support her, so she walks in with that attitude of success and it manifests well in her grades and test scores. It's THE PARENTS JOB, NOT THE TEACHER THAT MIGHT HAVE THEM FOR 1 HOUR EACH A DAY. PLEASE...

[@josephdragan7734]

Sounds like there is merit to his ideas. Has this teaching approach discussed by Mr. Hall been adopted by any school board anywhere in the country? If so, wouldn't their results be the best evidence to either enable or discard these ideas?

[@Essays4College]

Don't waste time playing basketball.

[@derron8653]

It's because of segregation

[@derron8653]

You are a white woman that hates what I'm saying

[@derron8653]

White people kill many people but no one really talks about it

[@derron8653]

She thinks black males only play ball

[@thatwritingchick1]

Black people need to stop caring what white folks say. Between welfare, opiods, and mental health they have their own issues.

[@MarkWrightPsuedo]

You could say that about any disengaged student.

[@DaveWard-xc7vd]

Could it be their behavior? How do blacks behave in school? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5WtaWR7a8iHmLs No one wants to teach in black schools. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHTClpeZYt6nqs0 Teaching black students. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWKzfWauhtpkbNk American HS chaos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoexdJKIZ5tjpqM Its only black kids that disrespect me. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4WyhnumgNqSetk Philly schools below 50% proficiency kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGOlaayIrZqSo7c Wisconsin has highest achievement gap. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmbHYWmhe5mGe6s

[@voltarsystems]

You have to teach someone to be rich. You also have to teach them to be slaves. When schools give kids passing grades with out teaching them. They're setting them up to be slaves. Stop the sports. Put the money in tutors. Schools ain't worth shit. Teach them to learn, unlearn, relearn.

[@williamking595]

Good stuff.

[@mathteacher2651]

Good talk.

[@riverotter68]

read the ebook on amazon: An Educator's Education by Irving Proctor, a veteran teacher

[@johncorrall1739]

85. Explains everything.

[@raulepure9840]

This is not bring the change needed, not too much You need to change things from begining not just in the middle It's not efficient to expect all needed changes from a system or an authority The problem is what will happen with those kids from birth to the school time How family and community shape their values You expect that a teacher (that is like a trash human in many of those kids minds) can change what family and "friends" educate you Ask yourself before ask others, if you care give the right values to your children, teach them respect, responsability, value of education and knowledge and make from you a live exemple day by day. After that ask the teachers to keep on the real education path

[@inezrichard7618]

Starts at home....

[@twosocks8088]

How do you equate or connect eduction with money when so many of their moms and sisters get a monthly check for doing exactly nothing?

[@DaveWard-xc7vd]

"African Americans score lower than European Americans on vocabulary, reading, and math tests, as well as on tests that claim to measure scholastic aptitude and intelligence. The gap appears before children enter kindergarten and it persists into adulthood." www.brookings.edu/articles/the-black-white-test-score-gap-why-it-persists-and-what-can-be-done/

[@SirRobinDeSway]

what about White kids who come from poverty? Same problem?

[@pneron2032]

Exactly. Blacks show the same inability to learn and the same social problems (violence, high incarceration rates, gangs, 'baby mommas', an inability to speak coherent English etc.) over here in Europe. If the cause is not just genetic, it is at least something very recalcitrant in African cultures.

[@pneron2032]

@Victoria Adeyemi Yeah, because Harvard is full of Nigerians...

[@Anony584]

Victoria Adeyemi There culture values education and most immigrant Nigerians aren’t poverty stricken.

[@pneron2032]

@Unvive Guy No, it is not recent.

[@debbiebishop8459]

I taught a reading program called Language!. I taught 2nd grade level 1 readers. These students are not able to read even basic sight words. I had 8 African-American boys in my class. At the end of the school year they were on a second grade level. A good program includes all learning styles. I feel our boys are not being taught using their learning style. When we can correct this all children will being able to be successful readers.

[@jimhump3575]

NO BECAUSE BOYS ARE USUALY BUISY LOOKING FOR PUSSY , INSATEAD OF LEArning

[@House_Of_Cards_]

Sorry but if you cannot make the most basic mental connection between your future salary and your education you have no business going to college.

[@bascoaful]

But this is not the fault of the Education System, its the fault of the family for not explaining and teaching their kid valuable life lessons. Thats what parents are for. Teachers are there for Math and Chem and all these subjects. But if females from the same families are able to make that connection, THEN ITS THE FAULT OF THE FAMILY AND THE KID FOR NOT THINKING. Also, is it really a race thing ? Because I am pretty sure, that middle class black families do teache these values to their kids. Aswell as white families don't teach these values too their kids, who become gang members or I don't know what.

[@firebird6522]

Good speech.

[@stevereed8786]

It's impossible to teach anything to anyone who doesn't understand how to learn and that is the issue.

[@Robert-uz2mz]

This guy is full of it. Obviously, he has never been educated in statistical reasoning or research methodology. Nonetheless, I know the correct answers to his questions, but KZbin would censor my comment if I even alluded to them.

[@18618madeinamerica]

If one looks around it's evident a few are making billions off every facet of our lives. The corrections industry makes billions every year, this is inclusive of the lawyers, judges, law enforcement, prisons the list goes on. My point would be they make money by keeping us divided and as many of us ignorant as possible. Interesting world we live in...

[@googletaqiyya184]

Cuz they are way too smart like Einstein's math grades, right ? Left ? Can anyone on the left please help me here ? I am dying !

[@marklandrebe9895]

Start teaching WITHOUT ebonomics(bogus cultural shit).

[@mynameisnotimportant2854]

From the time American black men got off the boat, he has been programmed to distance themselves from books in order to make fast money. The slave owners did not want to breed intelligence. They wanted to breed strong black men for the plantation. After slavery, the black man worked as a sharecropper without getting paid. He was too tired to go to school. The black Woman had to step in and perform odd jobs. But while she was performing odd jobs, she went to school. That is why black Women have black Women have higher rates of tertiary education attainment than American black men. It’s because they have no choice but to get an education. In the 80s, the NBA would draft Black American men with 4 yrs of college. Then, the NBA would draft players out of high school and make Them the star players (Lebron James, JR Smith, Dwight Howard). Nowadays, the NBA drafts black men in their freshman year of college and makes them Multi million contract stars (Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony). The message is pretty clear. An educated black man is not in white supremacist narrative

[@charlesheim9370]

I blame it on the rap music.

[@kaangsquad3765]

WHY IZ WE FAILIN' YO' ???

[@emolique]

you are not failing... we have failed you.

[@nbarrett259]

Get out in work asap..get money's behind,,save save ,get nice girlfriend..leave your mates ..work hard ..stay out if trouble..then do further education,,

[@bandofgypsies1]

epigenetics & subconscious programming

[@Tmlove38]

Most teachers are white most black children have a hard time because of the teachers. Black male are the farthest removed from relating to white female teachers. Black females somewhat relate to her because she is female ,white males relate because she most likely looks like his mother or family member. I have 3 children 2 boys and one girl they had an while female staff with 2 white male teachers even though the student body was 90% black. My sons struggled tremendously with white female teachers and did much better with white male teachers problably because my sons could better relate to the male factor.

[@mattirummukainen1302]

i guess it has nothing to do with black students

[@pneron2032]

Of course not. And they shoot each other (stab each other over here in Europe) because of racism!

[@georgeboehringer5530]

How did black people get that stupid

[@emperor536]

The disconnect is that blacks culturally value education differently from other races. Blacks see education merely as a means to a better job and avoid/escape poverty. Other races while also embracing this idea they further see education as a means to better their society. Case in point; the attitude of many educated blacks aren't so different from the uneducated ones, many even develop worst attitude problems. While there is a tendancy for more professionalism and calmer deportment from the educated people from other races. This affects if your society improves or not because it addresses issues such as conflict resolution etc which is lacking in black communities globally. Hence the reason that success in many middleclass black homes dont trickle down to the next generations. Its like you have a middle class black family with successful parents but the kids act like thugs or involved in crime. However here's the twist: where are the educated black professionals and academics?.... Nowhere to be found....so in their absence black kids look up to Rap artists and Sports figures as their models. So how do you convince black youths that education is the key when all successful educated blacks are all indoors, sleeping or caught up in some public scandal?

[@wilfordmurray]

Really? No, no, the lack of a critical connection is due to LOW IQ! Sad to say, but true.

[@dannybare9857]

Get real. You always want something different than the rest of society.

[@kevindolan544]

IQ average 75

[@Anais-uq6gm]

It makes me laugh to think that you believe that black people weren’t blessed with intelligence too

[@jimhump3575]

all taLK NO ACTION , BESIDES , YOU CAnt teach children paren to stimulate their children , n hold them accountable

[@paulbell6235]

Excuses!

[@ipsosmaati1971]

Call me when you want to talk about solutions.

[@tray-oq1nj]

70 IQ that is why.

[@Anais-uq6gm]

You actually think white people are the only people that are smart

[@Anais-uq6gm]

Your reasoning in itself shows lack of intelligence

[@DD-yo6cs]

Stop playing around all the time.

[@bernardogui3607]

Most kids are taught this by their parents when they're about 6 years old. I suppose that if you have only one parent and she doesn't even give a shit then the outcome will always be the same.

[@Canceriantigershark]

Yea.. making them debt slaves will help the situation..

[@MrKevMan]

TED talks suck anymore.

[@JourneyToTheTruthandTR]

Yes, if you're a lower advanced form of human being then I guess food and money would be on your mind as a child if you were poor. That's where white people and all other races are different from blacks. We think about ways to help each other while black kids do exactly what he stated. They think about food and money. Basically themselves. This doesn't belong in TED. We all grow tired of the excuses.

[@mr.rc2213]

You have got to be fucking joking. Can you not understand that if you live in poverty and come from nothing that ofcourse money and food, 2 vital necessities are going to be on your mind. The people that go through this have the mindset and drive to chase success because they have nothing. If I got to feed my family I will do whatever it takes to get it. There is no such thing as excuses if my motherfucking stomach is touching my back Nobody ask to be poor or to have shitty circumstances and if it is so easy to get by in this world why are so many people homeless, sick, dead and in jail. You really should look at things with a more open mind

[@weshall217]

My first impulse was to remove many of the shortsighted and racist statements from this thread but I figured every statement has value, no matter how ill-informed, racist, or insulting. As an African American male educator, who made it out of poverty and the built-in societal snares, I consider myself best-suited to address this issue. The question is do I have the time or space to do so. In a nutshell - "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still," - that is to say, for those who are predisposed to propagate an ill-informed idea - they have totally bought into - there is nothing anyone can say that will dissuade them of their short-sighted reality. America represents systemic racism. You can see the evidence of it by how the system deals with policing. A terrorist is wounded, so he can be interrogated -a white woman who is shot by police, unjustifiably, ends with the firing of the chief. A black man with his hands above his head is shot dead in the street - not to mention a 12-year old boy holding a toy gun. You may recall a time when it was illegal for blacks to read --- wait for it. Have you ever considered the reasoning behind not wanting blacks to read? Ponder that for a moment. What would be gained by preventing an entire group of people from learning how to read? And, to further the intent - add a death penalty to any of them who were caught reading. Are you just reading or really processing the aforementioned inquiry? Now, for the real racist's they will propagate the historic timeframe between slavery and modern day - and point to the fact that blacks now receive the same education that their white counterparts enjoy. But upon closer examination we know that to be false. As I began - I do not have the space or time to delve totally into this debacle but I will leave you with a closing thought - For those of you who are familiar with the "Growth and Fixed," mindset, you are aware that the mind is unchallenged in its enormous capability to grasp and comprehend complex equations. The brain also accepts patterns of behavior and subtle nuances that are introduced and reinforced, as real. Those nuances can and will live for centuries (alas, Willie Lynch) - until met with an unbalanced forced. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with the mental capabilities of young black males (this will shortly be proven out) - they are perceived as one of the greatest threats to the American system (for reasons I do not have time to fully engage). In time, the full wealth potential of the black community will be galvanized and directed for the uplifting of black America. When those resources are channelled toward a specific end - that including creating educational systems that speak to the unique mind of our males - you will witness a movement of intellect unforeseen. For now, however, all too many of our young men have not broken out of the mental chains passed down through generations of the most atrocious system ever created and enacted on a people. So for those of you still bent on spewing your racist bile - have at it.

[@thatwritingchick1]

I find it entirely amusing that white people ( with their dumb asses) would post about something that has NOTHING to do with them just for the sake of showing ignorance. Keep doing good work. I enjoy the videos. Blessings.

[@SeptiaWoman]

Excellent! We will ALWAYS have racist trolls that venture to "our" sites. I totally IGNORE them and be about OUR business as well as enlightening other black people. That "uplifting" day is coming. Believe that and be well. Thank you.

[@narendra62]

Wes Hall Wes. Do all the people like myself who witnessed black attitude in the classroom first hand have a valued opinion. It's not about poverty but social values. Miss behaving black kids hold back other students. It's a deeply rooted cultural issue on both sides of the pond.

[@jimlamanna9712]

Wes Hall you are an example and a role model. but you're also a unicorn. your people are the reason. they created slavery and still do. not to whites anymore. to each other and the Arabs. but you know this, right? Or are you a liberal, Democrat, that needs to defend 8 horrible years of a failure (Obama) merely because of his race? Google up the Saan people from Somalia. they live in trees, sticks and stones for tools, haven't ascended to even metallurgy abilities. oh, and they're black. Don't label people racist because we don't need advice from lower grade humans. If you want us ignorant humans to listen to you Oh Wise One, try elevating your race to AVERAGE HUMANITY. 57 shot in Chicago this weekend. all black like you. Pathetic. your education hasn't done anything but make you into a fancy excuse riddled fool. blame yourself and your own people. then educate. White people are scared, disgusted, repulsed and disappointed of your race. why aren't you. Pathetic. name 1 successful black controlled nation, city, town on this planet. There isn't a single 1. not 1! pathetic. racism exists so that you have a career fighting against it. You can walk through my neighborhood. Maybe get questioned. Vice versa? Death is my result. why? George Bush's fault? pathetic.

[@derricklanders1205]

Kesha Ward Your comment is dumb.