AFRICENTRIC PLAN SPARKS CONCERN

I feel that an africentric school might be a good idea---if it stops the 40% dropout rate of black students. One problem I find in the concept is that the black students will learn more about their background/culture in depth and the other students will also be required to learn this. Now, most parents might not agree to this condition; many parents might be against the fact that the students might only learn about black history. A possible solution to this situation could be that the other parents demand that the board introduce an “asiancentric” school (one already exists), or any other school that promotes only one specific culture. Such a situation could disrupt the interaction of all the students in the school. When you have an africentric school, you have only one specific race learning about its cultural heritage. If it were a normal high school, everyone would interact with different people and learn more through their friendship. Maybe introducing better teaching methods might interest students enough to keep them in school or offering specific courses such as History, but only on Africa, for example. Then, that way, the students could choose their courses, but still maintain an interaction with other students of different backgrounds. In my opinion, I think the idea is okay, but would be better if it could avoid possible reasons for racism or exclusion.