Multiculturalism On Trial
Race and cultural backgrounds are important. Multiculturalism downplays the importance of race and culture. Therefore multiculturalrism is at odds with the very people it claims to protect.
This classic American legal confrontation played itself out in the theater of the Alameda County Superior Court yesterday. The players were an Anglo- governor ( Pete Wilson)- appointed Jewish judge who listened to a racially charged case concerning exit exams. The plaintiffs were non-English speaking Hispanic school children who were represented by an African-American who was being payed by public funds.
The issue was a California state law requiring an exit exam. The exam tests for student capability in math, english and algebra. One of the plaintiffs was Liliana Valenzuela, an 18 year old Richmond High student. She has lived in America for 4 years but spoke to reporters in Spanish. She said the ruling made her happy and now she could persue a career in nursing.
How do you say ," Pass the scalpel in Spanish ?"
Judge Robert Freedman who himself is currently charged by the California Commision of Judicial Performance for lying and failure to perform his duties in a timely fashion ruled," Students in economically challenged communities have not an equal oppotunity to learn the materials tested."
How come over 90% of students passed the exit exams last year? They all certainly did not come from wealthy families. Maybe Ms. Valenzuela and her parents should go back to Mexico where they can be among equals. Or else Ms. Valenzuela should learn English and only speak on American policies when she has done so. Meanwhile the forward momentum of trying to improve students learning is set back. Improvement in learning has been thrown into the sacrificial fire of the pursuit of the " equal rights" of the few students who refuse or are too lazy to learn the language of the country that they have moved to/invaded.
Civil rights laws have caused America to fracture along the lines of race and culture. In the future, America's states will be voluntarily segregated. Race and culture do matter. Laws and governments that ignore those realities wll not be as successful as those who do.
This classic American legal confrontation played itself out in the theater of the Alameda County Superior Court yesterday. The players were an Anglo- governor ( Pete Wilson)- appointed Jewish judge who listened to a racially charged case concerning exit exams. The plaintiffs were non-English speaking Hispanic school children who were represented by an African-American who was being payed by public funds.
The issue was a California state law requiring an exit exam. The exam tests for student capability in math, english and algebra. One of the plaintiffs was Liliana Valenzuela, an 18 year old Richmond High student. She has lived in America for 4 years but spoke to reporters in Spanish. She said the ruling made her happy and now she could persue a career in nursing.
How do you say ," Pass the scalpel in Spanish ?"
Judge Robert Freedman who himself is currently charged by the California Commision of Judicial Performance for lying and failure to perform his duties in a timely fashion ruled," Students in economically challenged communities have not an equal oppotunity to learn the materials tested."
How come over 90% of students passed the exit exams last year? They all certainly did not come from wealthy families. Maybe Ms. Valenzuela and her parents should go back to Mexico where they can be among equals. Or else Ms. Valenzuela should learn English and only speak on American policies when she has done so. Meanwhile the forward momentum of trying to improve students learning is set back. Improvement in learning has been thrown into the sacrificial fire of the pursuit of the " equal rights" of the few students who refuse or are too lazy to learn the language of the country that they have moved to/invaded.
Civil rights laws have caused America to fracture along the lines of race and culture. In the future, America's states will be voluntarily segregated. Race and culture do matter. Laws and governments that ignore those realities wll not be as successful as those who do.
posted by Barry Leonardini at 9:38 AM
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